All Safety News – Page 532
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NewsPassenger attack aboard Delta A330 fails
An attempted terrorist attack today aboard an Airbus A330-300 with Delta Air Lines livery failed and the aircraft made a safe landing as scheduled at Detroit...
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Electric Lightning crash prompts safety, ejection seat checks
South Africa investigators are urging authorities to evaluate all ex-military aircraft flying on the civil register and mandate immediate safety inspections...
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NewsAirlink grounds all Jetstream 41s over engine concerns
Embattled South African regional carrier Airlink has grounded its entire British Aerospace Jetstream 41 turboprop fleet, after another safety incident. The...
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Airbus submits patent for airspeed error monitoring
Airbus has submitted a US patent application for an independent means of monitoring an aircraft's pressure-based airspeed measurement for errors.
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NewsUK initiative urges use of fixed ground power over APU
Fixed ground power should ideally be prioritised over other electrical sources for aircraft at airports, recommends a collaborative code of practice newly...
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Eclipse works on US, European avionics, icing upgrades
Ninety days into its revival of the Eclipse 500 very light jet, Eclipse Aerospace reports that the most recent...
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US investigators dispatched to examine AA Jamaica overrun
Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are travelling to Kingston, Jamaica to investigate a runway overrun of an American...
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NewsPICTURE: Kingston weather poor at time of American 737 overrun
While details on the American Airlines Boeing 737-800 overrun at Kingston remain sketchy, meteorological data shows poor weather conditions during arrival. American's...
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PICTURE: Cessna hands over first SkyCatcher LSA
Cessna delivered on 18 November the first Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft to...
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Analysis
Analysis: European 3Q results 2009
Amid the continued fall in revenues, European airline profitability took a further dent in the third quarter, particularly among network carriers. While the situation for carriers may be improving, a long road is likely to lie ahead
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Opinion
Comment: A Decennis Horribilis
Collosal losses, major restructuring efforts, boardrooms swinging from crisis to crisis. As the decade of the noughties comes to an end, it has earned the sorry accolade as the 10 worst financial years in aviation history
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Ryanair 737 overruns at Glasgow Prestwick
Scottish police state that a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 has overrun the runway at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. There is no firm information on the origin...
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NTSB: multiple data sources lost in Northwest A320 overflight
New information released by the US National Transportation Safety Board about the Northwest...
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Air France keeps A380 faith despite series of technical faults
Air France has underlined its confidence in its newly introduced Airbus A380 despite having its operations with the type disrupted for a third time, in less...
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NewsPICTURE: Second 787 completes maiden flight
Boeing's second 787 test aircraft has completed its first flight. The aircraft - dubbed ZA002 - took off from Paine Filed at the company's Everett,...
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NewsAmerican 737 overruns runway in Kingston
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft has overrun the runway while landing at Kingston's Norman Manley International airport. Preliminary reports...
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China Eastern, Naverus improve Lhasa access for 737
China Eastern Airlines has completed a performance-based navigation validation flight at Lhasa Gonggar airport in a Boeing 737, the first demonstrated required-navigation...
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Australia in world first for nationwide ADS-B coverage
Australian air traffic service provider Airservices Australia completed the installation and commissioning of its nationwide automatic dependent surveillance...