All Safety News – Page 716
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Americas in brief
Lynx launches Frontier Airlines in December finally won FAA approval to launch Lynx, its turboprop feeder unit. Lynx, which Frontier hoped to start...
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Peak of cycle was 2007
IATA now projects industry profits will go down in 2008 as the credit crunch starts to bite Many of the world's carriers turned their highest profits...
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IATA forces out audit failures
IATA is kicking out several carriers for failing to meet its 31 December 2007 deadline for completing IATA operational safety audits (IOSA) and will likely...
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Asia in brief
In brief star gets air india Star Alliance in mid-December officially accepted Air India's application to join the grouping....
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JetBlue breaks more rules
JetBlue Airways has broken another low-fares taboo by signing up with most of the big online travel agencies so that they can sell the airline's tickets. The...
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Newsmakers of 2007
It was a year with plenty of surprises, such as the US-Europe Open Skies breakthrough, while merger and acquisition activity reached fever pitch. The predicted...
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Turkish suspends carriers in crackdown after MD-83 crash
Turkey's civil aviation administration SHGM is cracking down on operators following November 2007's fatal Boeing MD-83 accident in the south of the country. SHGM...
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Aeronavali may lose 767-200 freighter conversions to IAI's Bedek
Ongoing delays in Boeing and partner Alenia Aeronavali's 767-200 Special Freighter (SF) cargo conversion programme have prompted launch customer Cargo Holdings...
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2007 hull loss accident rate suggests first rise since 1998
This year's global hull loss accident rate to the end of the third quarter - if projected to 31 December - would show the first rise in the annual serious...
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Asian carriers cautiously optimistic about 2008
Asia-Pacific airlines are looking towards 2008 with cautious optimism after healthy financial performances in 2007 Fuel prices may have been hitting...
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High fuel prices spell trouble for Europe's airlines
Almost every major European carrier posted profits in the third quarter, but how long can the buoyant mood last? Continuing robust economic growth...
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Better training urged after Toronto A340 near-disaster
Recommendation follows investigation into 2005 Air France overrun in severe thunderstorm
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International Aero Engines has received certification of the improved V2500 SelectOne turbofan to power the Airbus...
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Investor influence: are investors becoming the ball and chain of the airline industry?
There can be short-, medium- and long-term investors in any business, but how much influence should any investor bring to bear on management strategy and...
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Comment - Air France A340 Toronto overrun: making life or death decisions
The much-anticipated report on the Air France A340 Toronto overrun says it is time to stop talking about the perennial problem of bad weather approaches and do something
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Working week - Captain Santa talks about flying the world's favourite cargo carrier
This week marks the occasion of the annual circumnavigation of the globe of Lapland's most famous freight airline. Working Week talks to the chief pilot, Captain Santa Claus, about his preparations for the epic journey