All Safety News – Page 494
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Opinion
Comment: Airlines are required to manage technical and operational risk, so why not fatigue risk?
Fatigue risk management is about to become an established way of coping, globally, with one of the major causes of modern accidents. And about time too. In...
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NewsIATA AGM: IATA chief dreams of a new industry by 2050
An industry that has a 10% profit margin, airports that pay airlines to come, the scrapping of bilaterals and foreign ownership laws, a very near zero accident rate and the halving of carbon emissions. These are the ambitious targets in Giovanni Bisignani's "Vision 2050", outlined yesterday in his final state ...
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NewsPICTURES: Further details emerge following 747-8F tug collision
Further details have emerged after one of Boeing's 747-8F flight test aircraft struck an airport tug causing significant damage to the exterior of the number...
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How to use less fuel and stay safe
As the cost of aviation fuel continues to rise, can airlines find more efficient ways to operate their aircraft?
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Business briefs
Ukrainian and Russian representatives appear to have reached a compromise on a new formula for handling integration of their countries' aircraft industries
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot is citing a notable reduction in the number of on-board incidents fuelled by intoxication, after banning alcohol sales...
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Airservices Australia heads new green ATM intiative
Airservices Australia is heading a second collaborative environmental air traffic management initiative - the Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership to Reduce...
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NASA plans subscale green airliner tests in 2015
NASA anticipates flying a next-generation twin-aisle demonstrator aircraft, in unmanned subscale form, by 2015.
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ILA: Berlin to host future ILAs
ILA is to remain in Berlin from 2012 after organisers opted for a planned purpose-built site next to the city's new airport over a move to Leipzig.
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IATA AGM: Crisis tightens industry ties
Out of adversity comes opportunity, said Benjamin Franklin. And airlines have certainly had their fair share of adversity over the last 12 months.
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IATA AGM: Gulf Air bearing its painful turnaround
Gulf Air's well documented condition may be showing signs of improvement as David Kaminski Morrow discovers
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IATA AGM: Volcano blasts Single European Sky up the agenda
It took mass disruption of Europe's air space to bring the significance of the Single European Sky (SES) initiative firmly onto the political agenda, but this heightened profile may boost the programme as it enters its most critical year yet.
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NewsIATA AGM: Kingfisher formally signs to oneworld
Kingfisher formally signs up to oneworld India's Kingfisher Airlines has become a member elect of the oneworld alliance, after signing a formal agreement...
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IATA AGM: Lufthansa high profile in Berlin with A380 First Class debut
Host airline Lufthansa will be high profile in the Berlin area this week as it takes centre stage at the city's aviation festival with its latest acquisition.
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IATA AGM: Chairman Tony Tyler reflects on a turbulent year
Tony Tyler, chief executive of Cathay Pacific Airways, gives his assessment of his time as the chairman of the IATA board
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Pilots 'can navigate safely through volcanic ash'
The aircraft-mounted passive infrared volcanic ash detector system called Avoid that is being tested by EasyJet and Airbus was developed some years ago by the Climate and Atmosphere Department of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, but no-one took up the idea until now.
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NewsAirbus to test ash-detector for EasyJet on A340
Airbus is planning to test an infra-red detector which is designed to pick up traces of volcanic ash, using an A340 platform for the trial. It is to...
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747-8F undergoing repairs after tug incident
One of Boeing's 747-8F flight test aircraft sustained damage to its fan cowl and engine inlet when it impacted a tug while being towed.
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NewsEmirates to recruit 700 pilots in next 18 months
After largely closing its doors to new recruits during the 2009 downturn, Emirates plans to hire more than 700 pilots over the next 18 months
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NewsConviasa 737 hit volcano during badly-executed approach pattern
Poor airmanship from pilots of a Conviasa Boeing 737-200, including a failure to respond to a ground-proximity warning, resulted in the jet's crashing on...