All Safety News – Page 800
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December 2005 Southwest Chicago blizzard accident leads US NTSB to urge for revised landing margin policy on contaminated runways
US airlines are being urged by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to voluntarily adopt changes in the way they calculate stopping distances on contaminated runways to avoid a repeat of the December 2005 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 accident at Chicago Midway during a snowstorm.
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Ryanair and Jeppesen take Irish air accident investigators' rap over March aborted high-speed 737-800 approach in Knock
Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) says neither Ryanair nor Jeppesen provided the crew with crucial information on amended navigation procedures at Knock, but adds that the pilots also failed to deal appropriately with the subsequent confusion.
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P&W touts geared turbofan version of Airbus A320 as early as 2011 to gain two year advantage over potential new Boeing narrowbody
Pratt & Whitney and Airbus are studying a modified version of the A320 powered by the geared turbofan (GTF) for service entry as early as 2011, offering Airbus a potential market advantage of up to two years over any competing new single-aisle design from Boeing.
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USA ready to fight Europe over plan to include foreign carriers in aircraft emissions trading scheme
Europe is heading for a certain legal showdown with the USA over its plans to include foreign carriers flying to the 25 European Union member states in its emissions trading scheme
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Prize assets
Airline pilots are expensive to obtain, train and retain. If they wield their industrial muscle it hurts. How should airlines manage them?