All Safety News – Page 177
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FARNBOROUGH: Extra Level A330s arriving next year
IAG’s long-haul budget airline Level is to receive its additional pair of Airbus A330-200s in 2019.
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FARNBOROUGH: Peach partly converts order to A321LR
Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has converted an order for Airbus A320neo-family jets to include the longer-range A321LR.
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FARNBOROUGH: MRJ90 sustains radome damage during pushback
Mitsubishi has disclosed that the MRJ90 it brought to the Farnborough air show for flight demonstrations has sustained damage to its radome.
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FARNBOROUGH: A220 gains ETOPS certification
Pratt & Whitney’s PW1500G geared turbofan has been cleared for extended twin-engined operations of up to 3h.
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FARNBOROUGH: Tarom orders five 737 Max 8s
Romanian flag carrier Tarom has signed an order for five Boeing 737 Max 8s at the Farnborough air show.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Rupert Hogg, chief executive, Cathay Pacific
Focus on the customer, new sources of revenue, and increasing productivity are three priorities frequently referred to by Cathay Pacific chief executive Rupert Hogg.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Personalisation promises to unlock airline revenues
The rise of digital channels over the past decade or more has created a wealth of marketing and revenue opportunities for airlines. Their customers have also benefited from near-instant access to a vast choice of flights and ancillaries. The result, however, has turned out to be something of a mixed ...
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FARNBOROUGH: A350-1000 clear for beyond-180min ETOPS
Airbus has secured extended twin-engined operations clearance beyond 3h for the A350-1000.
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FARNBOROUGH: UK continues to punch above its weight in global aerospace
When the first Farnborough air show took place in 1948, the UK was a very different place. Germany's defeat had left Britons buoyant but resigned to the fact that the cost of that conflict had plunged the country into deep depression.
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British Airways 777 diverts to Singapore after engine failure
A Boeing 777-300ER operated by British Airways suffered an engine failure immediately after taking off from Singapore, requiring it to dump fuel and make a single-engine landing.
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Druk Air orders ClearVision-equipped ATR 42
Bhutani flag carrier Druk Air has ordered an ATR 42-600 and will become the first operator of the turboprop manufacturer's ClearVision system, intended to improve pilots' situational awareness in low-visibility conditions.
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Sabrelet-fitted Superjet needs repair after test accident
Sukhoi’s winglet-fitted Superjet 100 test aircraft has sustained damage during a landing incident in Moscow.
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BA incident revisits 787 cockpit-recorder clarity
UK investigators are seeking modifications to the Boeing 787 audio system to improve clarity of cockpit-voice recorder information.
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Trent work forces ANA to make third round of 787 cancellations
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced a third round of Boeing 787 domestic flight cancellations to allow for checks on the type’s Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
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Helicopter fuel leak put 747-8F at risk of explosion
Failure to defuel a helicopter before it was shipped on board a Cargolux Boeing 747-8F resulted in a serious leak of more than 250kg of fuel, presenting a substantial risk of explosion and badly contaminating the jet’s interior.
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Passengers with bags slowed WestJet 737 evacuation: TSB
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has again called attention to the problem of passengers carrying luggage during emergency aircraft evacuations.
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Hi Fly to show off A380 at Farnborough
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly’s first Airbus A380 is set to make an appearance at the Farnborough air show.
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Jazz operated damaged aircraft after 2017 hard landing
The hard landing of a Jazz Aviation Bombardier Q400 in 2017 substantially damaged the aircraft and generated enough load to trigger a switch designed to activate only after a crash, according to a report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
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USA unlikely to permit airframers to support Iran-owned aircraft
A top US official has made clear that the US government is unlikely to issue any licenses that would allow companies like Airbus and ATR to continue supporting aircraft in service with Iranian airlines.
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US warns of sanctions on companies that support Iranian airline
In a move described as an escalation of US efforts to combat companies that support terrorist activities, the US government has slapped sanctions on a Malaysian company that provides flight services to Iranian airline Mahan Air.