All Safety News – Page 749
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PICTURE: Airbus A380 cleared to operate on standard-width runways
Airbus's A380 has received regulatory approval to be operated on standard-width runways despite the fact that the International Civil Aviation Organisation recommends wider runways should be provided for the type.
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PICTURE: Diamond DA50 makes show debut
Diamond Aircraft 's product line grew at AirVenture in Oshkosh with the unveiling of the DA50 SuperStar....
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China's Okay signs MA60 lease deal
Xian Aircraft has secured a breakthrough deal for its MA60 turboprop, placing 10 aircraft with China's Okay...
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Brazil's structural failings
A country with such a proud aviation tradition as Brazil can cure the problems that have recently afflicted its air transport systems. Whether it recovers...
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Regulating flexibly
Laws are often designed rigidly on the assumption that people will abuse them. But sometimes enforcing their spirit rather than their letter is more effective
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Helping China learn to fly
Rod Bruce's 40-year journey from crop duster ground crew to senior pilot instructor has taken him to one of Asia's foremost training colleges, where he is one of many overseas flyers employed
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A duty of care
Systems for protecting ab initio aviators from their own lack of experience during training are essential. But a recent accident showed there was no standard for identifying a new solo pilot
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ACSS expects to complete runway incursion aid next year
L-3 subsidiary ACSS plans to develop a new runway incursion prevention tool that uses a class 2 electronic flight...
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Europe slams 'unrealistic' US subsidy estimates in WTO dispute
The exact way in which the USA has gone about calculating the level of support for Airbus came under scrutiny last week as World Trade Organisation experts...
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MTU to use geared- and contra-rotating fan to cut emissions
MTU is initiating a technological programme, centred on geared turbofan development, which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from powerplants by up...
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AIRVENTURE: Lancair launches Evolution kitplane
Customer demand for a larger, faster aircraft prompted the unveiling at AirVenture of Lancair 's Evolution single-engined...
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NTSB: Confirmation bias, cockpit chatter unravels Comair pilots at Lexington
The pilots of the Comair Bombardier CRJ100 that crashed on take-off at Lexington, Kentucky's Blue Grass airport ...
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NewsVirgin Galactic pushes test dates back
Virgin Galactic's leadership has pushed back the flight test and in-service dates for the space tourism company's...
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EASA at loss after fatigue study fails
duty time aimee turner london EASA at loss after fatigue study fails Failure to attract bidders to research flight duty hours means rules could...
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AIRVENTURE: Eclipse unveils single-engined peersonal jet
Eclipse Aviation, developer of the first very light jet, unveiled a prototype single-engined personal jet at the AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ending...
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