All Safety News – Page 654
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Frontier attracts financing offers
Bankrupt Frontier Airlines has secured two offers of financial backing, despite the difficult market and strong competition Frontier Airlines, the...
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Volaris accelerates A319 deliveries and prepares for first A320
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris plans to take delivery of its first Airbus A320 in November and has significantly accelerated deliveries for A319s. Volaris...
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First phase of GTF flight testing complete
Pratt & Whitney has completed the first phase of flight testing for its Geared Turbofan-PW1000G demonstrator as it prepares for test flights with Airbus...
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NewsLessors swap freighter orders to passenger to fill 787 gap
US leasing companies Aircastle and Guggenheim Aviation Partners are responding to the increased demand for widebodies, in the wake of Boeing 787 delivery...
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Tianjin airport plans second runway to aid A320 test flights
Tianjin's Binhai International Airport will build a second runway by May 2009 to help in the test flights of the Airbus A320 aircraft will be manufactured...
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Excessive TCAS evasion injured 20 on Taiwanese 757: inquiry
Taiwanese investigators have found that a Boeing 757's unnecessarily fierce descent during a collision-avoidance manoeuvre injured 20 people on board the...
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NewsContrasting fortunes: 1,000 up for A330 as last airline delivery for A340-300 is completed
There were contrasting fortunes for the executives in Toulouse last month. As Airbus chief salesman John Leahy and his team...
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Russia's OAK looks to control Sirocco Tu-204-120C supply
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) is looking for ways to take over sole responsibility for the supply of Tupolev Tu-204-120C freighters to Air China Cargo from...
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NewsFAA fines American $7.1 million for deferring maintenance
Fines totalling $7.1 million have been levied on American Airlines by the US FAA after the agency determined the carrier violated regulations governing maintenance...
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Fly540 F27 crash claims lives of three crew members
All three crew on board a Fokker F27 freighter operated by Kenyan regional carrier Fly540 were killed when it crashed on approach into the Somalian capital...
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NewsSlow approach led Swiss RJ to strike tail at London City
Inquiries into the hard landing which badly damaged a Swiss-operated BAE Systems Avro RJ100 at London City a year ago have shown that a wind shift, combined...
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Cable fracture caused Air Moorea Twin Otter crash: BEA
French investigators have confirmed that a fractured elevator cable was the direct cause of last year's fatal Air Moorea de Havilland Canada Twin Otter accident...
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NewsOneword partners American, BA and Iberia file for anti-trust immunity
Oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will today file for anti-trust immunity from the US Department of Transportation for a joint...
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Honeywell patents wake turbulence visualisation tool
Honeywell has received a US patent for a system it claims to be the first to visually show pilots whether their aircraft...
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AirNow EMB-110 freighter crashed after go-around roll
US investigators have concluded that an AirNow Embraer EMB-110 freighter crashed as a result of a minimum control-speed roll, after the pilot attempted a...
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HK Express suspends some routes
Hong Kong Express has launched a passenger service to South Korea and is gearing up to launch new services to Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand...
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Brussels handling strike hits more flights
Negotiations are continuing with the aim of breaking a ramp handling strike which has caused widespread cancellations at Brussels Airport. Aviapartner's...