All Safety News – Page 467
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New narrowbody order from United remains questionable
Now that United and Continental have officially closed their merger, the new management team plans to undertake an analysis of the combined carrier's fleet.
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ICAO launches global safety information exchange as Assembly begins
As its 37th General Assembly began in Montreal, the International Civil Aviation Organisation signed a memorandum of understanding with three of the world's most influential aviation players to launch a global safety information exchange (GSIE).
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: United, Continental close merger deal
United and Continental airlines have closed a merger deal as scheduled on 1 October, with both carriers becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of United Continental...
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NewsBoeing pushes 747-8F delivery back to mid-2011
Boeing will delay first delivery of the 747-8 freighter by several months and add a fifth aircraft to the flight test fleet to correct a series of problems. First...
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FAA investigates second SkyWest gear-up landing
The US FAA is investigating a partial gear-up landing by a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 yesterday afternoon in Milwaukee, the second SkyWest Bombardier CRJ partial...
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US MRO body urges lobbying against FAA bill
Proposed legislation that would impose new demands on the US Federal Aviation Administration came in for stinging criticism at Aviation Week's MRO Europe...
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Lufthansa boasts of 100% A380 technical dispatch reliability
Lufthansa has consistently experienced 100% technical dispatch reliability on its Airbus A380s, but Air France is frequently dropping below its 98.5% target.
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Monarch sees possible MRO boost from carbon scheme
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is confident that the UK's high labour rates can be overcome as it seeks to build its Boeing 787 maintenance business.
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NewsBritish Airways to rehire captain of crashed 777
British Airways is poised to rehire the captain of the Boeing 777-200 which crashed at London Heathrow, nearly three years after the accident and his subsequent...
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Seabird global demo tour sparks customer interest
Australian manufacturer Seabird Aviation says it has interest worldwide following demonstrations of its Seeker surveillance aircraft fitted with L-3 Wescam's MX-10 imaging system.
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NewsE-190 may be certified for Aspen
Embraer and Frontier Airlines are looking at certifying the E-190 for operations at Aspen as the US carrier looks for alternatives to continue serving the...
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Police investigate after SAS A340 runs over ground worker
Danish police are investigating a serious accident at Copenhagen Airport during which a ramp worker was run over by a Scandinavian Airlines aircraft.
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Douglas DC-10 air tanker deemed unsuitable for Australian firefighting
Australia's Bushfire Co-operative Centre has concluded that, based on the evidence collected during a three-month trial of a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 air tanker in Victoria earlier this year, such an aircraft is not suitable for effectively suppressing fires under most Australian wildfire conditions.
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Switzerland: Acutronic gets into motion
Acutronic, one of a few suppliers of motion test simulation equipment, is looking to the emerging markets of the east
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Opinion
Comment: Probing investigation
Air accident investigation in Europe will still be carried out by national agencies, but a new EU law requires them to be much more accountable. This is no bad thing
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Southwest plans to keep AirTran’s Boeing 717 fleet
Southwest executives have confirmed that it plans to operate AirTran's 86 Boeing 717s once its acquisition of AirTran closes and the Atlanta-hubbed carrier...
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Caribbean orders nine ATR 72-600s with Armonia cabins
Trinidad and Tobago's Caribbean Airlines has ordered nine ATR 72-600 turboprops from the European airframer.
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Crashed Wind Jet A319 landed hard before runway threshold
Italian investigators have confirmed that the Wind Jet Airbus A319 damaged in a landing accident at Palermo had touched down hard before the runway threshold.
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ICAO realistic about emissions schemes as its 37th Assembly begins
ICAO leadership plans to take a practical approach during its triennial Assembly beginning on 28 September to achieve a highly-anticipated framework for...
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Inquiry opens after Wind Jet A319 landing accident
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry into a landing accident at Palermo in Sicily which badly damaged a Wind Jet Airbus A319.