All Safety News – Page 1336
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NTSB calls for 747 Classic fuel tank wiring ADs
Damaged wiring in centre wing fuel tanks (CWT) of some Boeing 747 Classics, which has been uncovered in the wake of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in 1996, has led the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to recommend mandatory inspections. The US Federal Aviation Administration was ...
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US Airways talks fuel US alliance speculation
The US airline industry may be on the verge of a new wave of consolidation through major alliances rather than mergers and acquisitions. Speculation of pending marketing alliances was fuelled by the Wall Street Journal, which reported that US Airways is again in talks with both United Airlines and ...
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Spot on satellite
The Spot 4 launch has breathed new life into the French Earth observation satellite programme Andrzej Jeziorski/KOUROU Just another 2t of junk in a relentlessly growing orbital scrapheap, Spot 3 still zips from pole to pole, awaiting its end as a fiery skid mark across the upper atmosphere. In ...
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Manx mulls options for growth
Max Kingsley-Jones/Isle of Man The continued traffic growth experienced by Manx Airlines and sister company British Regional Airlines (BRAL) is forcing the two airlines to examine the acquisition of aircraft larger than the British Aerospace 146-200. The carriers operate a centrally managed fleet of some 36 aircraft with operations divided ...
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Up-front employees
If recurrent training is outsourced, airlines lose an opportunity for crew contact Expanding commercial airlines face problems obtaining, training and retaining quality flightcrew David Learmount/frankfurt US commuter airlines are losing aircrew at the rate of about 20% a year, being bled dry by airlines such as ...
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PAL probe finds faulty reverser
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asymmetrical thrust is emerging as the most likely cause for the crash of a Philippine Air Lines' (PAL) Airbus Industrie A320 at Bacolod, after the pilot attempted to land with only one of the aircraft's two engine thrust reversers serviceable. Flight International understands from investigators in ...
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P&W recalls blades after cleaning blip
Pratt & Whitney has been forced to recall thousands of high pressure turbine (HPT) blades and remove eight engines from service after a new ultrasonic cleaning device caused microscopic cracking of the blades. The company declines to comment on the cost of the problem, but it is known to ...
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Lack of European unity may limit ATM strategy
THE Eurocontrol ATM2000+ future air traffic management (ATM) strategy is expected to achieve considerable capacity growth, but the lack of integration of European airports has emerged as a potential major limitation. According to the Brussels based Airports Council International, the development of a common tool for analysing available airport ...
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Garvey gets ready to announce safety agenda
David Learmount/London US Federal Aviation Administration chief Jane Garvey is to make her first major policy announcement on 16 April with the unveiling of her "safety agenda". Although Garvey declines to give details of the speech in advance, she says controlled flight into terrain and "human factors issues" will ...
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Air Lanka orders A330-200s following Emirates stake
Air Lanka has placed orders for six Airbus A330-200s, after Emirates Airlines agreed to take a 40% stake in the Sri Lankan flag carrier. The Dubai based airline will manage Air Lanka for 10 years, says the Sri Lankan Public Enterprises Reform Commission (PERC). Emirates has also agreed to ...
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Cebu restart
Cebu Pacific Air of the Philippines has been given permission to resume limited operations after being grounded for almost two months in the wake of the 2 February crash of a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 which killed 104 people. A preliminary report into the accident has pointed to pilot error. The ...
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STS90 Neurolab mission remains on schedule
NASA has confirmed that the next Space Shuttle mission will be launched on 16 April. The date had been threatened by fears that problems, mainly concerning a possible rescheduling of International Space Station (ISS)-related missions, could delay the launch to 28 April. The Neurolab - the final planned flight ...
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Crossair and CityLine move closer to 728JET launch order
Andrzej Jeziorski/BASLE Crossair and Lufthansa CityLine have signed letters of intent (LoI) with Fairchild Dornier to continue work on the manufacturer's proposed 55-90 seat family of regional jets. Swiss-based Crossair may place a major launch order by the end of this year (Flight International, 25-31 March). According to ...
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Shake-out time on the horizon for European low fare operators
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Europe's low-cost airlines could be heading for a shake-out within the next year warns airline veteran British Midland (BM) chairman Sir Michael Bishop, highlighting a slowdown in growth and the prospect of a steep rise in airport charges. "Some of the special advantages that low cost carriers have ...
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Domestic upheavals
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI A series of fatal accidents has halted 11 years of rapid expansion by Taiwan's second-tier airlines, and an era of mergers and consolidation is at hand. The nine commercial airlines than once flew Taiwan's domestic skies will soon be cut to five, with further reductions likely. EVA Airways ...
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Hispano-Suiza takes new angle on gearbox
Ian Sheppard/PARIS Hispano-Suiza has carried out new extreme attitude tests on the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 engine accessory/transfer gearbox assembly for the Boeing 717. The tests are designed to ensure that the aircraft can cope if it encounters an abrupt drop in air density. Jean-Luc Doublet, vice-president of Hispano ...
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Marketplace
++ Australia's biggest independently-owned regional carrier, Brisbane-based Flightwest Airlines, will buy at least four 19-seat British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP (enhanced performance) to replace Raytheon Beech King Airs on routes to remote-areas. The airline has also upgraded several regional routes formerly flown by Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias, with the acquisition of a ...
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China Southern fails to impress
Financial markets have given a lukewarm welcome to China Southern Airlines' first full set of results, the carrier listed in Hong Kong and New York a year ago. Despite a headline profit improvement, there are concerns over static domestic traffic and plans to lay off capacity. Although the airline's bottom-line ...
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FAA approves cargo 747 conversion fix
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES GATX-Airlog is preparing to "re-enter" the Boeing 747 freighter conversion market after the USFederal Aviation Administration approved company-developed service bulletins (SBs) which will finally allow operators to revive the prospects of several grounded 747Fs. The event marks a major breakthrough for Airlog, which has been ...
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Suicidal crash?
Last December's SilkAir crash in Indonesia may have been caused by a suicidal pilot. The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder stopped working before the crash. Investigators are considering whether one pilot may have turned them off. Source: Airline Business