All Safety News – Page 572
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Australia lifts restrictions on foreign ownership in Qantas
The Australian Government has eased restrictions on foreign ownership in Qantas, but will retain a 49% cap on foreign investment in Australian international...
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NewsBoeing completes 787 maiden sortie
Boeing has completed the maiden flight of its flagship 787 Dreamliner, the world's first majority composite jetliner. The aircraft - designated ZA001...
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NTSB investigates American Airlines wing scrape at Charlotte
American Airlines has confirmed that it is working with the FAA and US National Transportation Safety Board to analyze an MD-82 landing...
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US jet fuel biorefinery projects receive $100m
Four companies with biorefinery projects targeting alternative jet fuel production will receive grants totalling up to $100 million from the US Energy Department. Honeywell...
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Rentech, 13 airlines ink alternative fuels purchasing MOU
Thirteen airlines and synthetic fuels producer Rentech have reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a framework for a future supply contract...
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Suvarnabhumi passenger traffic up 43% in November
Total passenger traffic at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport grew 43% year-on-year in November to 3.7 million, one year after the airport was temporarily closed...
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NewsRevised IATA forecast predicts $5.6bn loss for 2010
IATA expects the industry to post collective losses of $5.6 billion for 2010 compared with its previous forecast of $3.8 billion. The revised figure...
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NewsBA refuses to back down in face of strike threat
British Airways is refusing to be intimidated by the threat of an extensive cabin crew strike over the Christmas holiday period, insisting that it will not...
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Carbon trading
As the Copenhagen climate change summit kicked off, a UK parliament transport committee published a report warning that the European Union's...
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Decision time in Seattle?
United Airlines makes a habit of upsetting its creator when it comes to buying new airliners. With origins that can be traced back to the in-house airline...
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NewsBritish Airways cabin crew vote for 12-day strike
British Airways cabin crew members have voted heavily in favour of industrial action, with a 12-day strike set to begin on 22 December. The vote, which...
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Airbus backs overhaul of pitot icing certification standards
New standards for pitot probes are expected to emerge from a working group being founded in the wake of June's fatal loss of an Air France Airbus A330 over...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Boeing clears 787 to fly 15 December
Boeing has officially set 15 December at 1800 GMT (1000 PT) for the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner after receiving final approval from the US Federal...
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Japan and the US reach an open skies agreement
Negotiators representing the US and Japan late on 11 December reached and open skies agreement.
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US jet fuel biorefinery projects receive $100m
Four companies with biorefinery projects targeting alternative jet fuel production will receive grant money totalling up to $100 million from the US Energy...
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NewsSplit widebody order by United casts new light on 777 replacement
United Airlines' decision to split its long-awaited widebody order evenly between the Airbus A350 XWB and the Boeing 787 has intensified pressure on the...
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Spirit names former WestJet EVP COO
Spirit Airlines has hired former WestJet executive Ken McKenzie as its COO, while Chris Grazel has been appointed vice president of flight operations for...
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EASA orders check of Airbus ram air turbines
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has mandated that operators of a large variety of Airbus aircraft fitted with Hamilton Sundstrand ram air turbines...
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NewsBoeing ups 787 weights, shrinks -9 wing
After more than two years of delays and speculation about the impact of excess weight on the 787's carbonfibre airframe, Boeing has increased the maximum...