All Safety News – Page 639
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NewsUK police arrest United pilot in suspected alcohol case
A United Airlines pilot was arrested at London Heathrow Airport yesterday on suspicion of being over the alcohol limit for performing an aviation function. Heathrow...
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Airbus reins in A320 and A330/A340 production rate rises
Airbus is to slow plans to increase production rates on its A320 and A330/A340 family aircraft. "We decided due to the uncertainties in the aviation...
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NewsQantas A380 to perform second Aspire environmental flight
Qantas's first Airbus A380 is due on 22 October to perform the second "fuel-optimised" flight under the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions...
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Selection process ongoing for key 787 GoldCare providers
Selecting Asian and North American providers for Boeing's GoldCare maintenance programme for the 787 remains on the airframer's agenda, but the company is...
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AAIB calls for compulsory helicopter simulator recurrent training in its Morecambe Bay crash report
Helicopter operators should make use of simulators for their pilot recurrent training and checking, according to one of six recommendations by the UK Air...
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NewsSpain's LTE suspends charter flights, but hopes for restart
Spanish leisure carrier LTE International Airways has become the latest carrier to suspend flights due to financial difficulties, but is continuing ACMI...
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Engineers face the law over Spanair Madrid crash
Two maintenance engineers and their supervisor have been charged with manslaughter by the Spanish judge in charge of the judicial inquiry into the 20 August...
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NTSB sends FAA urgent recommendation for P&W inspections
An urgent recommendation has been sent to FAA by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to require operators to cut inspection intervals for...
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Boeing strike could impact Continental's 787 deliveries: Kellner
Continental Airlines acknowledged today that the Boeing machinists strike could impact the delivery schedule for its 787s.
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European lawmakers poised to take action on critical TCAS weakness
Lawmakers want a rapid fleet-wide upgrade to traffic collision-avoidance system (TCAS) software in a bid to avoid the potential of a mid-air collision over...
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Gulf Air focuses on A330s for near-term fleet growth
With Gulf Air not expecting its first Boeing 787s to arrive until at least 2016, the airline is focusing on its efforts on developing its Airbus A330 fleet. The...
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Auditors face UK probe after XL Group collapse
UK financial auditing watchdog, the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board (AADB), is to launch a probe into the auditors of collapsed UK travel group,...
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Dive in demand could prompt Delta to cut 767 fleet
Delta Air Lines today revealed details of the fleet changes it made during the third quarter, and assured analysts that the carrier is prepared to make further...
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Airbus reins in A320 and A330/A340 production rate rises
Airbus is to slow plans to increase production rates on its A320 and A330/A340 family aircraft citing current uncertainties in the aviation market. The...
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NewsBoeing wins huge 787 order from American Airlines
American Airlines parent AMR became the third US customer for the Boeing 787 after reaching a purchase agreement with the airframer for 42 787-9s. American's...
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NewsItaly submits details of Alitalia relaunch efforts to EC
Italy has notified the European Commission (EC) of the details of its relaunch efforts for cash-strapped Alitalia, details of which are now being studied...
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NewsIndia's Jet cuts staff and stops expanding
India's Jet Airways has confirmed that some 800 flight attendants as well as an unspecified number of employees in other areas of the business are being...