All Safety News – Page 860
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Russians reject response time criticism in July S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun probe
Russia's federal air navigation service chief has detailed the timeline of last month's fatal S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun, to refute suggestions that the emergency services' response to the accident was not quick enough.
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Crew error caused Gemini Air Cargo Boeing MD-11F Nottingham East Midlands low approach
Gemini Air Cargo MD-11F descended 1,000ft too far after 'distracted' pilots failed to set altimeter to local pressure
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UK terror alert special: Europe's ATM goes into crisis mode after foiled London plot
Air traffic management teams across Europe undertook a co-ordinated effort last week to minimise the disruption caused to operations by the stringent security regulations applied to passengers travelling from UK airports after a terrorist plot to smuggle explosives on to airliners was foiled.
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UK terror alert special: Liquid bombs enter the terrorist arsenal
According to US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Michael Chertoff, the plot to down airliners foiled by UK authorities involved carrying liquid explosives and detonation devices on board transatlantic flights from the UK.
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NTSB clamps down on pilot training and charter owners after November 2004 Challenger 601 Colorado fatal crash
US safety board wants FAA to develop training aids to help crew spot wing icing
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NewsAir Algérie Hercules transport crashes in Northern Italy, narrowly avoiding population centre
An Algerian-registered Lockheed Martin C-130/L100 Hercules has crashed in Piacenza, northern Italy, en route from Algiers to Frankfurt.
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India's Jet Airways confirms an employee one of arrested foiled terror plot suspects
India’s Jet Airways has confirmed that a London-based employee was one of the more than 20 people arrested by British authorities last week as part of their probe into an alleged plot to blow up aircraft on transatlantic flights.
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NewsCaptain risked aircraft to teach first officer safety lesson: investigators
French training captain in Embraer Brasilia let aircraft descend below terrain as training exercise
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NewsFirst figures of flight disruption show Heathrow suffered 50% traffic loss due to foiled terror plot
Europe’s air traffic co-ordination authority has disclosed that UK airport traffic was 16% down overall as a result of the disruption prompted by yesterday’s national security alert.
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Regional airlines in Germany and New Zealand hit trouble
Dau Air and Origin Pacific in difficulties