All Safety News – Page 627
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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Boeing hits cargo operators with new support bill
Struggling air freight operators fighting to survive in a global recession that has hammered their traffic volumes are being hit with a new bill from Boeing....
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NewsColour-blindness research could clear more pilots to fly: UK CAA
Improved colour vision requirements for flight crew could lead to a 35% increase in the number of prospective pilots meeting the minimum medical threshold. Colour-blindness...
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FAA bill passed by Congress despite EU objections
Uncertainty surrounds the future of bilateral aviation agreements between the European Union and the USA, after Congress passed a bill that Europe had warned...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
DECCAN 360 The Indian cargo carrier set up by G R Gopinath, founder of low-cost carrier Air Deccan, got its operator's certificate a few days later than...
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Emirates incident highlights electronic flight bag human factors
THE RECENT near-catastrophe in which an Emirates Airbus A340-500 was almost lost on take-off after the first officer misentered...
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Marshall to take control of Coventry air traffic management
Marshall Aerospace is extending its operations footprint after taking over all air...
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WestJet stays loyal to Southwest despite codeshare delay
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet appears unfazed by the highly-scrutinized delay in the launch of its planned codeshare with Southwest, assuring investors...
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Electronic flight bags set to deliver on their promise
Electronic flight bags are more than just clever cockpit boxes - they could be the link airline information systems have been missing. Just how great is their potential?
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NewsAir New Zealand touts positive results in biofuel testing
Scientific testing of the alternative fuel used by Air New Zealand (ANZ) during a demonstration flight has found that a Boeing 747-400 using the 50:50 biofuel...
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Thailand's PB Air replaces ERJ-145s with ATR 72s
Thai carrier PB Air indicates it could stay with ATR 72-500 turboprops after the dry lease of its two Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500s expires in October.
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US cap and trade scheme could cost billions: ATA
Domestic cap and trade legislation making its way through the US House of Representatives could cost US airlines roughly $5 billion in 2012
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NewsBA aims to launch London City-JFK A318 service in Oct
British Airways has pushed back the launch its London City-New York JFK service until October,but expects to begin ticket sales for the new Airbus A318-operated...
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EASA details second round of flap track fairing problems for A380
EASA has issued a second airworthiness directive (AD) aimed at preventing Airbus A380 flap track fairings from departing the aircraft in flight, which it...
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IATA: no signs of imminent recovery
IATA is attaching a bit caution to its April traffic statistics released today, warning the Easter holiday positively skews its data by roughly 2%.
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NewsAviation Partners targets later summer for second-generation spiroid winglets
Aviation Partners plans to fly its second-generation spiroid winglets on a company Dassault Falcon 50 in the third quarter. The flight is part of the
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NewsIndia's Deccan Express has its first flight
Deccan Express Logistics, a new Indian cargo airline and logistic's firm, had its first flight today using one of its Airbus A310Fs.
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Southwest maintains timeline for Volaris codeshare
Southwest Airlines expects to introduce a codeshare with Mexican carrier Volaris next year as it temporarily delays a similar tie-up with Canadian airline...
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India's Jet has annual loss of Rs4 billion
India's Jet Airways saw its net losses widen last fiscal year even though it performed relatively well in the last quarter.