All Safety News – Page 614
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Air France reviewing weather-radar use after AF447 crash: CEO
Air France is reviewing crew training, use of weather radar and the availability of meteorological information for pilots following the loss of flight AF447...
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EU set to lift ban on Indonesian airlines: DGCA
The European Union is set to partially lift a ban on Indonesian airlines on 15 July on the recommendation of its air safety committee.
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NewsChina Eastern offers $1.3 billion for Shanghai Airlines
China Eastern Airlines has formally offered to take over Shanghai Airlines in a 9 billion yuan deal as it seeks to increase its market share, lower costs,...
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NewsKalitta revises RTO training after 747's disastrous post-V1 abort
US freighter operator Kalitta Air has adapted its training procedures to warn crews of the risk of post-V1 rejected take-off, following an inquiry into the...
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DOT’s final ATI approval for Star expands carve-outs
After requiring virtually no carve-outs in its tentative approval of antitrust immunity among members of the Star Alliance, the US Department of Transportation...
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NewsNTSB: Downdrafts downed Fossett
The NTSB has determined that the most likely cause of the crash that killed adventurer Steve Fossett on 3 September was “an inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane.”
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Air France reviewing weather-radar use after AF447 crash: CEO
Air France is reviewing crew training, use of weather radar and the availability of meteorological information for pilots following the loss of flight AF447...
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Accidents: first six months of 2009 show safety has stopped improving
Global airline fatal accident numbers for the first six months of 2009 confirm that airline safety has stopped improving and, at best, has flattened out...
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Boeing 787 completes early taxi testing
Boeing completed early low-speed taxi tests for the first 787 on 7 July. The tests, which began with a 15kt (28km/h) roll all the way up to just over 100kt,...
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FAA, NASA hone turbulence prediction systems
NASA is to fund development of a prototype clear-air and severe storm turbulence prediction and detection system for remote ocean regions. To be built...
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Panasonic cites difficulty in securing Airbus line-fit approval for eXPhone
Industry stakeholders have begun questioning why Airbus - part-owner of in-flight mobile communications provider OnAir - has not made rival connectivity...
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FAA proposes changes to flightcrew alerting rules
Recognizing that its current rules are "outdated", the US FAA is set to propose sweeping changes to the written rules governing how pilots are alerted to...
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FAA, NASA hone turbulence prediction systems
US regulators and NASA are maturing several onboard technologies that could help airlines avoid in-flight turbulence and at the same time improve weather...
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Yemenia accident creates diplomatic disquiet
Since the 30 June crash of a Yemenia Airbus A310-300 offshore from the Comoros Islands, European Commission regulators have demanded that Yemenia presents...
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Air India lost $1 billion in last fiscal year
Air India's parent company National Aviation Co of India (Nacil) is likely to report losses of 50 billion Indian rupees ($1.02 billion) for the financial...
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FAA issues new $13 million rulemaking for 737 operators
The US FAA is set to release a final airworthiness directive tomorrow requiring operators of more than 500 legacy Boeing 737 models (-100 though -500) to...
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Headhunter has roots in aviation
Headhunter has roots in aviation As director of sales and marketing, Andy Graham has worldwide responsibility for maintenance and flightcrew recruitment...
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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...