All Safety News – Page 544
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Dubai 2009: Boeing’s 787 wing-fix progress gives boost to local customers
Middle East Boeing 787 customers will be encouraged by news from Seattle that the airframer has completed the installation of reinforcements within the side-of-body...
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Dubai 09: R-R reaches 1,000-sales mark for Trent 700 and XWB
Rolls-Royce hit the milestone of 1,000 engines sold for both the oldest and youngest members of its Trent family of large turbofan engines following orders...
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RwandAir halts JetLink CRJ services after Kigali collision
RwandAir has suspended all operations with JetLink Express Bombardier CRJ aircraft following the fatal building collision at Kigali Airport, as investigators...
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Upset training group to hold first meeting
A working group formed under the auspices of the Royal Aeronautical Society in June to develop standards for how simulator manufacturers can model the aerodynamics...
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Shareholder files class action suit against Boeing over 787
A class action suit against Boeing has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the company's...
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US Airways pilots seek mediation
Pilots at US Airways are seeking help from the US National Mediation Board (NMB) in talks that have lingered since the merger of US Airways and America West...
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NewsDetailed animation captures drama of Hudson ditching
Data from the extraordinary ditching in New York's Hudson river by a US Airways Airbus A320 has been used by a technical animation specialist to recreate...
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Regulators worry about take-off performance miscalculation
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has called for regulators to develop safeguards to prevent take-off performance miscalculations. The AAIB argues...
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SIA Cargo starts weekly service to Atlanta
Singapore Airlines Cargo has started a weekly freighter service to Atlanta.
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Govt calls on Air India to slash costs
The Indian Government is considering an infusion of equity into Air India, but only if the loss-making carrier saves 20 billion rupees ($430 million) this...
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Qantas engineers plan industrial action after pay dispute
Qantas Airways' professional engineers look set to commence industrial action at 1700 local time today, as they are unable to come to an agreement with the...
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Boeing completes 787 wing fix install
Boeing today confirmed that installation of reinforcements within the side-of-body section on the 787 is complete.
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NewsMerging BA and Iberia to split holding company 55:45
British Airways' proposed merger with Spain's Iberia will involve creating a holding company, TopCo, in which BA shareholders will have a 55% stake
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EU research budget cannot cut aircraft emissions says UK
Europe is not spending enough on aerospace research and development to reach its newly agreed target for slashing aviation emissions. This is the warning...
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Blue Sky Network targets GA market for low-cast flight tracker, messenger service
Blue Sky Network says its new $1,595 battery-powered portable D410A flight tracking and two-way messaging transceiver...
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NewsAir India reports annual net loss of $1.2 billion
Air India has posted a net loss of 56 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2009 after it was hit by the economic downturn and...
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Vietnamese regulators take issue with Jetstar Pacific's branding
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) and Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has told Jetstar Pacific that its use of the Jetstar brand is contrary...
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Cathay loses wrongful dismissal case against ex-pilots
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has lost a lawsuit brought about by 18 former pilots for wrongful dismissal and defamation, and has been ordered by the...
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Bombardier reiterates warning about CRJ production cut
Bombardier has reiterated the warning that it is taking a hard look at regional jet production rates to determine what level of cut to make in the fiscal...
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PICTURE: Airbus and IAI to begin taxibot prototype testing next year
Israel Aerospace Industries and Airbus aim to begin trials in Israel of the "Taxibot" pushback/towing tractor prototype next year. The Taxibot eliminates...