All Safety News – Page 448
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NewsSuperjet completes rejected take-off and evacuation tests
Sukhoi has carried out a rejected take-off test with its Superjet 100 aircraft, as well as an evacuation trial, as part of its certification effort for the...
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Fuelling competition
Vitol hopes to woo airlines with a range of fuel services - despite market constraints
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NewsSceptical EU opens state-aid probe into Malev's financing
Hungarian flag-carrier Malev's financing is to be investigated by European regulators who suspect that the airline may have been granted illegal state aid...
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Interview
Working Week: Mike Miller-Smith
When Mike Miller-Smith was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and lost his flying career his participation in what was to become Aerobility enabled him to span two very different sectors - aviation and charity
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Kallas demands explanation for airports' failure to handle snow
European transport commissioner Siim Kallas is prepared to impose minimum service requirements on airports after criticising an apparent lack of support...
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787 timings uncertain a year on from first flight
A deadline for the first Boeing 787 delivery, set when the type made its much-delayed first flight at the close of 2009, looks set to pass with no precise schedule for the handover - and the six-strong test fleet still grounded due to an in-flight electrical fire on 9 November.
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ANZ-Virgin Blue alliance clears last hurdle
New Zealand has approved the proposed trans-Tasman alliance between Air New Zealand (ANZ) and Virgin Blue, clearing the alliance's last regulatory hurdle.
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News787-10 back on the table as answer to A330-300
Even as Boeing continues to struggle with the 787-8 program, future planning calls for resurrecting plans for the 787-10 that have been on indefinite hold...
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Market outlook: The airline white-knuckle ride
Chris Tarry reflects on the ups and downs of 2010. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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Is technology limiting further ancillary revenue growth?
Airlines of all kinds from across the globe are racing to grow their ancillary revenues still further, but is technology keeping up with their efforts?
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Opinion
Comment: certain uncertainty
Airbus thinks customers will rush to sign up for the 15% fuel burn reduction that its A320 NEO offers. But as Toulouse ratchets up its sales effort, opinion...
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Mexicana's void quickly filled by other Mexican carriers
Mexicana may still be trying to re-launch but its share of the business has already been taken over by other carriers Mexico's remaining carriers have...
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Forecast 2011: Asia set to lead the way again in 2011
Fragile economies, flatter yields and rising oil prices are likely to pull at airlines' new-found profitability in the year ahead
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Ryanair stirs things up for local carriers in Barcelona
Europe's fiercest low-cost competitor launched its Barcelona invasion just four months ago, but the airline is already making its presence felt on the incumbent operators, the airport and the region
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Focus: The evolving Russian market
Russia's rescue plan for six regional carriers - their consolidation into Aeroflot - has still some way to go before being fully realised, and raises many...
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InterviewInterview: S7 chief executive Vladislav Filev
Oneworld's latest recruit S7 is fast emerging on the international radar. With characteristic energy, Vladislav Filev explains what it takes to compete effectively in Russia's tough, fragmented market
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Scaled ambition Sea Harrier
A California man has spent the majority of his life trying to buildthe world's first fully working scale model of a Harrier jump jet
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Watchdog: Improper payments mar FAA airport improvement program
A US government audit of the FAA-managed airport improvement program (AIP) in 2008 reveals that an estimated 4% of the $4 billion in grants were made improperly,...
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Moscow Domodedovo details expansion plans
Moscow Domodedovo Airport's operator, Eastline Group, has outlined a plan for further infrastructure improvements to expand its throughput capacity. Airport...