All Safety News – Page 866
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S7 flight data recorder damaged in fatal crash
Download to require 'special work', as speculation grows on use of thrust reversers
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Boeing reveals steep 747-8 option
Tailstrike protection could be key element as US manufacturer pushes noise reduction issues on new derivative
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Random events
Every six months, Flight International analyses the airline accident data. In the first half of 2006 fatalities fell again, but is the decline flattening?
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Final Stretch
Can Embraer's E-195, arguably the company's first true 'trunk' airliner, successfully open the door to the elusive 100-seat market?
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Getting Sporty
In 2005 it was very light jets. This year the focus of the AirVenture show will be on the opposite end of the personal aviation spectrum - light sport aircraft
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Farnborough: Boeing expects 747-8F orders to outpace A380F, considers stretch of passenger variant
Boeing says it expects to emerge as the clear favourite for large freighter orders over the next two decades, as it continues to refine its 747-8F aircraft.
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US FAA flight delay management programme under way
FAA officials have started phasing in a programme designed to significantly reduce flight delays in capacity-constrained areas across the USA, which could result in cost benefits to the airlines and the flying public of approximately $20 million.
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NewsPictures: US aviation safety investigators find insulation failed to stop Malaysian carrier Transmile's May Boeing 727 wing explosion
An investigation of the 4 May explosion of a Transmile Airlines Boeing 727-200 freighter’s left wing during towing at Bangalore airport has found evidence of damaged wiring and electrical arcing within the wing’s fuel tank.
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NewsBoeing 20-year market forecast sees more retirements, fewer regional jets
Boeing’s latest 20-year forecast predicts a $2,600 billion global market for around 27,200 aircraft – about 5% more aircraft than it expected in last year’s outlook due to accelerated retirement rates driven by rising fuel prices.
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NewsPicture: Boeing plans plain grey natural laminar flow nacelles for 787s in bid to reduce fuel burn
Boeing plans to reduce airframe drag on the 787 by standardising on a specific thickness of grey paint for the engine inlet, to preserve natural laminar and boost range.
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NewsUK highlights perils to air traffic surveillance of growing wind turbine 'farms'
Air traffic surveillance can be severely degraded unless planners are required to consider aircraft safety, says UK CAA study into wind farms
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NewsDelays to 'improved' Dassault Falcon 7X programme as range upgrades incorporated, but customers remain ‘happy’
Delays to 7X programme as range upgrades are incorporated into aircraft, although customers remain ‘happy’