All Safety News – Page 478
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Cathay emerges from stormy skies
Oneworld carrier beats market expectations with seven-fold jump in profits and signals confidence with A350 order
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Baltic air navigation service providers may create a functional airspace block
Polish and Lithuanian air navigation service providers (ANSP) are launching a study to determine the feasibility of a Baltic functional airspace block in preparation for Single European Sky operating practices.
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KLM locked in row after limiting ash-cloud compensation
KLM has become embroiled in a dispute with the European Commission over the Dutch carrier's apparent refusal to abide by passenger rights legislation and...
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LAN and TAM do not expect changes to aircraft orders
LAN and TAM do not expect any changes in their fleets or order books but anticipate their planned merger could lead to some new orders. LAN CFO Alejandro...
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Alaska plans additional flights from LA to Mexico City
Alaska Airlines plans to double its capacity between Los Angeles and Mexico City this October. The Seattle-based carrier began operating the route...
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Palau's PacificFlier relooks business plan after suspension
Palau-based PacificFlier, which has suspended its operations, says that it is reorganising its route network and obtaining new aircraft to relaunch flights.
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SAS criticised for overrunning fleet-inspection deadlines
SAS Group has accepted criticism from the Danish national audit office after it turned up several instances of the company's operating aircraft beyond the...
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Contaminated fuel prime suspect in Cathay A330 incident
Fuel contamination, causing the seizure of engine valves, has been identified as the prime suspect after a Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 suffered a double...
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NewsAzerbaijan Airlines A319 damaged in Istanbul incident
Rescuers are attending the scene of a runway incident at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in which an Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 has been damaged. Images...
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Israel legislates for safety upgrade
Israel's parliament is legislating to change its safety oversight system structure to allow the country to regain Category 1 status under the US Federal Aviation Administration's International Aviation Safety Assessment Programme next year
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Mexico's domestic market contracts in the half-year
Mexican carriers have recorded a slight drop in domestic passenger traffic for the first half of 2010 but a sharp increase for the second quarter.
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NewsContaminated fuel prime suspect in Cathay A330 throttle-jam
Fuel contamination, causing the seizure of engine valves, has been identified as the prime suspect
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Mexicana's staff agrees to two month wage freeze
Troubled Mexicana has secured a commitment from its unions to defer wages for two months as it seeks a cash infusion to keep operating in creditor protection.
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Ethiopian to renew pilot training fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to purchase 10 training aircraft, with the initial batch to be delivered before the end of this year.
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NewsScanEagle makes move on NATO AWACS, V-22
Unmanned aircraft could soon be controlled by Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) jets operated on counter-piracy missions by NATO.
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NTSB flags concern about Airbus rudder sensitivity to EASA
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300-600 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus...
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Thai firms up order for seven A330s
Thai Airways International has finalised a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of seven Airbus A330-300s, following a memorandum of understanding signed...
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NewsAircell moves to monetise Gogo portal by whitelisting car service
Aircell has partnered with GroundLink to enable passengers to book ground transportation while in-flight without paying for a session of Aircell's Gogo in-flight...
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NewsFAA enlarges 747 slat fix to GE and PW-powered aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to extend the fix to prevent leading-edge flaps from retracting during take-off on Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747s, to the other versions of the aircraft.
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Air Transport in brief
Singapore Airlines has begun the move to a paperless cabin, testing electronic versions of its in-flight magazines on its Panasonic...