All Safety News – Page 578
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NewsAustrian Arrows to axe CRJ fleet and cut 400 jobs
Austrian Airlines Group is to axe its entire Bombardier CRJ200 fleet early next year, part of a restructuring which will cut 14 aircraft from the 55 in its...
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EASA prepares for MRO oversight retaliation against USA
Europe's safety regulator is already preparing retaliatory action if the US Senate passes the controversial...
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Airbus considers flight-data downlink to aid investigations
Airbus is to study downlinking of flight-critical data and other possible techniques to explore whether vital information could be more easily retrieved
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Air France A330 struck ocean belly first and did not break up in mid-air
The Air France Airbus A330 that crashed into the South Atlantic last month is thought to have hit the sea belly first with a high rate of acceleration, but...
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Indonesian Merpati 737 loses wheel while taking off
A wheel on the landing-gear of a Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-400 fell off yesterday as it was taking off from an airport in eastern Indonesia.
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GE's optimal approach
GE Aviation believes tests it has already conducted with SAS in Stockholm in optimal trajectory descent management are easily adaptable to carriers that...
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Ground alert
ADS-B trials in the USA could lead to a big change in how pilots manage runway safety as they go beyond simple visual awareness
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Opinion
Comment: open season for political posturing
European transport commissioner Antonio Tajani and several French politicians have been pronouncing on the Yemenia Airbus A310 accident in a way that reflects...
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New York Kennedy airport trial provides glimpse into the future of airport ground operations
Surveillance technology on trial at New York Kennedy provides a possible glimpse into the future of airport ground operations
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Why ADS-B?
From the US Federal Aviation Administration's perspective, automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast is meant to reduce dependence on ground-based secondary...
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NewsPay-per-view IFE&C 'comes of age' in USA: industry veteran
Pay-per-view and pay-per-flight business models for in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFE&C) have "come of age" in the USA as airlines and consumers...
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Spirit to further cut capacity
Spirit Airlines is planning to cut capacity by about 10% in anticipation of weak demand following the conclusion of the peak summer season.
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US Airways continues search for A330 financing
US Airways says it is evaluating financing alternatives for its three remaining Airbus A330-200 deliveries this year after securing backstop financing for...
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WAEA names interim executive director after Owen departs
Trade group the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) has appointed J Bruce Wardle as interim executive director, replacing Richard Owen, who served...
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Mode S for all soon in UK controlled airspace
In the UK from 1 October 2009 all aircraft, except gliders, flying in class A to C controlled airspace will be required to carry and operate a mode S transponder
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Signals detected from crashed Yemenia A310 recorders
French investigators have confirmed the detection of signals emitted by flight recorders on the crashed Yemenia Airbus A310-300.
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Tyre modelling gets UK industry, academia focus
The Midlands Aerospace Alliance in the UK is funding modelling technology research to reduce the time...