All Safety News – Page 562
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NewsAA09: Jet-Kingfisher alliance in trouble with authorities
A potential alliance between India's Kingfisher Airways and Jet Airways has run into trouble with the country's anti-competition authorities. In October...
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Labour spat forces India's Jet to cancel more flights
India's Jet Airways has cancelled 31 flights today owing to a continued labour dispute with its pilots.
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AA09: Generation G require different training methods
Training for tomorrow's pilots needs to adapt to compensate for a generation brought up on computer games, a leading training provider said at the show yesterday. "People...
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AA09: Bombardier hoping CSeries will lead to sales success in China
It has been about five years since Bombardier (7D15) sold a commercial aircraft into China, but the Canadian aircraft-maker is hoping its newest product,...
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AA09: China's privately owned Xizi makes show debut
Xizi United Holding Corporation (hall 5, stand 12) is making its air show debut at Asian Aerospace after being selected as the first privately owned Chinese...
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AA09: Pilot handling skills under threat, says Airbus
Airbus is urging the aviation industry to confront the issue of how to ensure long-haul airline pilots maintain basic flying skills in the face of ever-increasing...
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AA09: P&W pitches GTF to China's Comac
Pratt & Whitney is betting on geared turbofan engine technology and wants to be involved in the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's (Comac) C919 programme,...
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Pilot and company negotiators at Southwest move closer to a new pact
Negotiating committees from Southwest Airlines and the union representing its pilots have reached a conclusion on a new tentative agreement.
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AA09: Diethelm Keller Ultralight service cart offers thermal advantage
An ultra lightweight in-flight service cart with an added door seal feature is on display by Diethelm Keller (stand 9B20).
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FAA proposes more clarity in defining manoeuvring speed
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to better define the term "manoeuvring speed" in transport category aircraft to help pilots avoid control...
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Asian cargo industry warns that US 100% screening rule 'threatens trade'
Asia's cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of a new US regulation requiring 100% screening of air freight being flown into the country. Amid...
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NewsAA09: Airbus sees 'serious interest' in A330-300 freighter conversion
Airbus (stand 5E01) is seeing strong interest for a passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion of the A330-300 twinjet and says deliveries could begin as early...
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Top 100: Big A350 order boosts B/E's Top 100 position
Cabin interiors specialist B/E Aersopace has risen six places in the rankings, to number 41, after boosting...
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Blue Line adds A310VIP to thriving charter fleet
French VIP charter operator and sublease provider Blue Line has taken delivery of a VIP-configured Airbus A310-300 to cater for the demand for large group...
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India's Jet cancels over 100 flights due to pilot dispute
More than 100 Jet Airways flights were cancelled today after dozens of its pilots called in sick to protest the sacking of two colleagues.
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AA09: Engine technology key to Embraer's move into larger aircraft
Engine technology and moves by Airbus and Boeing will be key to Embraer's decision over which type of narrowbody to develop in future. The Brazilian...
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AA09: Beechcraft King Air C90GTi set for Shenzen training role
Hawker Beechcraft (static display 11) has delivered a second Beechcraft King Air C90GTi to Shenzhen Airlines in China, the company said on the eve of the...
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AA09: US 100% screening cargo rule 'threatens international trade'
Cargo executives are warning that a new US regulation requiring 100% screening of air freight will severely disrupt trade and create huge costs to the industry...
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Three convicted of liquid explosive plot to destroy aircraft
Three men have been found guilty in a UK court of conspiracy to murder over the 'liquid bomb' plot against transatlantic aircraft which sparked an extensive...
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AA09: Oxford Aviation expands training operations in Hong Kong
Oxford Aviation Academy (stand 7F28) is expanding its flightcrew training capabilities in Hong Kong by moving to its own dedicated training centre and increasing...