All Safety News – Page 742
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Singapore 2008: Garuda crash puts air safety in the spotlight
safety Indonesia improves For years, the archipelago has been notorious for its poor record on airline safety. Has it turned the page on its...
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Singapore 2008 - Turboprops and jets in the Philippines
airlines Philippines hots up The Philippines' airline market is expanding but some operators are finding that increasing services is proving...
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Fuel starvation probed as Boeing 727 makes jungle crash landing
Passengers and crew on board a Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB) Boeing 727-200 had a lucky escape last week when the aircraft was forced to make an emergency...
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Pilot representatives dismayed over Garuda 737 crash arrest
International pilot representatives are dismayed over the arrest of a Garuda Indonesia captain on manslaughter charges following a fatal Boeing 737-400 crash...
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Rejected take-off prompts enhanced ERJ elevator checks
The US Federal Aviation Administration is mandating additional checks of the elevator control systems on a wide variety of US-registered Embraer ERJ-145...
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Silver State Helicopters files for bankruptcy
The rapid growth that made Silver State Helicopters a Cinderella story to some and a horror story for students, has ended in bankruptcy for the Las Vegas-based...
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NewsBoeing targets two-tier response to Airbus A350-1000 threat
Scott Carson has signalled that Boeing's product development strategy to counter the Airbus A350-1000 may exclude major new derivatives of the 777, with...
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NewsAirbus predicts demand for A380-type aircraft could exceed 2,000 aircraft if congestion worsens
Airbus has raised its forecast of demand for A380-size aircraft only slightly to 1,700 deliveries in its latest...
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ONERA develops micro-UAV gas turbine engine
French aerospace agency ONERA has tested a tiny combustion chamber for use in a prototype micro gas turbine that could...
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FAA finalises MU-2 safety programme
The US Federal Aviation Administration has implemented a Special Federal Aviation...
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Airbus studies hydrogen extraction to boost engine efficiency
EADS is studying techniques for extracting hydrogen from kerosene that could be used on board aircraft...
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GE probes three 777-300ER power-loss incidents
An unusual rash of engine shutdowns since early December has temporarily stranded three normally reliable General Electric-powered Boeing 777-300ERs. Although...
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Airbus increases airliner demand forecast by almost 10% in new outlook
Airbus is citing a higher projected rate of air passenger growth, and second-hand aircraft becoming a less attractive option, as key factors for increasing...
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NewsScaled Composites' explosion investigation points to oxidiser tank failure
California's occupational safety and health division investigation into Scaled Composites' 26 July 2007 nitrous oxide explosion points to...
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Oxford Aviation Academy brand to unify GCAT, BAE centres
Ten pilot-training centres in Europe, Asia and the USA are to be grouped under the Oxford Aviation Academy brand after their consolidation last year. Oxford...