All Safety News – Page 595
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News
Brussels ignores halon ban safety fears
European nations are being urged to reject official proposals from Brussels to ban halon fire extinguishers on board aircraft because they dangerously downplay...
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Boeing 787 makes swift progress towards first flight - at last
The Boeing 787 is finally making swift progress towards its maiden sortie with several key milestones being passed that clear the way for it to fly by the...
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NewsPICTURES: Indian cargo carrier Deccan to launch 19 May
Deccan Express Logistics, a new Indian cargo airline and logistic's firm, plans to launch commercial operations on 19 May using one of its three Airbus A310...
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EASA cautions 737 operators of radio altimeter errors
EASA has published a safety information bulletin alerting Boeing 737 operators of an "erroneous low range radio altimeter (LRRA) indication" that has been...
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Union calls for government to acquire a stake in Air Canada
A union representing nearly 5,000 Air Canada employees wants the government to take a stake in Air Canada as the carrier attempts to restructure to withstand...
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Opinion
Comment: mind the hangar talk
Aerospace bosses need to understand that in an age where communication is dominated by information instantly uploaded to the worldwide web it cannnot rigidly control the media
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SIA gets temporary agreement with pilots over no-pay leave
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has implemented a shorter working week for staff after reaching a last minute compromise with the Airline Pilots Association- Singapore...
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Swine flu blunts optimism of slight rebound for airlines
Recent IATA analysis shows a degree of optimism that emerged in financial markets in April has been dampened by the outbreak of the swine flu.
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Embraer Lineage 1000: Where modest meets magnificent
Luxuries aboard Embraer's Lineage 1000 include 'wow' divans, pressure-mapped seats, surround sound, shower and bed
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NewsLatest: Swine flu and the airline sector
Mexicana cancels flights but refrains from wholesale capacity cuts
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US researcher nears cabin contamination blood marker breakthrough
A US medical researcher is "just months away" from identifying blood markers in the blood of air crew and passengers that would link neurological degeneration...
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BMI restoring 'missing' Israel on ex-BMed jets' maps
BMI expects the introduction of Airbus A330s on the Tel Aviv route to resolve an awkward matter with the in-flight entertainment systems on certain aircraft,...
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Emirates defends safety regime
Emirates today issued a statement defending its safety practices
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NewsBMI expresses formal interest in opening Iraqi route
UK operator BMI is interested in opening a link to the Iraqi capital Baghdad
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NewsEmirates changes procedures after Melbourne A340-500 near-loss
Emirates has begun using a second cockpit laptop computer to cross-check crews' take-off calculations following the near-catastrophe to an Airbus A340-500...
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Emirates A340 tail strike attributed to pilot error
A preliminary factual report into the tail-strike at Melbourne Airport in Australia last month, involving an Emirates Airbus A340-500, has found the aircraft's...
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Martinair executive pleads guilty to cargo price fixing
Former Martinair vice president of cargo sales for Europe Frank de Jong has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing on cargo rates for international shipments. The...
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Cargo Boeing 737 crashes, burns in DRC
News services are reporting that a Boeing 737 aircraft crashed and burned at 0600h local time this morning near Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic...
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NewsLufthansa posts first-quarter loss but expects full-year profit
Lufthansa is posting an operating loss of €44 million ($58 million) for the first quarter, against a profit of €127 million for last year. Revenues...