All Safety News – Page 129
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Police prepare to counter Heathrow drone disruption
London's Metropolitan Police has vowed to "do everything in its power to prevent and stop" any attempt to disrupt operations at Heathrow, after reports that climate-change activists planned to fly drones within the UK airport's restricted airspace on 13 September.
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Taxiing 737 twice returned to gate after fuel spills
Pilots of a Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737-800 twice returned to the gate to deal with fuel spills during taxiing ahead of a service from Portugal's Faro airport.
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Uncommanded pitch affects Air Inuit 737-200 in cruise
Investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-200 experienced two instances of uncontrolled pitch while in cruise during a domestic Canadian service.
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Spanish pilot union calls five-day Ryanair strike
Ryanair is facing intensified industrial action in Spain as the SEPLA pilot union has announced strike dates for 19, 20, 22, 27 and 29 September.
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Fire-damaged Air China A330 moved to remote stand
Images circulating on social media indicate that the Air China Airbus A330-300 badly damaged during a ground fire at Beijing Capital airport has been moved to a remote stand and de-identified.
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MAKS: Irkut MC-21 makes air show debut
The Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner has made its debut at the MAKS air show outside of Moscow on the week of 26 August.
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Sun Country cuts unit costs as growth drive continues
The transformation and expansion of US discount carrier Sun Country continues, with its chief executive saying his airline will expand 35% this year while reducing seat-per-mile costs to less than six cents.
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Fatal excursion An-24 tyres started failing after touchdown
Russian investigators have disclosed that the right-hand main-gear tyres of an Antonov An-24 began to fail within moments of touchdown before the aircraft eventually veered off the runway and fatally collided with obstacles at Nizhneangarsk.
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United sees digital driving transformative processes for industry
Airlines are on the brink of major breakthroughs in how they look after their customers and manage their backroom operations, thanks to fast emerging digital technologies.
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A320 took drone-avoidance action during Gatwick approach
Investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A320 crew took evasive action to avoid a drone during the final stages of an approach to London Gatwick earlier this year.
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Iran Air ATR 72-600 strikes tail during Mehrabad landing
Iranian investigators probing a tail-strike involving an ATR 72-600 have disclosed that a pilot under instruction was part of the cockpit crew at the time.
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Atlas, Southern cargo pilots lose labor arbitration
Pilots of Southern Air and its sister carrier Atlas Air must combine their seniority lists as part of their labor negotiations following a decision by a third-party arbitrator, the latest development in a three-and-a-half-year dispute between pilots and management.
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Air China A330 suffers fire damage at Beijing Capital
One of Air China's Airbus A330-300s has suffered serious damage during a fire at Beijing Capital airport.
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Tanzanian government strives to free impounded A220
Air Tanzania appears still to be trying to free an Airbus A220 which was held in Johannesburg following a service from Dar es Salaam.
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Zhukovsky enhances bird control after A321 accident
Moscow Zhukovsky airport's operator is taking measures to enhance its bird-control capabilities in the aftermath of the Ural Airlines field-landing accident.
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Airline BusinessHogg the fall guy as China shines spotlight on Cathay
Cathay Pacific’s chief executive Rupert Hogg resigned on 16 August after the airline had become a focus for mainland media and regulatory scrutiny amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
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Malindo Air names new chief executive
Malindo Air has named Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri its new chief executive, where he will succeed Chandran Rama Muthy on 23 September.
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Emirates A380 badly damaged during A-check mishap
Emirates is probing a maintenance accident involving one of the carrier's Airbus A380s which received substantial damage during a routine check.
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British Airways pilots announce September strikes
BALPA's British Airways members are to strike on 9, 10 and 27 September.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: The centenary of international air services
In a year that marks so many important aviation anniversaries, the month of August has possibly the most significant one of them all. For on 25 August 1919, a small British-built biplane took off from heathland close to where London Heathrow is today, to begin the first-ever daily international passenger ...