All Safety News – Page 700
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News
Cathay’s chief 777 pilot sacked for low-level flypast
A senior pilot at Cathay Pacific has been sacked for carrying out an unauthorised flypast at very low level during the delivery flight of a Boeing 777-300ER....
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MPL crews prove themselves on the line
The multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) looks set to become the future default airline training system, despite some resistance to this new airline pilot training...
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US NTSB investigates A320 runway excursion at Jackson Hole
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why a United Airlines Ted Airbus A320 veered off a runway in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on 25 February....
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Opinion
Comment: MPL is no more likely to be abused than the CPL is now
Action to ensure the new multi-crew pilot licence is not misused should be matched by a campaign to improve the international consistency of traditional flight training systems
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IFALPA worried about misuse of multi-crew pilot licence in face of pilot shortage
The new multi-crew pilot licence could be "applied incorrectly in response to cost or time pressures to respond to the current pilot shortage", according...
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NewsA350 XWB cockpit will be ‘an evolution of the A380’s’
Despite switch to larger screens, A350 flightdeck will have high level of commonality with its ultra-large sister, says Airbus
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NewsBoeing 777 write off could threaten BA's 2009 expansion
British Airways is concerned that its long-haul expansion plans next year could be impacted if it cannot find a replacement for the Boeing 777 written off...
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US FAA to impose special conditions on Boeing 787 electric power
Boeing's "more-electric" power architecture for the 787 will face special conditions to achieve airworthiness certification by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The...
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Vulcan team issues Mayday as funding threatens project
The much-anticipated return of the Avro Vulcan bomber to the air show circuit this year could be in doubt, as a funding crisis threatens the very future...
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Life in aviation after diabetes
Being deemed unfit to fly is any pilot's nightmare. Working Week talks to Atlantic Flight Training's Ian Cooper, business development manager, multi-crew simulator training, on how it affected him