All Safety News – Page 543
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ASH CLOUD: 'No-fly' zone to be defined as airspace re-opens
While restrictions on European airspace will ease from 20 April, Eurocontrol expects that a 'no-fly' zone will still affect around one-third of the current...
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NewsASH CLOUD LIVE: Kallas confirms measures to open European airspace
European transport ministers have agreed to ease restrictions on ash-hit air traffic from 20 April.
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ASH CLOUD: Airbus A380 and A340 flights to assess ash effects
Airbus is to inspect its A380 and A340-600 development aircraft after they complete flights today in volcanic ash above Europe. The manufacturer says it...
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ASH CLOUD: NATO unsure on F-16 damage claim
NATO says it has no further information following a US claim that F-16 fighter engines were damaged by volcanic ash in Europe ...
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MRO USA: FAA dissolves carrier customer service mentality
The changing culture between the FAA and Southwest inspectors highlights issues in the pair's rocky relationship
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CASE STUDY: When volcanic ash brought down a 747
It was on 24 June 1982 that the world learned, in dramatic fashion, precisely what kind of damage tropopausal volcanic ash can do to an aircraft.
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ASH CLOUD: No engine degradation on BA 747 test-flight
Detailed analysis of the engines on the British Airways Boeing 747 used in a test flight through the European volcanic cloud has indicated no deterioration...
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ASH CLOUD: Volcanic dust costing BA £20m daily
British Airways is losing up to £20 million ($30.5 million) a day as a result of the closure of European airspace caused by the volcanic ash cloud. The...
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ASH CLOUD: Charter brokers prepare for travel eruption as volcanic ash threat subsides
Private charter companies are preparing for a surge in post-restriction bookings as premium and corporate travellers seek to resume travel plans in anticipation...
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Airbus and Boeing enjoy better start to year, accumulating 139 net orders
Performance outshines early 2009 as output holds steady and Airbus and Boeing amass almost 140 orders in first quarter
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NewsASH CLOUD: ATC services eye 20 April for re-opening airspace
European air navigation providers are recommending re-opening of airspace and the resumption of flights by 08:00 tomorrow. The recommendation has...
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ASH CLOUD: Finland to allow some flights today
Some commercial flights will be allowed in southern Finland today, after an air sampling sortie conducted by the nation's air force ...
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NewsASH CLOUD: UK MoD suspends 'airbridge' operation with Afghanistan
The ash cloud from the Icelandic eruption has halted the UK RAF from making flights between the UK and Afghanistan ...
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ASH CLOUD:The dangers from ash
No-one knows how much ash is needed before an engine is damaged or it catastrophically fails. Aircraft radars cannot detect ash clouds and therefore there...
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ASH CLOUD: European airlines ponder compensation call
The Association of European Airlines is meeting today to draft a list of support measures it may call for, to assist the industry in resuming flight operations...
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ASH CLOUD: economic impact bigger than 9/11: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says European governments' response to the volcano crisis was inadequate and estimated its economic impact...
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NewsASH CLOUD LIVE: IATA furious at 'theoretical' basis for airspace closures
IATA is heavily criticising the European response to the airspace crisis caused by the Icelandic volcano, accusing governments of basing critical decisions...
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European airspace remains largely closed off on Monday
European air services are likely to continue being disrupted on Monday, with airports and regulators saying that they will take a precautionary stance until...
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NewsNo problems with BA and Air Berlin ash cloud test flights
British Airways and Air Berlin have each completed test flights to examine the effects of operating through the volcanic ash cloud over Europe. Each...
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UK pilots demand clarity on criteria to restore ash-hit flights
UK pilots are pressing the Government and European Union regulators to provide assistance to carriers crippled by the volcanic ash crisis, and demanding...