All Safety News – Page 534
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ICAO cites unprecedented traffic declines in 2009
Preliminary figures for 2009 compiled by ICAO show the overall 3.1% year-over-year decline in passenger traffic on carriers of its member states is the largest...
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Boeing hails WTO warning by Congress
Boeing has praised 125 US lawmakers for signing a letter urging the US government to take action after the World Trade Organization (WTO) releases an "imminent"...
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Emissions picture still to clear
IATA claims a good response to calls for an ICAO-led global sectoral approach to climate change but taxes remain a threat
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BA cabin crew head for second strike ballot
British Airways cabin crew representatives are to move quickly to a second strike ballot following the court injunction that blocked its initial plans for...
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NewsAirbus and EADS executives cleared of A380 insider trading
All of the Airbus and EADS executives accused of insider trading during a long-running investigation have been cleared by the French stock exchange regulator...
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Sydney airport reports 7.8% growth in November traffic
MAp Airports' Sydney airport has posted a 7.8% growth in passenger traffic in November, the strongest increase since February 2008.
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Southwest’s CEO calls cap and trade schemes disastrous
Southwest Airlines chief executive Gary Kelly warns that if proposed cap and trade legislation is finalised by US legislators, it will trigger job cuts and...
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Iceland, Norway to implement EU-US open skies traffic rights
The open skies agreement between the European Union and the US will now apply to Iceland and Norway even though the countries are not EU members.
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Open skies formally begins between the EU and Canada
A comprehensive open aviation agreement between Canada and the European Union has taken effect today now that the sides have formally signed off on the deal. It...
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AF447 probe: Pitot certification needs better ice-cloud data
Investigators probing the Air France Airbus A330 crash in June are advising studying the composition of high-altitude clouds with a view to amending icing...
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NewsAF447 inquiry seeks measures to aid recorder recovery at sea
French investigators are recommending that the transmission time of flight-recorder locator beacons be increased to at least 90 days, to improve the chances...
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PICTURE: 787 cruises with landing-gear stowed
Boeing has released an image of its 787 in largely-clean flight configuration, with the twin-jet's landing-gear raised. The landing-gear remained deployed...
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SIA A380 returns to Paris after power failure in galley
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 had to turn back to Paris on 16 December after the power went out in its galley.
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Colgan believes loss of pilot situational awareness caused February crash
Colgan Air has submitted a report to the US National Transportation Safety Board saying it believes the fatal 12 February crash of one of is Bombardier Q400s...
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Timely abort could have averted blocked-pitot 757 struggle
Investigators believe a Boeing 757-200 crew's struggle to establish stable flight after a pitot tube blockage could have been avoided if the pilots had aborted...
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Western next generation engines power to MS-21 and C919 selection
The two next-generation airliners emerging from Russia and China have taken a significant step forward in development with the selection of new Western engines...
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Boeing 787 flies
The first flight of Boeing's 787 was marked by poor weather conditions, though the skies over Everett's Paine Field co-operated just long enough to allow...
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American offers to make JAL its exclusive partner
American Airlines has offered to make Japan Airlines (JAL) its exclusive partner in north-east Asia in a bid to persuade the struggling carrier to stay on...
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NewsCabin supervisor praised after Ryanair pressurisation drama
Irish investigators have credited a cabin service supervisor with containing a serious pressurisation incident which developed after a Ryanair Boeing 737-800...