All Safety News – Page 135
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NewsBA data breach facilitated by poor security: UK regulator
Poor security arrangements allowed the theft of various types of customer information from British Airways, a UK data-protection regulator has disclosed.
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NewsBA set to challenge huge fine over customer data theft
British Airways is facing a fine of more than £183 million over several data breaches last year during which customer information was stolen.
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Operators of early A380s told to check for wing spar cracks
Older Airbus A380 operators are set to be ordered to check for cracking in the region of the outer rear wing spar.
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Reverser failure, wet runway caused Air India 737 excursion
A faulty thrust reverser and aquaplaning were the primary factors that caused an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 to overshoot the runway on 10 July 2018 at Mumbai airport, but the crew handled the situation well.
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Virgin A330 diverts to Boston after device fire
Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 have been safely evacuated after the London-bound aircraft diverted to Boston Logan over a fire alert.
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Qantas taps seaside town for second pilot academy
Qantas has selected Mackay, Queensland as the site of its second pilot academy, citing clear weather and access to airspace.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: An-148 pilots' opposing inputs during fatal dive
Analysis of the crew actions during a fatal Saratov Airlines Antonov An-148 flight last year shows the two pilots applied opposite inputs to the control column after a ground-proximity warning sounded.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: The passions of a professional pilot
Meredith Bell discovered a love of flying at the age of 13, and gained her private pilot’s licence just four years later. Now she is a captain on British Airways 787s, and also a type rating instructor and examiner
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Loganair Saab 340 restores commercial flights at Carlisle
Scottish operator Loganair has commenced services from Carlisle Lake District airport, the first commercial flights from the north-west UK airport in over a quarter of a century.
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PICTURES: Air Madagascar uses Hi Fly A380 to cover A340 flights
Air Madagascar chartered Hi Fly's Airbus A380 on 30 June and 1 July to cover for unexpected maintenance of its A340s.
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Vienna airport trials panel structure to reduce wake vortices
Austrian air navigation service provider Austro Control and German aerospace research centre DLR are testing at Vienna airport specially erected panels near a runway threshold as part of an effort to reduce aircraft wake vortices and shorten separation between arriving flights.
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PICTURE: BA A350-1000 performs first flight
British Airways' first Airbus A350-1000, one of 18 on order, has conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse.
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Regional Express slams ‘malicious’ allegations of safety lapses
Australian carrier Regional Express (Rex) has fired back at what it called “anonymous malicious attacks” on its safety record.
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NewsSpiceJet 737 suffers runway excursion in rainy Mumbai
Another SpiceJet aircraft suffered a runway excursion, the second such incident in two days.
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Garuda's LCC Citilink to start long-haul flights with A330neos
Garuda Indonesia's low-cost arm Citilink is preparing to launch long-haul services in the fourth quarter of 2019 with Airbus A330-900s.
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PICTURES: A380 engine parts found under Greenland snow
Investigators searching snow-covered areas of Greenland for crucial engine parts from an Air France Airbus A380 have managed to recover some of the missing components.
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An-148 crash a consequence of slack safety culture: probe
Russian investigators have revealed that sloppy procedures and a poor safety culture pervaded Saratov Airlines before the fatal Antonov An-148 crash outside Moscow early last year.
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SpiceJet Q400 overshoots runway in India
A SpiceJet De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 carrying 43 passengers and 4 crew members suffered a runway excursion while landing.
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Air India Express 737 in Mangalore taxiway excursion
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was involved in a taxiway excursion at Mangalore International airport on 30 June.
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Landing-gear repair flaw spurs urgent A320 inspections
Urgent inspections have been ordered on a batch of Airbus A320-family jets after discovery of an incorrect repair to the main landing-gear.