All Safety News – Page 553
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China Eastern's September traffic rises 16%
China Eastern Airlines has posted a 16% rise in passenger traffic in September, with both the international and domestic sectors experiencing double-digit...
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Police called in as UK start-up Excelsis disintegrates
Proposed UK start-up carrier Excelsis Airways appears to have collapsed at the planning stage, after its management team resigned.
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Air New Zealand forecasts more fuel savings with 767 winglets
The blended winglets on Air New Zealand's Boeing 767-300ER aircraft are expected to help the carrier enjoy 19% higher fuel savings than forecast.
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Tokyo's Haneda may become 24-hr international hub
Japan is considering turning Tokyo's Haneda Airport into a 24-hour international air hub.
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Cathay Pacific September traffic falls 2%
Cathay Pacific Airways'September traffic remained virtually flat as passenger numbers fell from a year before.
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Working Week: Cutting the cloth to suit the cabin
Cutting the cloth to suit the cabin Shane Bray is commercial director at Simon Jersey, the UK-based airline crew and corporate uniform specialist....
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Funding gap reshuffle
Airliner leasing companies have so far averted financial crisis, but greater shake-ups loom
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Opinion
Comment: Volunteer or be volunteered
Business aviation could easily be safer than it is. Corporate operators and big fractional ownership companies could improve only a little as their standards...
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NBAA 09: Safety, efficiency top avionics hit list
Aircraft deliveries might be down, but new avionics technologies could drive the industry out of the doldrums
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Europe to address US ETS concerns
The European Commission will hold a technical discussion about the European Union's emissions trading scheme with EU member states, the US and Eurocontrol...
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Airlines say fuel price instability is their most vexing problem
Volatile fuel prices have replaced exorbitant fuel costs as a major focus for airlines, followed by yield and revenue management. Those were the top...
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Qatar Airways targets 2012 for switch to GTL kerosene
Qatar Airways aims to fuel all flights from its Doha hub with a 50% blend of gas-to-liquid (GTL) kerosene from 2012, following its successful first GTL revenue...
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Bisignani calls for government investment to meet ICAO climate change goals
The airline industry's ability to meet ICAO's fuel efficiency targets will be contingent upon governments modernizing air traffic management systems and...
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NewsQatar Airways makes world’s first gas-to-liquid-fuelled revenue flight
Qatar Airways has achieved a world first today by operating an Airbus A340-600 on a revenue flight powered by gas-to-liquid (GTL) kerosene. The A340-600...
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NBAA 09: Business aviation safety: In a rush
Stricter corporate flying regulations are on the way. Will the changes improve business aviation safety?
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Business: Good week - Bad week
To cope with bringing Airbus A330 heavy maintenance work in-house, 100 apprentices will in February join the 5,700-strong engineering...
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Opinion
Comment: MRJ's big deal
Mitsubishi's claims that its MRJ will set the standard for the next generation of regional jets seemed like wishful thinking until a big export order gave the programme serious credibility
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EU, US to accelerate second-stage open skies talks
US and European negotiators have agreed to hasten the pace of second-stage open skies discussions following the conclusion of the fourth round of talks this...