All Safety News – Page 135
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: The centenary of international air services
In a year that marks so many important aviation anniversaries, the month of August has possibly the most significant one of them all. For on 25 August 1919, a small British-built biplane took off from heathland close to where London Heathrow is today, to begin the first-ever daily international passenger ...
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Ryanair goes head-to-head with Wizz from Southend
Budget carrier Ryanair yesterday announced plans to add Bucharest and Vilnius routes from London Southend – just hours after rival Wizz Air confirmed its intention to serve those same destinations from the UK airport.
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Field-landing Ural A321 to be cut up and removed
Ural Airlines has disclosed that the Airbus A321 which came down in a cornfield after a take-off incident at Moscow Zhukovsky will be cut up for scrap.
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Incursion probe underlines Gatwick runway check pressure
UK investigators have warned that the intensity of single-runway operations at London Gatwick, arising from pressure to meet capacity targets, threatens the hub's ability to conduct runway inspections safely and effectively.
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Pobeda 737 suffers damage from go-around tail-strike
One of Russian budget carrier Pobeda's Boeing 737-800s has suffered damage during a tail-strike following a service to Gyumri in Armenia.
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Crew lapses, rain cited in 2018 Taiwan ATR excursion
A runway excursion involving a Mandarin Airlines ATR 72-600 in Taiwan on 22 August 2018 was due largely to the flight crew’s non-compliance with operating procedures.
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Ryanair aims to fly full UK schedule despite strike go-ahead
Irish carrier Ryanair expects to operate its full schedule of UK flights on 22 and 23 August despite failing to secure an injunction preventing industry action by pilots represented by the BALPA union.
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Lufthansa chief urges governments to support carbon-neutral fuels
Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr has committed to lowering the airline group's greenhouse-gas emissions through the use of new eco-friendly fuels such as synthetic kerosene.
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Air Astana shifts Moscow operations for S7 codeshare
Air Astana is shifting its Moscow services from Sheremetyevo to the Russian capital's Domodedovo airport from the beginning of the winter season.
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Comair 737 departed despite taxi collision uncertainty
South African investigators have determined that a Comair Boeing 737-800 departed Johannesburg despite uncertainty over a possible taxiing collision with a Mango aircraft.
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Public help sought to find fallen Swiss A220 engine parts
French investigators are seeking assistance to locate engine parts which they believe fell from an Airbus A220-300 as it passed over the east of the country last month.
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Colombian probe opens into Sarpa EMB-120 excursion
Colombian investigators are probing an excursion involving an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop which veered off the runway while landing at La Macarena.
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Second Ural A321 hit by birds a week before field landing
Russia's federal air transport regulator is seeking information to verify that adequate bird-control measures are in place at airport following the accident involving a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 at Moscow Zhukovsky.
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Korean Air cuts Japan flights in favour of China
South Korea largest airline Korean Air is cutting capacity on flights to Japan and will shift its focus to other markets, particularly China.
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New Saratov airport opens with Pobeda and Aeroflot flights
Commercial services have commenced at Saratov's new Gagarin airport, with Pobeda and Aeroflot conducting initial flights from Moscow.
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Field-landing A321 recorders undergo analysis
Russian investigators have commenced the analysis of flight recorders retrieved from the Ural Airlines Airbus A321 which came down in a field outside of Moscow Zhukovsky airport.
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Pobeda test flight lands at new Gagarin airport
Saratov's new Gagarin airport has marked the first aircraft arrival ahead of its formal opening date, after a Pobeda Boeing 737-800 touched down yesterday.
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New engine control to lower L-410 thrust-reverse risk
Operators of Let Aircraft Industries L-410s are set to be ordered to fit improved engine control switches to lessen the risk of uncommanded reverse-thrust during flight.
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Threshold impact preceded Everts DC-6 excursion
Investigators have indicated that a runway excursion that badly damaged a Douglas DC-6A freighter in Alaska was preceded by an impact just before touchdown.
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Cathay chairman cites recent 'pressure' on brand as chief departs
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has linked senior-leadership changes to its "commitment to safety and security" and the need to protect the brand.