All Safety News – Page 1445
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Airlines 'abuse CFMU' warns Eurocontrol
Julian Moxon/PARIS MULTIPLE FLIGHT-plan bookings by "unscrupulous" airlines using Eurocontrol's new central flow-management unit (CFMU) are causing significant delays for traffic using French and Swiss airspace, says the head of the CFMU unit. The problem centres on the CFMU's recently introduced automated flight-plan processing system, ...
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DASA dealt double blow
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) has suffered a double blow, with its Dutch subsidiary Fokker revealing record first-half losses, as fears emerged of a new round of job cuts at the German aerospace giant, which could affect up to 15,000 employees. The new developments exacerbate ...
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IATA predicts that European traffic 'will double'
EUROPEAN PASSENGER traffic, will more than double by the year 2010, says a new International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast. More than 841 million passengers will be carried annually, says the Geneva-based organisation, against 400 million in 1993. Growth will total 4.5% a year, with 4.4% in Western ...
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FAA nears decision on lifting ban on over-60s
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration will decide before the end of the year whether to lift the 36-year-old ban which prohibits captains and first officers over the age of 60 from flying large commercial aircraft. As it now stands, FAR Part 135 ...
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UK controller is blamed for MD-83/F28 near-airmiss
THE INVESTIGATION into a UK controlled-airspace "airmiss" has declared that a descending Airtours McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and a climbing TAT Fokker F28 on reciprocal headings came within less than 200ft (60m) of each other vertically, with no lateral separation. The MD-83 crew was forced to manoeuvre the aircraft violently in ...
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US regionals rebound
A first-half review finds the USA's regional and national carriers in improving health. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE MAJOR CARRIERS are not the only ones beginning to benefit from an upturn in the US airline market. With traffic growing relatively robustly and yields at last drifting upwards, the second ...
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John Wayne prepares for shoot-out
OFFICIALS PROPOSING the sale of John Wayne Airport, Orange County, says that Federal laws and the site's complex ownership could make a successful sale "almost impossible." The Californian airport, well known for its tight noise restrictions, was offered for sale earlier this year after its local authority owner ...
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Dornier Seastar expects to find Asian backing
DORNIER SEASTAR of Germany is confident of soon finding new partners in Asia to back production of its Seastar CD-2 amphibious aircraft, after a key Malaysian investor pulled out of the joint-venture programme. "We're actively looking for new backers, and have already had inquiries from both inside and ...
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BA/KLM set records as traffic takes off
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS impressed analysts with record profits in the June quarter, while KLM followed with another robust performance, helping to underline the strength of demand in Europe's air markets. BA's net profits rose above £100 million ($160 million) for the quarter, the first ...
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Improved CFM56 for heavier A321
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International is offering an upgraded version of its CFM-56-5B, as a power plant contender for the Airbus A321-200, a heavier 89t growth version of the Airbus A321. The 142kN (32,000lb)-thrust engine, dubbed the CFM-56-5B3/P, incorporates the CFM56-5B/P core on which ground ...
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Transport progress has to be continued
Sir - Mr "name held by request" (Flight International, 19-25 July, P37) says that I have ignored opposition to European high-speed trains (Flight International, 12-18 July, P38). Environmental groups these days oppose almost any progress, be it a railway line or a new airport, because any journey undertaken ...
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Iceland ATC
Quebec-based ATS Aerospace is to supply an air-traffic-control (ATC) simulator to the Iceland Civil Aviation Authority. The system includes 13 voice-communication positions, and radar- simulation software for three student-controller, instructor and pilot positions. Source: Flight International
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Spar markets 'virtual-reality' ADAAPS safety-analysis system
David Learmount/ LONDON SPAR AEROSPACE is to market the "virtual-reality" safety-incident analysis system developed by Canada's National Research Council (NRC). The Canadian Company says that almost all the major North American carriers are showing significant interest (Flight International, 5-11 July). Spar Applied Systems is to ...
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Lufthansa and BA step up pilot hiring to beat shortage
Andrew Doyle/FRANKFURT Lufthansa and British Airways are to draw up plans for large-scale pilot recruitment for the first time since the recession began. Both carriers will be seeking candidates for ab initio training, as well as direct-entry pilots, while Lufthansa is also chasing foreign pilots ...
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Canadian Airlines shakes up as results continue to weaken
DETERIORATING financial results at Canadian Airlines have prompted a top-management shake out at the carrier. The day after reporting worsening losses for the second quarter (Flight International, 2-8 August) the airline's president, Kevin Jenkins, announced that seven of his top 22 executives would be departing. They will be ...
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Why lemons can make pilots sick
Gunter Endres/LONDON WHAT WOULD YOU do if you are a pilot and you smell lemons in the cockpit? You would most likely to assume that the cabin staff is serving a gin and tonic, or cleaning the toilets, and you would ignore it. What you probably will ...
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USA tests precision approach advance
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA A UNIQUE PRECISION-approach aid has been installed at Watertown Airport in Wisconsin and is awaiting approval. Final US Federal Aviation Administration approval of Advanced Navigation & Positioning's (ANPC) transponder landing-system (TLS) is expected in October. The TLS is a low-cost Category I landing system ...
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El Al plans to switch from purchasing to leasing
Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV EL AL HAS APPROVED a new strategic plan in which the Israeli carrier will freeze a scheme to purchase new aircraft over the next five years and switch to a policy of leasing. El Al has previously purchased all of its aircraft. ...
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Learjet crash blamed on miswiring
THE FATAL CRASH of a Learjet 35A on 14 December, 1994, in Fresno, California, was caused by improperly installed electric wiring which led to an inflight fire, says the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Two pilots were killed and 21 people on the ground injured when the ...
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EC expresses 'serious doubts' about Lufthansa/SAS alliance
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC), has written to Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), expressing "serious doubts" about the two airlines' planned strategic alliance. Although the EC says that it is "unlikely" to reject the proposed alliance completely, it may impose conditions. The details of the EC's concerns are ...