All Safety News – Page 227
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Egyptian ministry refers to Airbus crash as sabotage
Egypt’s foreign ministry has described the crash of a Russian-operated Airbus out of Sharm el-Sheikh as having resulted from a deliberate attack.
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AAR to maintain SkyWest's CRJ landing gears
MRO provider AAR has signed an agreement to overhaul landing gears on SkyWest Inc's Bombardier CRJ aircraft, AAR announces.
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Lufthansa to operate A350 under triple type rating
Lufthansa's Airbus A350s will be operated by pilots who also fly its A330s and A340-600s.
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Tail-strike after bounced landing damaged Jet2 737
Portuguese investigators have detailed a bounced landing at Funchal in which a Jet2 Boeing 737-800 was substantially damaged by a tail-strike.
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Ryanair underlines slower UK growth outlook over EU exit
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has stressed that it expects business in the UK to slow as the country heads towards a formal withdrawal from the European Union.
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Ryanair cautious over full year as third-quarter profit falls
Budget carrier Ryanair is expecting a sharp decline in fourth-quarter yields, although it is maintaining its full-year forecast of a €1.3-1.35 billion profit.
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Air France formally swaps remaining A380s for A350s
Airbus has formally recorded the cancellation of two outstanding A380s intended for Air France, which instead is taking three more A350-900s.
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Wrong turn forced LOT flight to wait for taxiway painters
Polish investigators have detailed a bizarre incident in which a LOT Embraer 170 was obstructed by taxiway painting work at Warsaw’s Chopin airport after vacating the runway at the wrong exit.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Rusdi Kirana, the Lion King
Among the many pictures that line the hallway of Rusdi Kirana’s eighth-floor office at Lion Air Tower, one stands out: a majestic lion staring into the camera, with the words “essence of survival” under it.
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SAS to obtain Irish AOC and set up ex-Nordic bases
SAS Group is to obtain a new air operator's certificate in Ireland and establish bases in London and Spain, to cut costs and reinforce its position in the leisure market.
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Wizz Air cuts full-year profit forecast
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has cut its full-year net profit forecast by around 8%, citing weaker-than-expected fares and other negative effects.
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American chief calls Trump’s ban ‘divisive’
American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker calls president Donald Trump’s ban on citizens of seven countries entering the USA “divisive”, in a letter to employees.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Risk of Brexit pratfalls if ECAA deal not reached
As the UK nears the triggering of Article 50, beginning the two-year notice period for its exit from the European Union, a group of aviation legal professionals has outlined the potential negative consequences for airlines and the wider industry of the country leaving the European Common Aviation Area.
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Ash-detection tested on Israeli enhanced-vision system
Israel’s Elbit Systems has carried out a ground trial of its enhanced-vision system modified to detect volcanic ash.
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NewsAirlines scramble to comply with US temporary travel ban
The recent ban on entry into the USA by nationals of several countries may apply to airline crews, leaving the airline industry struggling to understand the implications of the order IATA and media reports indicate.
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AerCaribe 737 freighter damaged in landing accident
Colombian investigators are looking into a landing accident which badly damaged a Boeing 737-400 freighter of Bogota-based cargo airline AerCaribe.
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Qantas opens new maintenance hangar at Los Angeles
Qantas has opened its new hangar at Los Angeles International airport which will be used for maintenance on its Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A380s.
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First Qatar A320neo repainted in IndiGo colours
At least one of the Airbus A320neos formerly ordered by Qatar Airways has been repainted in the livery of Indian operator IndiGo.
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UK highlights several more serious drone incidents
All four of the most serious UK airprox incidents considered by investigators’ latest in-depth review involved drones or other unidentified objects in London airspace.
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CRJ900 badly damaged after unchecked trailer detached
Danish investigators have determined that a tractor driver’s failure to check the vehicle led a towed trailer to detach and career into a parked Cimber Bombardier CRJ900.