All Safety News – Page 567
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Avianca poised to become early CSeries or MRJ customer
Colombia's Avianca could emerge as an early customer for the Bombardier CSeries or Mitsubishi Regional Jet as it looks to acquire
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China Cargo Airlines to serve Luxembourg
China Cargo Airlines plans to launch freighter services to Luxembourg. The Civil Aviation Administration of China says China Cargo Airlines has applied...
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Qantas eyes A$1.5bn savings from new cost-cutting plan
Qantas Airways aims to save A$1.5 billion ($1.24 billion) over the next five years as part of a new cost reduction programme.
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China Eastern's July traffic increases 18%
China Eastern Airlines posted an 18% rise in passenger traffic in July but international passenger traffic is still down year-on-year.
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Jetstar to lease four A330-200s
Qantas Airways' low-cost subsidiary Jetstar will take another four Airbus A330-200s on six-year leases to cater to its long-haul market.
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Qantas full-year profits down 87%
Qantas Airways has posted an 87% drop in its fiscal full year profits amid what the Australian flag carrier calls the most "volatile and challenging" time...
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IATA sees a slowing of declines in premium and economy travel
IATA's latest passenger statistics show a moderating of declining demand in both premium and economy travel, but airline yields are still suffering.
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Opinion
Comment: When actions speak louder than words
The news that Airbus will build all its single-aisle aircraft (in Europe at least) under one roof is refreshing proof that it is going to stop the talk and...
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Heathrow gets unique 'virtual control tower'
Windowless virtual control room, located off-site to provide back-up, capable of handling 75% of normal traffic
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Australia charges Emirates with cargo price fixing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will haul Dubai-based Emirates into court over alleged price fixing between 2002 and 2006.
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Spanair MD-82 crash: Pilots twice failed to check flap setting
Investigators of last year's fatal Spanair Boeing MD-82 crash have disclosed that the pilots' failure to carry out proper flap and slat position checks contributed...
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Embraer's E-Jets cargo door fix ends repetitive inspections
US FAA officials are proposing to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Embraer 170/190 aircraft after the Brazilian manufacturer developed a modification...
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SIA July traffic down 13%
Singapore Airlines posted a 13% fall in passenger traffic in July as the global economic downturn continued to affect demand.
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Indian cabinet committee to study aviation fuel tax
India has formed a cabinet minister-level committee to look into the highly contentious issue of taxes on aviation fuel.
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Cebu Pacific posts H1 profit of 1.82bn pesos
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific Air returned to the black in the first half of 2009 after revenues increased due to the opening of new routes.
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Hong Kong Airport July traffic down 9.5%
Hong Kong airport's traffic fell further in July and it warns that it will take some time before traffic returns to the level it was before the global economic...
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Opinion
Comment: Upset recovery training
The US FAA is right to be researching ways to train pilots for recovery from unusual attitudes, and EASA should be watching. But there is more than one way of achieving the objective