All Safety News – Page 1335
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IPTN seeks powerplant bids for planned N2130 family
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE IPTN has formally asked competing European and US engine manufacturers to submit their proposals for an engine to power its planned new N2130 jet-powered aircraft family. The Indonesian manufacturer has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to BMW Rolls-Royce, CFM International and Pratt & ...
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New lightning sensor aids safe navigation
BFGOODRICH has introduced a version of its Stormscope weather-mapping system designed to interface with other manufacturers' multi-function displays. The WX-500 lightning sensor consists of an antenna and remote processor. The advantage of the unit is that it can be interfaced with the latest generation of large-screen, liquid-crystal multi-function ...
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The inconsistencies involved with noise-reduction issues
Sir - The editorial "Noise blight" (Flight International, 16-22 July) points out a flaw in the proponents of aircraft-noise reduction. Frequently, our cause is diluted by these apparent inconsistencies and unrealistic demands which occur between the various interested parties. This same inconsistency is used against us at seminars ...
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Looking at accident causes
Sir - I take issue with the statement in the article "Sparks ßy over TWA 800" (Flight International, 16-22 July, P12) that "-the FAA has so far failed to adopt fuel safety recommendations issued by the NTSB [US National Transportation Safety Board]". The article also states that "-the NTSB still ...
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Single-engined flight correction
Sir - I was angered by the addition of something which I would not have written in my letter headed "UK CAA and single-engined flights" (Flight International, 23-29 July, P40). I did not, and would never have, written that Mr Crowe "-asked to operate under Joint Aviation Requirements ...
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Air Littoral ATR crashes in Florence
One of Air Littoral's fleet of 15 Aero International (Regional) ATR 42-500s crashed just short of a motorway on 30 July after running off the runway during a landing at Florence's Peretola Airport in Italy. The aircraft, on a service from Nice, France, crashed through a perimeter fence and into ...
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Airbus lands first A340-500/600 deals
Max Kingsley-Jones/London Airbus has taken an important step towards a full programme launch for the A340-500/600 growth versions by securing commitments from two major airlines for the aircraft. Air Canada plans to take the types as part of a major A330/A340 deal, while Virgin Atlantic aims to become ...
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Asians seek longer ranges from Airbus and Boeing
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Potential Asia-Pacific launch customers for Airbus Industrie's planned A340-500/600 growth derivatives are pressing the European consortium for a higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW) and improved payload and range performance. Airbus is targeting Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific to place Asian launch orders for ...
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Business-jet ETOPS: it is better to be safe than to be sorry
Sir - Although I invariably agree with the author's point of view when reading the Flight International Comment page, I feel that, in the article "All at sea" (Flight International, 9-15 July), about extended-range twin-engined operations (ETOPS), there are some uncharacteristically sweeping statements with which I do not. ...
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FAA approves composite repairs
Ian Sheppard/LONDON An aircraft-repair technique developed by the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico together with composites specialists from Textron Systems, has gained initial approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration as an alternative to riveted aluminium. The bonded composite "doubler" is the result of a three-year FAA-sponsored ...
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FedEx MD-11 crashes
A FEDEX McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter (N611FE) crashed on 31 July landing at Newark International Airport, New Jersey. The MD-11, en route from Anchorage, Alaska, apparently touched down very hard on landing and then flipped over and burned out. The five crew on board escaped with minor injuries. ...
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New US taxes may take a toll on airline boom
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON US airlines could be hit with extra taxes of almost $4 billion over the next five years under recommendations from the US Congressional committee set up to establish an alternative to the 10%federal ticket tax. The recommendation, which is expected to become law from ...
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Staying put
Calls for the crew of the Russian Mir space station to abandon ship after its recent spate of problems ignore two critical points about human spaceflight: it's bound to be risky, but human intervention is the primary element. Gaining experience in human space operations and learning from technical as well ...
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US Airways makes new offer to pilots
US AIRWAYS has made a new contract offer to pilots who are suing the US carrier over tactics used during fruitless bargaining over cost-cutting measures. The airline claims that the proposal would provide pilots with job security while enhancing growth in operations which keep pace with rival airlines. ...
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US starts up merge mania
Low-fare, low-cost startups on both the east and west coasts of the US are seeking critical mass through mergers in their struggle for survival. On the east coast, ValuJet's mid-July merger with Airways Corporation allows the Atlanta-based airline to obtain critical mass without technically infringing the growth restrictions ...
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French kiss of life?
Air France is getting into shape with a healthier balance sheet and budding alliance strategy. But its privatisation plans could be scuppered by the new French government and union problems remain. Lois Jones reports from Paris. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. Anybody got a spare inhaler handy? Air France needs more ...
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Business revolution
While Ansett Australia is certain to benefit from its relationships with Air New Zealand, United and Singapore Airlines, the carrier knows that internal change is required to ensure a more profitable future. By Tom Ballantyne. When former Cathay Pacific managing director Rod Eddington took control of financially struggling Ansett ...
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Shifting sands
European carriers have taken the lead across the North Atlantic, and major airports like Detroit, Heathrow and Amsterdam have emerged as the clear winners. April Pearson examines the latest data on the US-Europe market. Newly released International Onboard traffic data demonstrates how much the most competitive airline market in the ...
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Unity comes to Caribbean
The Caribbean islands, jolted by the damaging implications the threatened pilot strike at American Airlines could have had on tourism to the region, have put aside internal differences to pursue a unified commercial aviation policy. Air Jamaica and Montego Bay Airport, now designated the carrier's hub for the ...
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Everyone hit as strikes get a grip
Employee morale slumps; airlines lose hard cash and goodwill; customers suffer. Short of a fatal accident, it's an airline chief executive's worst nightmare. Billions of dollars worth of shiny aircraft sit idly on the ground. Terminal buildings are thronged with displaced customers desperate to find a way to get to ...