All Safety News – Page 631
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Avianca in negotiations to acquire Ecuador’s AeroGal
Synergy Aerospace, the Bogota based corporate parent of Colombia's Avianca, VIPSA in Ecuador and Ocean Air in Brazil, is in negotiations to acquire Ecuador's...
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Controllers express concern over Newark departure procedures
FAA's launch of the first phase of an airspace redesign for the New York area is triggering concern among controllers after incidents of aircraft flying...
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Bird strike emerges as open rotor concern
AIMEE TURNER BRISTOL Open rotors could fall fowl of birds Bird strike damage protection rules could emerge as a key design hurdle facing developers...
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NewsATK scores launch abort system test success
Alliant Techsystems reported a successful full-scale test of the Orion crew exploration vehicle launch abort system (LAS) at the company’s Promontory, Utah, test site this afternoon.
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Airbus to certify airbags in A320s
Airbus has been granted special certification conditions from the US FAA to allow the airframer to certify inflatable airbags in the passenger restraint...
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First A380 airworthiness directive orders Trent vane check
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued the first airworthiness directive relating to the Airbus A380, mandating checks for cracking of vanes in Rolls-Royce...
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Lufthansa CEO calls for loosening of US ownership restrictions
Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber today called for the US government to loosen foreign airline ownership restrictions, saying limitations hinder...
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FAA issues 737NG emergency fuel pump switch AD
US regulators last night issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring operators of all Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft to perform a wiring...
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Cabin attendant aided Air Canada Boeing 767-300 landing after co-pilot incapacitated: inquiry
Subtle incapacitation of an Air Canada Boeing 767-300 first officer during a transatlantic flight led the captain to divert the aircraft to Shannon, Ireland,...
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NewsSouthwest emerges as bidder for ATA’s LaGuardia slots
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is attempting to enter the heavily-trafficked New York airspace through a $7.5 million bid for 14 slots at LaGuardia airport...
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NewsFirst A380-related airworthiness directive orders Trent vane check
European safety regulators have drawn up the first airworthiness directive relating to the Airbus A380, mandating checks for cracking of vanes...
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Can flight level 550 save the climate in 2028?
A double-deck 72.2m (237ft)-span swept wing passenger jet with two aft mounted Rolls-Royce Trent-like engines and an altitude ceiling of 55,000ft (16,700m)...
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NewsRift widens between easyJet and its founder
EasyJet has rebuffed concerns raised by founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou over the way in which it records the value of the London Gatwick slots it acquired through...
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Business briefs
Strike-struck Vought 'to make 80% of shipments' AEROSTRUCTURES Vought Aircraft has pledged to complete in the fourth quarter more than 80% of its scheduled...
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The FAA needs to stop endless grandfathering of old systems
Indefinite grandfathering of systems is no longer valid in an age when an aircraft type that entered service in 1967 is still in production, and set to fly for many years to come
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A Steady Approach
The FAA refuses to be rushed over the introduction of a regulatory programme for safety management, but some US organisations are already putting theory into practice
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MRO Special Report: Beyond Blame
All industries can learn from honest mistakes provided they are reported freely, without fear of reprisal. But how significant are the new rules requiring greater incident reporting in aircraft maintenance?
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Delta's tango
Tony Charaf has presided over a streamlining of Delta TechOps' business. Now he is looking to capitalise on new capabilities added by the Delta-Northwest merger
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US Airways Dash 8 in gear-up landing in Philadelphia
US Airways reports that no one was injured yesterday morning when a DHC-8-300 (Dash-8) with 35 passengers and crew of three enroute from Allentown, Pennsylvania...