All Safety News – Page 786
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Planning today for tomorrow's needs
Ged Leahy, director of strategic workforce and skills planning at UK engine maker Rolls-Royce, talks about how the aerospace industry is meeting the challenge of predicting the skills that will be needed for the future
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NewsPictures: Bombardier launches CRJ900 stretch, the CRJ1000, with 38 firm orders and 23 options
Bombardier today officially launched a stretch version of its CRJ900, a 100-seat aircraft called the CRJ1000 that the Canadian manufacturer began discussing early last year after shelving its original CSeries plan. Previously designated the CRJ900X, the CRJ1000 holds a list price of over $46 million and launches with 38 ...
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Russian aviation safety agency finds 'inadequate training' led crew to stall Pulkovo Tu-154 in August Donetsk crash probe
Russian investigators have concluded that a lack of adequate training in handling the Tupolev Tu-154 tri-jet at high altitudes and angles of attack led a Pulkovo Airlines crew to stall their aircraft and enter a fatal flat spin.
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Delta Connection Embraer E-170 slid off Cleveland runway Sunday, one of the type's first safety incident
No injuries have been reported after an Embraer 170, conducting a Delta Connection service, struck a fence at Cleveland Hopkins airport in Ohio after sliding off the runway yesterday.
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Bye bye bankruptcy? Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines
As fitter and trimmer Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines get ready to say goodbye to the US Chapter 11 process what kind of shape will the former bankrupts emerge in? Are they future-proofed to avoid this court of last resort?
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JAL takes radical action to stem losses
Japan Airlines (JAL) is to step up job cuts under a "revival plan" that it hopes will return it to consistent profitability after a difficult few years.
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Five in the running for Alitalia stake
Five firms have been short-listed for a large stake in Alitalia, but the carrier's financial position is in danger of deteriorating sharply as it drifts in a state of limbo waiting for new owners.
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Tiger breaks Qantas-Virgin Blue duopoly in Australia
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tiger Airways is seeking to break the "cosy duopoly" of the Qantas Airways Group and Virgin Blue through the launch of a new domestic airline in Australia.
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EC shows hand on airport charges and capacity
The European Commission (EC) has published its so-called "Airport Package" including a draft directive on airport charges, a communication on capacity and a report on ground handling.
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Aer Lingus and JetBlue forge web links
Aer Lingus and JetBlue Airways are developing a unique partnership that could result in the first interline-type tie-up between a US low-fare carrier and a transatlantic operator.
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Results season: Market analysis
Results from 2006 were as expected and the 2007 outlook is bright, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Antoine Fafard and Linda Moore
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NewsNew frontiers: Jeff Potter, Frontier's chief executive
To survive in a tough market, Frontier Airlines is focusing on service quality, a new feeder operation and a strategy of avoiding competitors United and Southwest Airlines
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Arranged marriages: Russia focus
Despite confusing government signals, Russia's airline industry is slowly beginning to consolidate
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Liat's Caribbean marriage
Mark Darby describes how he has helped forge a remarkable new direction for Antigua's Liat in his second article about life as the chief executive of the Caribbean airline
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Forum: Pilots fight back
The airline industry is recovering from its post-9/11 downturn, but pilot salaries - which have been depressed for years - are not increasing in tandem, says Captain John Prater, new president of the Air Line Pilots Association International, which represents 60,000 pilots at 40 airlines in the USA and Canada