All Safety News – Page 552
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News
Indonesia's Sriwijaya to get 737-800s and turboprops
Indonesia's third-largest commercial airline, Sriwijaya Air, is planning to acquire Boeing 737-800s by the end of the year and later add turboprops. The...
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Opinion
Comment: Dutch dreams of Fokker revival
In the 1990s the Fokker JetLine family - comprising the 70 and 100 models - was in a fight for supremacy at the top end of a sparsely populated regional...
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NewsVibration damage prompts 737 elevator tab checks
Boeing 737 operators are being ordered to check elevator control tabs after an aircraft diverted following severe elevator vibration and extensive damage...
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News
Toxic cabin air accepted as reality, but illness still denied
After years of denying there is a health problem for crew and passengers from toxic cabin fumes, UK and US authorities are seemingly poised for a dramatic change
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News
IAE partners still grappling with engine offering for new narrowbodies
Pratt & Whitney stands ready to break away from its current partners in the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium and offer its geared turbofan engine...
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News
FAA's air traffic organisation moves forward with SMS
The US FAA's air traffic organization (ATO) has received internal approval to continue using a safety management system (SMS) the agency has been developing...
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NewsFAA fines American $787,500 for maintenance violations
Officials from the US FAA are seeking to collect $787,500 in fines from American Airlines for three instances of maintenance violations. The agency's...
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NewsEASA suspects dual-engine icing in A330 incident
European safety regulators have identified another suspected dual-engine icing event, involving a Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A330, and ordered precautionary...
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News
BA cabin crew union warns of second wave of strikes
British Airways' cabin crew union has warned of a second wave of strikes after 14 April if their dispute with the carrier remains unresolved.
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NewsBA to maintain 'substantial' flight schedule during strike
British Airways expects to operate a "substantial" part of its long-haul and short-haul schedule from London Heathrow during the planned cabin crew strike...
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News
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and Thai prepare for protests
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and national carrier Thai Airways International have imposed contingency plans, as the Thai capital braces for likely rallies...
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News
digEcor preps for L7 rollout in Europe
A European operator will serve as the launch customer for digEcor's next generation portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) device known as the L7.
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News
Three northeast flights in the USA impacted by bird strikes
Three separate bird strike incidents in the northeast USA in the past 24h have caused schedule delays or damage for three airlines. At approximately...
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News
Cabin-air treatment system suffers early in-service problems
BAE Systems has admitted that early customers have encountered problems with its Quest AirManager cabin-air treatment system, launched in September 2009...
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News
Boeing completes initial 747-8F airworthiness tests
Roughly one month after launching the flight test campaign, Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing of the 747-8F.
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NewsEU plans to separate judicial, technical interests in inquiries
Separation of judicial and investigative proceedings will be among improvements to accident investigation procedures to be discussed by European transport...
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NewsIATA halves global loss forecast for 2010
IATA has halved its estimate of 2010 airline industry net losses to $2.8 billion, following evidence of a recovering economic climate. The association...
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News
FAA mandates Airbus collision avoidance modification
The US FAA has finalised an airworthiness directive (AD) that will require operators of more than 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft to update critical avionics...
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News
Next round of EU-US open skies talks scheduled for 22 March
Talks aimed at reaching a conclusion on the second phase of the open skies agreement between the EU and US resume on 22 March.
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News
Jetstar changes operating procedures after mishandled A320 flight
Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar has changed its flight operating procedures following a 2007 incident in which its pilots mishandled an Airbus A320 go-around...