All Safety News – Page 540
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Tests done on oxygen bottles to find answers to Qantas blast
There is no evidence of there being a systematic safety problem with aircraft oxygen bottles, says Australian investigators.
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MAS posts Q3 net loss of 300m ringgit
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) posted a net loss of 300 million ringgit ($89 million) in the fiscal third quarter due to fuel derivatives.
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Cathay Pacific's Airbus aircraft plagued by toilet woes
Cathay Pacific Airways engineers and Airbus are examining the toilets on the carrier's Airbus A330s and Airbus A340s, after blocked lavatories forced a Hong...
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New Chinese cargo carrier Shunfeng applies for AOC
A new Chinese cargo start-up is set to begin operations soon from Shenzhen International Airport.
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Australia's Rex posts 23% fall in profit in fiscal Q1
Australia's largest independent regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has posted a 23% decline in net profit for the first fiscal quarter.
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NewsNTSB: Both engines of Frontier jet damaged in goose encounter
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials say both engines of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 (N924FR) that hit a half-dozen or more large...
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Turning the tide at Thai Airways
New president Piyasvasti Amranand is fashioning astrategy aimed at stabilising and regenerating the national carrier
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US DOT levies fines in ExpressJet tarmac delay incident
Officials from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) have levied a $100,000 civil penalty against ExpressJet and partner Continental Airlines for a highly-publicised...
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US Airways defers 54 Airbus deliveries and secures new financing commitments
US Airways is the latest US carrier to secure financing to weather economic uncertainty while also deferring 54 Airbus narrowbody and widebody deliveries...
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NewsKLM launches biofuels joint venture
Dutch operator KLM has formed a joint venture to develop sustainable biofuels after completing an alternative fuel-powered flight. The carrier has...
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JAL secures emergency loan from government bank
The government-linked Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has provided Japan Airlines (JAL) with emergency funds to help it avoid operational disruptions while...
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GE acquires performance-based navigation firm, Naverus
GE Aviation has acquired Washington-based Naverus, a 60-employee company that develops required navigation performance (RNP) and other performance-based...
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Heathrow slot values under pressure?
There are mixed views over whether the economic downturn has hit slot demand and values at LondonHeathrow
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Market Outlook: Load factor limitations
Chris Tarry stresses that load factors are only a measure of capacity utilisation.
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Opinion
Comment: American's Agenda
Despite limited room for manoeuvre, carriers are trying to force through global joint ventures and pacts as they play out growth strategies for when the good times return. American Airlines is involved in deals that could give it big wins both east and west
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Analysis
US airline 3Q analysis: Skating along the bottom
US carrier 3Q results offer faint signs they could be crawling out from one of the strongest revenue troughs in history
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ICAO creating alternative fuels web tool
ICAO will create a web document to help advance efforts to develop and commercialize alternative jet fuels.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
FINNAIR Pilots called off a strike that cancelled hundreds of flights after accepting a new collective agreement...
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Garuda speaking to aircraft simulator-makers about JV
Garuda Indonesia is speaking to aircraft simulator manufacturers about forming a joint-venture for Boeing 737-800/900 simulator training, because Garuda...