All Safety News – Page 248
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OpinionOPINION: Airport security even harder in a heads-down world
Identifying a suspect before they commit an atrocity is worse than trying to find a needle in a haystack because a needle, at least, looks different. The situation might be more accurately compared with trying to find a particular needle in a needlestack.
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Mozambique debris highly likely from MH370
Australia’s government has concluded that it is highly likely that two pieces of aircraft debris found in Mozambique are from the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that operated flight MH370.
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Cathay's first A350 delivery further pushed back to May
Cathay Pacific says its first Airbus A350-900 is now scheduled to be delivered in May, a further push back from the April target announced earlier this year.
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Explosion damage appears close to Brussels Airlines check-in
Images of the aftermath of explosions at Brussels airport’s terminal building appear to indicate extensive damage in the area of the Brussels Airlines ticketing area.
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ANALYSIS: Europe's mixed approach to onboard connectivity
Recent developments suggest that European airline interest in onboard connectivity for short-haul aircraft has reached a tipping point, though how and when this will translate into action remains to be seen.
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Flydubai crash: Inquiry starts analysing flight-data recording
Russian investigators have successfully downloaded flight-data recorder information from the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 that crashed at Rostov-on-Don.
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Flydubai 737 crashed during second landing attempt
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 had already executed a missed approach at Rostov-on-Don before its fatal accident.
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Flydubai confirms FZ981 crash and fatalities
Flydubai has confirmed the crash of flight FZ981, while Russian investigators say that, according to preliminary information, all 62 aboard the aircraft perished.
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Opinion
OPINION: Aviation must address a Catch-22 for mentally ill pilots
In the novel that coined the term, Catch-22 described a paradox in which a doctor could not stop a mentally-unstable combat pilot from flying because a grounding request by the pilot would prove that his mind was entirely sound.
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MetroJet inquiry receives Russian 'sabotage' analysis
Egyptian investigators have referred the case of the crashed MetroJet Airbus A321 to the country’s attorney general after receiving a Russian analysis pointing to sabotage.
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PICTURE: First Air Baltic CS300 in production
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has shown off its first Bombardier CS300 on the production line, delivery of which it expects later this year.
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Germanwings crash probe opts against cockpit door rethink
French investigators maintain that the risk of an external attack on the cockpit outweighs the risk of pilot interference, and have steered away from recommending changes in secure cockpit doors.
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PICTURES: Iron Maiden 747-400 badly damaged in tug collision
Rock band Iron Maiden’s newly-customised Boeing 747-400 has been extensively damaged in a ground-towing accident in Santiago that injured two tractor operators.
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Crashed CRJ flight data points to anomalous pitch trace
Flight-data recorder information from the crashed West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter indicates evidence of a spurious pitch reading immediately before the autopilot on the jet disengaged.
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Ryanair to offer all-business 737-700 for charter
Budget carrier Ryanair is to offer a Boeing 737-700 for corporate charter services, the aircraft being configured with just 60 business-class seats.
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An-26 said to crash off Bangladesh coast
At least one fatality is being reported after a cargo aircraft crashed off the coast of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
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ICAO adopts measures to reduce accident site uncertainty
ICAO has formally adopted measures aimed at improving the tracking of aircraft in distress and the chances of recovering flight-data recorder information.
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CS100 embarks on European route-proving
European route-proving flights of the Bombardier CS100 have commenced from Swiss International Air Lines’ base at Zurich.
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Second MH370 report offers no new clues
Malaysia’s second interim report on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on 8 March 2014 contains no new details about the aircraft’s mysterious disappearance.
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ROUTES: Philippines AirAsia targets profitability in 2016
Philippines AirAsia expects to report a profit in 2016, despite facing slots constraints and stiff competition in Manila.