All Safety News – Page 454
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Qantas gradually gets A380s airborne again
A vigorous engine check regime and voluntary adoption of some operational restrictions on engine performance is getting Qantas's Airbus A380 fleet back in...
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Superjet easing to certification with radiation trials
Sukhoi's Superjet 100 is easing closer to certification following the completion of high-intensity radiation field exposure in Italy and flight-management...
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News787 schedule to slip after fire prompts hardware, software changes
First delivery of the Boeing 787 will be delayed again to make software and minor hardware changes to the electrical system, but the length of the latest...
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LAN Cargo to add leased 767Fs, one new 777F
Citing an increase in cargo market demand, LAN Cargo plans to add three Boeing 767-300Fs and a new 777F to its fleet.
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News787 schedule to slip after fire prompts hardware, software changes
First delivery of the 787 will be delayed again to make software and minor hardware changes to the electrical system, but the length of the latest setback...
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EASA orders A300 checks for wrong pitch uncoupling fit
European safety regulators are instructing operators of Airbus A300-600s to check for incorrect installation of pitch uncoupling units.
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Investigation: cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix in October drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Safi to wet-lease aircraft as Afghanistan faces EU blacklisting
Afghanistan's Safi Airways is to wet-lease aircraft to maintain its German route in light of the European Commission's blacklisting on safety oversight grounds...
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NewsEnhanced A320 logic to warn pilots of throttle retard oversight
Airbus A320 operators are being advised to modify the type's warning logic in a bid to provide additional safeguards against accidental failure to retard...
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Aerolineas to add six A330s and A340s in 2011
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program. Chief...
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Continental pilots ready to arbitrate new 70-seat operations
Continental pilots and management plan to begin the arbitration process in the second week of December to resolve pilot claims that deploying United Express...
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ALTA 2010: Aerolineas seeks to add A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.
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NewsRunaway truck damages SkyWest CRJ
A driverless pickup truck being operated by United Airlines ground crews caused "substantial" damage to a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 at the Chicago O'Hare international...
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NewsTAM plans Jatropha crop after successful biofuel flight test
Brazil's TAM plans to grow a crop of Jatropha curcas for the purpose of aviation biofuel testing after successfully completing a demonstration flight using...
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AB25: Former Continental Airlines chairman and CEO, Gordon Bethune
Today's airline industry in the USA is more stable, secure and safe than ever before. Safety throughout the industry is enhanced tremendously by advanced technology in aircraft systems, training and through increased commitment of our air carriers and our government writes former Continental Airlines Chairman & CEO Gordon Bethune
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AB25: US State Department, John Byerly
It was in 1985, the year Airline Business was founded, that I landed my first job in aviation as the State Department lawyer responsible for air services negotiations and policy. writes John Byerly, US Deputy Assisntant Secretary, Transportation affairs
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AB25: Former British Airways chairman and CEO, Lord Marshall
Working in air transport, alongside wonderfully committed people was, for me, a great and fulfilling experience. Over the past 25 years, I learned that it was not a business for those of a nervous disposition or anyone seeking a quick profit writes former British Airways chairman Lord Marshall.
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India assesses future pilot needs
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked the leading Indian carriers to submit a five-year hiring and training plan along with details of...
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AB25: IATA chief executive, Giovanni Bisignani
Air transport today is almost unrecognisable compared with the 1985 industry in which Airline Business was born writes Giovani Bisignani, IATA director general
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AB25: Lufthansa chairman, Juergen Weber
Stability and control are the essence of safe flying and succeeding as a business. On average, the airline industry is confronted with the challenge of new innovative cycles every 10 to 20 years. Keeping the craft on course and in trim and finding the right power-setting to master any potential ...