All Safety News – Page 221
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Aerosucre 727 crash probe missing aircraft weight data
Investigators probing the crash of an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter during departure have so far been unable to determine the take-off weight of the aircraft.
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Crashed Aerosucre 727 attempted take-off in tailwind
Colombian investigators have determined that the crew of a Boeing 727-200 freighter departed in a tailwind before the aircraft overran and struck a perimeter fence, briefly becoming airborne before crashing in a field.
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Russian authorities offer to help decrypt MH17 radar data
Russian authorities have stressed that they are willing to assist investigators with decryption of radar data submitted to the criminal probe into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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MH17 inquiry grapples with Russian radar-data format
Dutch investigators are still trying to unravel radar data sourced from Russia as part of the inquiry into the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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Icelandair modifies winglets on 757 fleet
Icelandair is fitting a modified blended winglet to its Boeing 757-200 fleet, the first airline in Europe to install the ‘scimitar’ design on the twinjet type.
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An-12 fire inquiry reveals doubts over APU maintenance
German investigators have been unable to determine the precise cause of an uncontained auxiliary power unit fire which destroyed an Antonov An-12 freighter preparing for departure from Leipzig.
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Expanding Norwegian's full-year profit surges
Budget carrier Norwegian has turned in a strong full year, with a four-fold increase in operating profit to NKr1.8 billion ($218 million) and a net profit of more than NKr1.1 billion.
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Airbus sees new appetite for Indian widebody operations
Airbus believes there is "now an appetite" for Indian carriers to make greater use of widebodies in order to challenge overseas rivals for market share between the subcontinent and other regions.
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Industry pushes US air traffic control overhaul
Aviation executives at the Routes Americas conference in Las Vegas continued to push for privatisation of US air traffic control (ATC), suggesting that the effort could come to fruition under the administration of president Donald Trump.
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Newly-found debris from 1985 Eastern crash gives no clues: NTSB
Debris recently recovered from the site where an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashed in 1985 have provided investigators no additional clues as to the cause of the accident, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Air France readies offer after talks on new long-haul arm
Air France has emerged from a phase of pilot union talks on a planned new medium- to long-haul unit, and is next seeking flightcrew backing for a proposed agreement drawn up by management.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: PAL's Bautista builds a better airline
Philippine Airlines (PAL) aspires to become an even “better airline”, following three consecutive years of profitability and as it awaits the delivery of new-generation aircraft.
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Spectre of false glideslope emerges in Bishkek 747 crash
Preliminary information about the Boeing 747-400F crash at Bishkek appears to indicate that the aircraft encountered a false glideslope before initiating its fatal descent, and that the crew attempted a go-around.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: India, UAE air links show strong growth
As part of its Republic Day celebrations last month, India saw the visit of Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as the event’s chief guest.
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Western Air Saab 340 comes off Grand Bahama runway
Images distributed on social media appear to show a Western Air Saab 340 has come to rest in rough ground at Grand Bahama airport in Freeport.
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Egyptian ministry refers to Airbus crash as sabotage
Egypt’s foreign ministry has described the crash of a Russian-operated Airbus out of Sharm el-Sheikh as having resulted from a deliberate attack.
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AAR to maintain SkyWest's CRJ landing gears
MRO provider AAR has signed an agreement to overhaul landing gears on SkyWest Inc's Bombardier CRJ aircraft, AAR announces.
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Lufthansa to operate A350 under triple type rating
Lufthansa's Airbus A350s will be operated by pilots who also fly its A330s and A340-600s.
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Tail-strike after bounced landing damaged Jet2 737
Portuguese investigators have detailed a bounced landing at Funchal in which a Jet2 Boeing 737-800 was substantially damaged by a tail-strike.