All Safety News – Page 651
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NewsZoom ceases flying after re-financing effort fails
Transatlantic operator Zoom Airlines has suspended operations with immediate effect, after failing to secure a re-financing package. "All flights have...
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NewsOxygen cylinder at centre of Qantas 747 blast investigation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued its preliminary factual report into an incident on 25 July in which the fuselage of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 was ruptured by an oxygen cylinder on-board that exploded.
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PICTURES: Crashed Itek 737's recorders badly damaged by fire
Russian investigators examining the flight recorders from the Itek Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in Kyrgyzstan have found that both devices were badly...
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Tighter CAA oversight follows undetected failings at Emerald
UK regulators have tightened their processes for detecting safety-related problems with operators, after an overrun incident involving a freight carrier...
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Eclipse confident of passing FAA and congressional scrutiny
Eclipse Aviation says it "welcomes" a US Federal Aviation Administration independent investigation into the...
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NewsSpanair MD-82 struck terrain tail-first: investigators
Spanish investigators have disclosed that the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which crashed on departure from Madrid Barajas last week descended and struck the ground...
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Opinion
Comment: Get-out clause
Computer modelling could provide a much more accurate - and safer - way of testing how easy it is to evacuate a new aircraft type after an accident. So why aren't airframers interested?
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NewsAUDIO: Montreal ATC recording captures moment of Air France 747 runway excursion
Montreal ATC recording captures moment of Air France 747 runway excursion
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Saudis blame procedural failure for fatal L-1011 explosion
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation administration believes a failure to follow safety procedures during the disassembly of a Lockheed L-1011 aircraft resulted...
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Southwest to exit three routes in November and cut close to 200 frequencies
Southwest Airlines will exit three city pairs as it alters its schedule between November and 11 January. Markets eliminated include: Birmingham, Alabama-Phoenix...
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FAA's proposed AD addresses CRJ de-icing fluid ingress
A spate of incidents involving de-icing fluid ingress into the cockpit of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft has prompted the US FAA to propose a new...
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Experience: Life and death played out for real on a Trident - almost
In the wake of the tragic 1985 British Airtours Boeing 737 accident at Manchester in which 55 people died following an engine fire on take-off, Cranfield University undertook a detailed study into aircraft evacuations on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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Airport operator decides to expand Bangkok's main airport
Airports of Thailand (AOT) has decided to proceed with the much anticipated expansion of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport although it still needs the approval...
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NewsCrashed Itek 737 was attempting return to Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan's transport ministry has confirmed that the Itek Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed yesterday near Bishkek had sought to return to the capital's...
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NewsDozens dead after Itek Air 737-200 crashes in Krygzstan
Dozens of passengers aboard an Itek Air Boeing 737-200 have died after the aircraft crashed shortly after departure from Manas Airport in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday.
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NewsSurvivors reported after Kyrgyz 737-200 crash
Several passengers have reportedly survived the crash of a Boeing 737-200 following departure from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, today. The aircraft...
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