All Safety News – Page 1361
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Gulf Air accident
The pilots of a Cairo-bound Gulf Air Airbus A320-212 (A4O-EM) were injured when they aborted take-off some 600-900m (2,000-3,000ft) from brakes-off at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. In strong winds, the aircraft veered right, hit a bank and came to rest having lost its nose-gear and suffered serious ...
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BA suspends 777IGW ETOPS operations
British Airways has suspended extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) flights using its three Boeing 777-200 increased-gross-weight aircraft after metal was found in the chip detectors of two engines. The problem was discovered during a routine inspection on 21 February, and three days later a Boston-bound 777-200IGWreturned to London after a cockpit ...
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MTU tests transonic LP turbine
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa)engine subsidiary MTU has successfully completed the first round of altitude tests on its transonic low-pressure (LP) turbine for an advanced ducted-propulsor (ADP) engine. The tests were performed in Stuttgart University's high-altitude testing centre, as part of the Engine 3E (environment, efficiency and economy) research programme ...
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Ultra-led team to study advanced control systems
A research project aimed at developing advanced control systems for large-aircraft landing gear has been launched by Ultra Electronics, in conjunction with Messier-Dowty and British Aerospace Airbus. The 30-month UK Government-sponsored research programme will cover areas such as active bogie trimming, damping control, steering control and intelligent gear-sequencing. ...
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Embraer seeks Paris show launchfor new 37-seat regional turbofan
Embraer has confirmed its intentions to develop a family of small regional jets which would include new 37- and 70-seat aircraft on either side of its EMB-145 50-seater. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer hopes to be able officially to launch the 37-seater, which will be known as the EMB-135, ...
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MDC reveals FedEx MD-10 freighter-conversion sites
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has chosen US and European sites to convert up to 60 ex-United Airlines and American Airlines DC-10-10s to phase 1 of the MD-10 freighter specification. The aircraft are destined for FedEx. Phoenix, Arizona-based Dimension Aviation, a division of Sabreliner (previously SabreTech/ DynAir Tech), has been ...
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GrandAir puts US plans on hold
GrandAir has been forced to put on hold plans to fly to the USA by the Philippine regulatory authorities' continued failure to comply with the US Federal Aviation Administration's Category I safety requirements. The airline and incumbent national carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) have been told that there can ...
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Boeing finalises 767-400ERX
Boeing expects to begin the second phase of windtunnel testing of the 767-400ERX "within the next couple of months" as it works towards a planned May 2000 service-entry for the aircraft, according to programme manager John Quinlivan. Quinlivan also confirms that the company "-has held discussions "with airlines ...
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NATS works to avoid further Swanwick delay
The UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is facing a race against time to prevent the opening of its ú350 million ($570 million) Swanwick en-route air traffic control (ATC) centre slipping to late-1998, as prime contractor Lockheed Martin works to finish debugging 1 million lines of software code. ...
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Renewed US ticket tax sparks hostility
US PRESIDENT Clinton has renewed the 10%airline ticket tax to the end of the fiscal year, pending a longer-term review of new proposals for funding the Federal Aviation Administration. The ticket tax lapsed again at the end of 1996 without agreement in Congress on a replacement funding method, ...
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Fuel charges and dollar rate push Korean Air into the red
Korean Air (KAL) dived into the red in 1996 because of rising fuel charges and the impact of a strong US dollar on its debt burden. Despite the losses, the airline is pressing ahead with plans for a further fleet expansion. The South Korean flag carrier ended the ...
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Low-cost carriers lose out in Haneda Airport slot lottery
Japan's major existing airlines and the country's planned start-up carriers have all signalled their dissatisfaction with the transport ministry's allocation of 40 new slots at Tokyo's overcrowded Haneda Airport. The decision has done little to satisfy competing demands from Japan's three main carriers, and has dealt a major ...
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Doganis re-opens subsidies argument
The controversial debate about whether government subsidies to European state airlines should be allowed under European Commission regulations has been re-opened by Professor Rigas Doganis, a former Olympic Airways chairman who is now head of the Air Transport Group at the UK's Cranfield University. Speaking during a lecture ...
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Rich International retrieves FAA certificate
RICH INTERNATIONAL Airways has been re-awarded its air-carrier certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration, but the carrier still awaits authorisation from the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to restart charter flights. The Miami-based operator was grounded by the FAA in September 1996 after a safety audit uncovered ...
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TNT looks at large freighters
TNT Express Worldwide is aiming to introduce its first large freighter aircraft in 1998, if a strategic analysis of the market which it is now undertaking concludes that such a move is required. The express-parcel company, acquired by Dutch postal company KPN late in 1995, is timing the ...
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IFALPA sparks row over use of TCAS in RVSM airspace
T he International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has sharply criticised the UK Civil Aviation Authority for issuing guidelines which IFALPA claims effectively "-advise or encourage" pilots to disregard traffic-alert and collision-avoidance-system II(TCAS II)resolution advisories (RAs). The CAA guide lines, issued on 25 February, cover operation ...
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ECAC/Eurocontrol agreement is a 'raw deal' for all concerned
European aviation organisations have reacted with scepticism to the recent agreement reached by European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) transport ministers to revise the Eurocontrol convention, and International Air Transport Association (IATA) general director Pierre Jeanniot describes the reforms as being a "raw deal" for airlines and passengers. In ...
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Asia-Pacific safety infrastructure is scheduled for overhaul in June
Asia-Pacific's commercial air-transport safety infrastructure needs a major overhaul, according to the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) group's air-safety experts. Poor safety oversight by some civil-aviation authorities (CAAs) and a growing potential for air-traffic conflicts were identified as two of the vital issues. A plan for regional action to improve safety ...
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Puel revamps Aerospatiale's loss-making maintenance arm
Henri-Paul Puel, the new president of Sogerma has set about a major re-organisation of the loss-making maintenance arm of Aerospatiale, partly blaming poor recent performance on a series of misjudged deals struck before his arrival. The action follows a disappointing year for Sogerma, which saw its net losses ...
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Lawmakers vote to renew US ticket tax
THE US HOUSE of Representatives has voted to renew the 10%ticket tax through to the end of the 1997 fiscal year in September, and the US Senate is expected to follow suit. The tax, which finances US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations, expired again at the end of ...