All Safety News – Page 745
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Scaled Composites faces prosecution over fatal explosion
Scaled Composites could still face a criminal or civil prosecution over the explosion that occurred on 26 July 2007 killing three of its employees. The...
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Failure never an option for Airbus A380 service entry
Airbus's intense efforts to ensure that the A380 had a smooth service entry with Singapore Airlines have paid off, with just one technical delay suffered so far
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Seaplane operator Harbour Air conquers Canada's west coast
profile kate sarsfield london harbour air conquers canada's west coast Since its launch more than a quarter of a century ago Canada's Harbour...
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Seaplanes make a comeback
taking to the water murdo morrison glasgow Seaplanes are back. Two types are re-entering production and new operators include the UK's first...
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UPS begins environmental- and capacity-enhancing operations at Louisville
A UPS Boeing 757 equipped with an electronic flight bag (EFB), automatic-dependent...
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Comment - Local difficulty
Making room for national terrain- or weather-driven differences in pan-European pilot licensing regulations at the leisure-flying end of the scale may not...
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Sabena is first to offer third-party Eclipse 500 pilot training
Arizona-based Sabena Airline Training Centre (SATC) has received US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to offer Eclipse 500 type rating pilot training at the company’s Falcon Field facility in Mesa.
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UK battles to save IMC rating for GA pilots
The UK general aviation community is bracing itself for a bitter and protracted battle with up 27 European Union member states whose widespread opposition...
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New security regime for Open Skies
Open skies reform is set to revolutionise transatlantic security standards with the real prospect of the USA at last agreeing to one-stop security for transatlantic...
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NewsGrob to build Learjet 85 all-composite airframe
Germany’s Grob Aerospace will design the structure of the Bombardier’s new Learjet 85, an eight-passenger super midsize business jet the company first alluded to in October as the NXT.
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Reality check: African airlines focus on overseas competition
Africa's obsession with the Yamoussoukro liberalisation initiative is being tempered by more pressing issues as the continent's airlines battle to compete...
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Euroncontrol predicts more delays as flight numbers increase
More flight delays forecast as traffic grows The number of flights in Europe increased by 5.3% year-over-year in 2007 to a record 10 million, led by...
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Chinese banks poised to enter leasing market
Lessors from overseas have long dominated the aircraft leasing market in China, but Chinese banks are poised to enter the scene and shake things up ...
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Big Sky and Air Midwest to shut down
Rising fuel prices have forced two small but well-known US regional operators out of business permanently. Big Sky Airlines shut down in January after a...