All Safety News – Page 234
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ryanair uses FSTDs to help pilots train themselves
Most airline pilots approach their annual recurrent training simulator time with apprehension. They perceive the exercise to be more about testing than training or learning, and with most airlines there is a lot of truth in that perception.
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ANALYSIS: Long-looming pilot shortage may, finally, be near
A worldwide shortage of pilots – forecast for more than 15 years – has so far failed to materialise, but there are worrying signs.
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ANALYSIS: How to turn qualified pilots into competent pilots
The European Aviation Safety Agency is working with airlines on a pilot training course that leads to an enhanced qualification. This is being done because the present system produces pilots with licences that make them legally qualified to fly, but half of whom – according to the airlines – are ...
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Ryanair sticks to full-year profit forecast despite uncertainty
Budget carrier Ryanair is continuing to adopt a cautious approach, despite a strong first half performance, as uncertainty remains over weak air fares and the effects of the UK’s split from the European Union.
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IAG fleet rejig holds onto 747s but speeds A340 phase-out
IAG will have four additional Boeing 747-400s in service, but four fewer Airbus A340s, during 2020 than it had projected last year.
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BA higher-density seating plan includes 10-abreast 777s
British Airways is to increase the seating density on its London Gatwick-based Boeing 777s, as well as its Airbus short-haul fleet, in order to cut unit costs on its aircraft.
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ATSB looking into unlisted container found on A320
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an incident in which a baggage container was found aboard an Airbus A320 aircraft, although it had not been listed on the manifest.
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Hard-landing An-26 approached in snowstorm: probe
Russian authorities have given further details of the circumstances surrounding the hard landing which substantially damaged a Polar Airlines Antonov An-26.
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Fed-up Emirates presses for Dubai drone detectors
Emirates is urging Dubai International’s operator to consider drone detectors after an airspace intrusion led to a third closure of the hub in the space of around four months.
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MH370 inquiry to review assumptions over disappearance
Australian investigators have convened a meeting of organisations involved in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to re-examine the assumptions on which the search has been based.
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MH370 damage analysis indicates flaps not deployed
Damage analysis of two flight-control surfaces from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 indicate that the Boeing 777-200ER’s flaps were retracted at the point when the aircraft broke up.
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EasyJet pilots call off industrial action
EasyJet pilots represented by UK pilots union BALPA have called off plans for industrial action after accepting a new proposal from the budget carrier to mitigate concerns over pilot fatigue.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chocks on for Lufthansa's 737
Lufthansa has retired its last Boeing 737s after it helped launch the ubiquitous short-haul twinjet during the 1960s and became its first operator 48 years ago.
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Finnair crew credited with averting serious incursion
Finnish investigators are probing an incident in which the pilots of a taxiing Finnair aircraft opted not to cross a runway, despite receiving clearance, because they had sighted another aircraft on approach.
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MetroJet A321 suffered internal high-energy event: inquiry
Russian investigators have disclosed that a MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai a year ago had experienced high-energy damage to its fuselage skin from within.
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American flight 383 suffered uncontained engine failure: NTSB
US accident investigators have confirmed that American Airlines flight 383, a Boeing 767-300ER that caught fire on the runway at Chicago on 27 October, suffered an uncontained engine failure.
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American 767 catches on fire after aborted take-off
An American Airlines Boeing 767 was damaged by fire after an aborted takeoff at Chicago O’Hare airport, the Oneworld alliance member says.
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IAG feels BA and Iberia yield pressure
Discounting the inclusion of Aer Lingus, acquired in August 2015, IAG’s passenger revenues at the nine-month point are down by 2.3% at constant currency.
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Aircraft for Trump's running mate skids off LaGuardia runway
A Boeing 737-700 carrying the running mate of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump skidded off a wet runway after landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York late on 27 October.
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PICTURE: SAS receives first A320neo
SAS Group has become the latest European operator of the Airbus A320neo, having taken delivery of its first aircraft.