All Safety News – Page 441
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Fokker 50 operator tests iPad as electronic flight bag
Swedish regional carrier Amapola is testing a new electronic flight-bag cockpit installation, based on the portable Apple iPad, for its Fokker 50 turboprop fleet.
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Chile's anti-trust court puts LAN-TAM merger on hold
Chile's anti-trust court TDLC has accepted a request by the consumer rights organisation CONADECUS to investigate the competitive impact of the planned merger...
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Kallas: EU security strategy covers 'live animal bombs'
European transport commissioner Siim Kallas insists that security legislation accounts for the possibility of explosives being smuggled on board aircraft...
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Airlines to be allowed to insure against ash risk
Loss of business caused by natural phenomena such as volcanic ash clouds will become insurable for the first time, aviation insurer Swiss Re has announced. It...
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Airlines adjust flight times to comply with Egyptian curfew
A government-imposed curfew is continuing to affect flights to and from Egypt, forcing airlines to adjust flight times to within daylight hours.
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UK and Ireland consult on a common transition level
The UK and Irish aviation authorities have begun a consultation period on declaring a common transition altitude throughout British and Irish airspace, both...
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Lufthansa Cargo prepares to pick MD-11F successor
Lufthansa Cargo is aiming to add six Boeing MD-11-equivalent freighters by 2015 and is reviewing new and converted freighter options, with a view to deciding on a type within a couple of months.
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LAN may acquire more 767s as 787s are delayed
LAN is looking at acquiring additional widebody passenger aircraft this year to offset the latest delay in Boeing 787 deliveries.
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NewsAircraft financing to emerge from the gloom in 2011
After a bumpy ride over the last two years, the aviation finance market looks set to rebound in 2011. That’s the view expressed by leading airline, leasing and banking executives in the Airline Business Interactive special on aircraft financing. With the flagship collapse of Lehman Brothers back in September ...
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NewsAirbus juggles A330-300 weights to offer longer range
Airbus is to offer carriers a higher-weight A330-300 from the fourth quarter of this year, taking the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) to 235t. Raising...
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P&W to outsource more work on its geared turbofan
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) plans to bring in partners to share as much as 49% of the cost of producing its next generation PurePower geared turbofan engine, with...
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Lufthansa Cargo to select new aircraft type by April
Lufthansa Cargo is reviewing new aircraft options as it looks to resume growing its fleet over the next four years with six additional aircraft.
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FAA proposes 737 cockpit window checks
The US FAA is warning opening and closing of cockpit side windows could lead to electrical arcing, smoke and fire problems in the cockpits of next generation...
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Mexico’s domestic market grew slightly in 2010
Mexico's domestic market recorded slight growth in 2010 despite the collapse of the country's second largest player.
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NewsEC blocks Aegean/Olympic merger on monopoly grounds
Olympic Air's proposed merger with Aegean Airlines has been blocked by the European Commission on monopoly grounds. The EC says it made the decision...
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Alaska to deploy 737-900ERs within existing network
Alaska Airlines plans to deploy its new fleet of Boeing 737-900ERs on dense routes within the carrier's existing network.
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Working Week: Mike Carrivick
Aviation and travel industry veteran Mike Carrivick has since 2004 been chief executive of the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK, making the industry's case to government, regulators and airports
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Qantas 737-400 in depressurisation incident
A Qantas Airways 737-400 aircraft was involved in a depressurisation incident this morning, but landed safely at its destination.
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Thrust-reverser suspected in Sudanese 707 crash
Investigators are refining simulations of a Sudanese Boeing 707-330 freighter crash in order to determine whether a serious fault affecting the outboard...
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Airbus takes sales past five figures
Airbus spent its first 33 years building 5,000 orders on its books, but took only six more years to duplicate that level of sales and push its gross total into five figures in the final two days of 2010.