All Safety News – Page 502
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FAA rolls-out WAM at Juneau
The US FAA has launched a new technology dubbed the wide area augmentation system (WAM) at Juneau airport in Alaska.
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Zodiac rebounding from 787 delay, economic downturn
A surge in the aircraft retrofit market and Boeing's progress on the 787 twinjet are some of the underlying factors driving the Zodiac group's optimism for...
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Regulators reject modified slot deal between Delta and US Airways
Delta Air Lines and US Airways have failed in their attempt to convince regulators to approve a modified slot swap deal at Washington National and LaGuardia...
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EBACE: Business aviation traffic is recovering fastest
Business aviation traffic growth in March exceeded the recovery for aviation as a whole by a factor of more than 10, according to Eurocontrol figures.
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Opinion
Comment: Has Airbus learned from A380 errors?
Airbus has been spouting the over-used phrase "lessons learned" as it explains how it will avoid repeating A380 mistakes on the A350.
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Interview
Working week: at the Aerotoxic Association
John Hoyte lost his medical category as a BAE Systems 146 captain in 1989, a victim of aerotoxic syndrome, which left him seriously neurologically damaged. He founded the Aerotoxic Association in June 2007 and set up a website at www.aerotoxic.org
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UPDATED: Volcanic ash closes Irish air space again
Irish lower airspace was closed at 0600 GMT because of stronger eruptions at Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, causing the cancellation of all flights into and out of Ireland’s airports.
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This Week Briefings
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is investigating the cause of a Bell UH-1H crash that killed three military...
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Impact on US airports will be mixed in a Continental-United merger
A merger between Continental and United Airlines may have little impact on their respective hubs; but smaller spoke airports could feel the impact through...
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Brazil's TAM plans biofuels demonstration flight
Brazil's TAM has unveiled plans to hold a biofuels demonstration flight later this year.
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NewsVisibility excellent before Q300 power-line strike: InterSky
Austrian regional carrier InterSky expects the Bombardier Q300 damaged in a power-line strike on landing at Elba to be out of service for several days.
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NewsCombined Continental and United fleet could reach 750 by 2014
United and Continental Airlines are attempting to create maximum fleet flexibility in their combined merger, and are targeting a combined fleet of 550 to...
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EBACE: London Executive Aviation reports traffic recovery
A London-based charter company comes to EBACE confident that the market is showing clear signs of recovery. "One glance at our order book shows that...
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Opinion
Comment: If aviation wants to run a 'just culture' reporting system, it may have to change tack
Aviation may have to change tack if it wants to achieve a 'just' safety reporting culture that the judiciary can live with.
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Inquiry opens after landing InterSky Q300 hits power line
Investigators have opened an inquiry after a Bombardier Q300, operated by Austrian regional InterSky, suffered damage after striking an electrical power...
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IAI aims to launch new cargo conversion product in 2011
Israel Aerospace Industries is looking at launching a new cargo conversion product in 2011 as interest in conversions begins to pick up after a slow 2009.
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RAeS calls for better balance between accident investigation and the judicial system
Air accidents will increasingly be treated as criminal events unless aviation authorities can muster a global push to achieve a better balance between the roles of accident investigators and the judiciary, according to a London aviation law specialist.
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus builds 'physical mock-up' of XWB fuselage to avoid A380 mistakes
The decision to build a mock-up was "a lesson learned" from the A380
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Indonesia's Merpati and China's Xian Aircraft overcome cracks in relationship
Indonesia's state-owned carrier Merpati Nusantara and China's Xian Aircraft appear to be on track to resolve their differences with regards to an order for...
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WestJet has no alliance membership in its sights
Canadian carrier WestJet plans for the time being to remain independent instead of joining one of the global airline alliances.