All Safety News – Page 127
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Southwest cancels 737 Max flights into February
Southwest Airlines is extending cancellation of flights on its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft through 8 February, days after its pilots' union estimated the aircraft would take longer to return to service than the Texas-based airline's previous cancellation through 5 January.
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JAC flight attendant injured in ATR 42 'upset'
Japanese investigators are probing an in-flight upset involving an ATR 42-600 during which a flight attendant was injured.
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Qatar Airways and LATAM expand codeshare
Qatar Airways and LATAM Airlines have expanded their codesharing agreement, now offering Qatar passengers connections to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Curitiba in Brazil; Lima, Peru; and Bogota, Colombia. LATAM passengers are now able to book Qatar flights between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Doha, Qatar.
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Iraqi Airways seeks operators to serve EU routes
Iraqi Airways is inviting bids from European operators to conduct services on its behalf to European destinations.
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Winglet-fitted Superjets complete flight-test programme
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division has wrapped up flight-testing of its winglet-equipped version of the Superjet 100.
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Turkmenistan Airlines regains approval for EU operations
European safety regulators have restored the third-country authorisation to Turkmenistan Airlines which had been withdrawn early this year.
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Air Baltic calm over additional A220 engine inspections
Air Baltic, the second-largest European operator of Airbus A220s, is following guidelines on engine checks in the wake of a series of failures which affected the Swiss A220 fleet.
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Air Canada cancels 737 Max flights until middle of February
Air Canada on 16 October became the latest airline to extend the removal of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its winter schedule, as an increasing number of carriers expect the jet will not be approved to return to service until early 2020.
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A350-1000 to be Airbus's lead candidate for Project Sunrise
Airbus is putting forward the A350-1000 as its lead contender for Qantas's ultra-long-haul initiative, Project Sunrise, as the Australian carrier prepares to conduct test flights using Boeing 787-9s.
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Investigators probe HK A330 hydraulics incident
Investigators are probing a serious incident involving hydraulic problems on an Airbus A330-200 which returned to Hong Kong after departing to Bali.
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Ryanair to enter Armenian market
Budget carrier Ryanair is to enter the Armenian market, with initial services early next year from the capital Yerevan and the city of Gyumri.
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Airline Business
ANALYSIS: UAE's airports dealing with a new challenge
Three or four years ago, the United Arab Emirates' rival hubs were dealing with the challenges of success. Dubai International (DXB) was straining at the seams, with government operator Dubai Airports mulling a rapid expansion plan for the new Al Maktoum airport to ease pressure on the world’s busiest international ...
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Swiss gradually starts returning A220s to flight status
Swiss has started returning some of its Airbus A220s to flight status, following urgent engine checks triggered by another powerplant failure.
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Third Swiss A220 failure spurs urgent engine checks
Swiss has cancelled dozens of Airbus A220 services in order to conduct technical inspections on the fleet, following a third incident involving an engine failure in as many months.
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Transavia names Air France-KLM cargo head as new chief
Air France-KLM's budget carrier Transavia has named Marcel de Nooijer as its new chief executive, succeeding Mattijs ten Brink who departed the company at the end of September.
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Unlatched generator unit linked to Safair 737-400 incident
South African investigators found an engine generator control unit to be unlatched after a Boeing 737-400 suffered a series of system failures on departure from Johannesburg last month.
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Southwest pilots expect longer 737 Max return to service
The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) does not expect that the Boeing 737 Max aircraft will return to service with the carrier before February 2020.
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UK sets out plans to overhaul airline insolvency process
New UK legislation is to be put forward to reform the airline insolvency process in order to protect and repatriate passengers more effectively, as well as enhance regulatory oversight of airlines in distress.
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EASA puts limit on batch of Trent 1000 compressor cases
Operators of some Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s are being cautioned over time limits for low-pressure compressor front cases.
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German inquiry details A321's close brush with glider
German investigators have released preliminary details of a serious airprox incident in which an Airbus A321 passed close to a glider while descending towards Hamburg.