All Safety News – Page 747
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AirAsia opts for unusual seating plan in A330s
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's planned long-haul sister airline is eyeing a 396-seat configuration for its Airbus...
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UK set to hit aviation with more taxes in global warming fight
The UK's efforts to gauge whether aviation meets the true cost of its effect on global warming could lead not only to a political move to keep the controversial...
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More Embraer regional jet nose gear problems for American Eagle
A nose-wheel steering failure has emerged as the likely culprit in an recent incident involving an American Eagle ERJ-145LR that hit three runway lights...
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Jeju Air turboprop skids off runway in South Korea
A Jeju Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (HL5256) ended up in this undignified state last week after skidding off the runway at Busan airport in South Korea. The...
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Virgin/Boeing/GE near biofuel selection for test
Virgin Atlantic, Boeing and General Electric are within weeks of selecting the biofuel for a flight demonstration in the UK early next year. "We are working...
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GA pilots asked to help cut dangerous airspace infringements
Eurocontrol's airspace infringement initiative co-ordinator Alexander Krastev says that the agency, with the help of the European arm of IAOPA, "is determined...
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Safety advance depends on reporting
Slowly but surely Eurocontrol and the air navigation service providers in its member states are working on controlling different categories of risk-bearing...
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Straight & level: 14 August 2007
Only a mother could love them What was the ugliest aircraft of them all? It's a question almost as old as aviation, but more contenders are being added...
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NewsAirbus says flight management system not to blame in Hapag crash
Seven years after a Hapag-Lloyd Airbus A310-300 crashed at Vienna after suffering fuel exhaustion, the public release of the final report shows that Airbus...
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Airliners face higher risk of collision as airspace incursions increase
Aircraft in controlled airspace, particularly those operating to airports with terminal control areas or zones, appear to be at greater risk than ever of...
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PICTURE: First NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour launch in four years achieves orbit
NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched successfully from Kennedy...
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Both right-hand engines on crashed Antonov An-12 failed simultaneously
Russian investigators have discovered that both right-hand engines on an Atran Antonov An-12 simultaneously failed just after take-off from Moscow, before...
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UK claims general aviation engine first with 2,000h time between overhaul
UK joint venture Powerplant Developments is promising savings of more than $100,000 over 2,000h of operations with its new liquid cooled, two-stroke, three-cylinder,...