All Safety News – Page 440
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NewsTrent-powered 787 meets 75% of conditions for certification
Trent 1000 engines on 787 to complete trials
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Combi freighter plan emerges for Fokker 100
Three aircraft in the pipeline as mining and oil companies take an interest in marque for use in remote countries
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RVSM finally set to remove bottleneck over Iraq
Implementation of reduced vertical separation minima across the Middle East region is set to be completed next month if Iraqi airspace authorities hold to a revised schedule to join the scheme.
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JetBlue to showcase NextGen benefits in ADS-B trial
JetBlue and the US FAA have signed a multi-year, multi-phase agreement that will equip 35 of the carrier's Airbus A320s with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast...
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Jetstar A330 suffered icing of Goodrich pitot probes
Investigation into Australian Jetstar Airbus event says that at least two of the probes were obstructed
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NewsAlitalia signs biofuel pact with Solena
Alitalia has signed an agreement with US bioenergy group Solena to look into converting biomass from municipal waste into biofuel to power part of its fleet...
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Iberia "forced to" contract out short-haul as interim measure
Iberia's decision to sub-lease aircraft and hand certain short-haul routes to Vueling was something the carrier "needed to do" as an interim measure while...
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India's Flyington cancels A330 freighter order
India's Flyington Freighters has cancelled its order for 12 Airbus A330-200Fs, four years after becoming one of the type's initial customers.
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Qantas increases fuel surcharge for first time in three years
Qantas Airways has increased its fuel surcharge for the first time three years. The carrier has upped the surcharge on international flights by $20-50...
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NewsIATA reports strong 2010 but expresses fears for future
IATA has expressed concerns that the steadily-rising price of oil will further dent the airline industry's already "pathetic" profit margins.
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Adel Ali of Air Arabia calls for open skies in Middle East and North Africa
Adel Ali, group CEO of Air Arabia, one of the Middle East's low-cost pioneers, has made an impassioned call for open skies in the region, saying opening airports to overseas airlines brings in business and creates jobs.
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Proposed regulation by FAA closes human factors loophole
The US FAA is proposing to close a human factors loophole in the regulations governing the certification of transport category aircraft with increasingly...
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Comair comfirms 737-800 fleet renewal
South African carrier Comair has confirmed its order for eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft for its low-cost unit kulula.com.
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Lufthansa Technik signs MRO deals with Emirates and Oman Air
Lufthansa Technik has extended two maintenance contracts with Emirates Airlines and Oman Air at the MRO Middle East exhibition in Dubai.
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Middle East needs more technical training to sustain growth
Middle Eastern maintenance providers need to focus on training staff to sustain the region's aviation growth. MRO business leaders have highlighted...
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NewsDiscovery heads back to launch pad
Space shuttle Discovery is returning to the launch pad now that repairs to its external fuel tank are complete.
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Are the Chinese the real winners of the latest WTO spat?
Monday 31 January saw the latest twist in the seemingly never-ending dispute between Europe and the USA - representing their respective airframers Airbus...
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SIA, Airbus investigate A380 smoke incident
The crew of a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 on the Singapore-Hong Kong route discharged a halon extinguisher after smelling smoke in an aircraft lavatory.
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Allegiant moves forward with seat expansion on its MD-80s
Allegiant Air plans to have the first two of its Boeing MD-80s featuring 166 seats available this summer. The company in September of 2010 revealed...
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Chromalloy confirms attributes of new engine blade coating
Ceramic coating provider Chromalloy has confirmed that a new thermal barrier coating is allowing for increased thermal efficiency in Pratt & Whitney PW4000...