All Safety News – Page 632
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Gol - Moving On
By all accounts it has been a challenging 12 months for Brazilian carrier Gol and chief executive Constantino de Oliveira Junior. Exactly a year ago...
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SPEEA leaders tentatively accept Boeing contract offers
Boeing has reached a tentative labour deal with about 21,000 engineers and technical workers following sometimes difficult negotiations.
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ASPIRE 'fuel-optimised' demonstrations end for now
A United Airlines Boeing 747-400 flight from Sydney to San Francisco on 14 November concluded "fuel-optimised" demonstrations in 2008 for the Asia and South...
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Headline Briefings
EADS expects its Airbus unit to secure orders for more than 850 new aircraft this year, after the aerospace...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing completes destructive test on 787 wing box
Boeing has completed destructive testing on the 787's all-composite wing box, a process which is part of the aircraft's certification programme...
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ANZ sets date for biofuel flight
Air New Zealand is to operate a demonstration flight from Auckland on 3 December using a Boeing 747-400 with one of its four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines powered...
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NewsVIDEO: Turbulence from 767 suspected in Mexican Learjet crash
Surveillance video captures the stricken Learjet 45 which crashed in Mexico City on 4 November, as investigators confirm it was flying close behind a Boeing 767 before the accident.
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NewsEasyJet engulfed in power struggle
Evidence is emerging of a strategic rift between EasyJet's board and the budget carrier's founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, over fleet expansion at the...
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NewsEU blacklists Cambodia's Siem Reap and all Angolan carriers
Cambodia's Siem Reap Airways International and all carriers from Angola have been added to the European Commission's 'blacklist' of banned airlines...
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Boeing's second-largest union prepares for possible strike action
Boeing's number two employee union, which has been involved in negotiations with the aircraft-maker, has called on its members to grant it authorization...
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Northrop: UAVs serving anti-missile role for airliners too costly
After a US-sponsored study and flight tests, Northrop Grumman has determined that using unmanned air vehicles to thwart missile attacks on airliners near...
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Technician injured in CityLine CRJ incident at Manchester
A Lufthansa CityLine technician at Manchester has apparently been seriously injured while servicing a Bombardier CRJ aircraft that was bound for Hamburg...
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Operators champion latest CRJ flap fix
Operators of Bombardier CRJ100/200s have begun to install--and sing the praises of--a redesigned flap system for the regional jets that is expected to mitigate...
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NewsWater usage on Emirates A380 showers much lower than forecast
The amount of water being consumed by the showers on board Emirates' Airbus A380s ...
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Emirates' Clark confident over second-half outlook
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is confident of a strong second-half financial performance as fuel prices relent and demand continues to hold. Emirates...
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NewsPICTURES: Bird-struck Ryanair 737 extensively damaged
Images of the removal of the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 crippled by a bird-strike at Rome Ciampino reveal the severity of the damage, which extends to the rear...
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Black cloud drifts over London Heathrow's future
Following an 11 November debate in the UK parliament about the proposal to add a third runway to relieve congestion at the world's biggest intercontinental hub, London Heathrow airport, the project looks less secure.
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NewsHundreds of 737s may need uncoated nutplates rectified: Boeing
Boeing's 737 programme is facing a new challenge to return to full-rate production, after it confirmed that thousands of small pieces of structural hardware must be replaced...