All Safety News – Page 678
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STATA to launch MPL beta test this year
ST Aviation Training Academy (STATA) plans to launch a beta test of its multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) training course by the end of this year. The...
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NewsFlybe launches cabin crew and engineer training firsts
Europe's largest regional carrier Flybe has just celebrated the graduation of the...
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Airbus, Boeing orders slow but still remain strong
Sales down 20% on first nine months of last year but Airbus extends lead on Boeing thanks to strong A330 demand.
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NewsFirst formal Spanair crash data sheds little light on flap configuration mystery
Spanish investigators have disclosed that the crew of the crashed Spanair Boeing MD-82 ran through normal checklists before the fatal departure, but have...
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NewsPICTURES: Cathay 747 tractor collision inquiry cites crew fatigue
Swedish investigators believe pilot fatigue contributed to a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-200 freighter's sustaining heavy engine damage...
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Financial crisis makes US carrier cuts even more timely: Tilton
United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton believes the unravelling global financial crisis makes the steps it and other US carriers have taken in cutting capacity even more timely.
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SkyEurope CEO insists main investor still committed to carrier
Eastern European budget operator SkyEurope Airlines is insisting that its central investor, York Capital, has not indicated any intention to withdraw funding...
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NewsMultiple bird-strike damages Estonian Air 737
Baltic carrier Estonian Air has withdrawn a Boeing 737-500 for examination and repair after it was damaged by multiple bird-strikes on approach to Tallinn. The...
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Low-pressure compressor completes Vital tests
A low-pressure compressor, integrated into an aeronautic engine fan module, has successfully completed a seven-week test programme as part of the European...
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Northwest to Boeing: Deliver the 787 within spec
SkyTeam member Northwest Airlines has sent a clear message to Boeing - deliver to the carrier 787s with the range and technical specifications that have...
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NewsQantas probe focuses on flight control system 'irregularity' following sudden nose-down pitch incident
Investigators are focusing on a potential irregularity in the flight control system of a Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 that yesterday experienced a sudden...
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Clean Sky's Green Regional Aircraft programme begins work
The European Union's €174 million ($240 million) Green Regional Aircraft programme ...
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NASA to spend millions on future supersonic airliner technology
NASA has awarded 18-month research contracts worth a total of $12.4 million to six industry teams. The teams will study advanced concepts for subsonic and...
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Big equity injection for simulator manufacturer Mechtronix
Montreal, Canada-based simulator manufacturer Mechtronix World has attracted a C$39 million ($35 million) capital injection by private equity company Richardson...
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Airlines to be required to run fatigue management systems
The existing system for managing pilot fatigue - national regulations on flight time limitations (FTL) - is about to be superseded at a International Civil...
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NewsTwin Otter crash in Nepal reportedly kills 18
A turboprop aircraft operated by privately owned Yeti Airlines has reportedly crashed while on a domestic flight in the mountainous Himalayan nation of Nepal,...
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NBAA 2008: Baldwin plays safe with management program
Baldwin plays safe with management program
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Mesa eliminates 250 jobs
Mesa Air Group cut 250 jobs during the same week the Phoenix company named a new COO. Flight reductions prompted the reductions last week, which focused...
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CTT overcomes AD woes to gain major ANZ endorsement
CTT Systems is now to supply the 787, A380 and A350 XWB, despite a small workforce and a run-in with the regulators