All Safety News – Page 254
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Mexican 737-300 suffers gear collapse after touchdown
Mexico City’s international airport was forced to close a runway for 4h after a Boeing 737-300 suffered a landing-gear collapse after touchdown.
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NewsLack of freighter development pushing back commercial UAV introduction
The first application for large unmanned air vehicles in the commercial aviation sector is likely to be for cargo transport, however a lack of new designs exclusively for manned freighters suggests that aircraft manufacturers are not prioritising investment in this area.
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Iraqi airports closed over cruise missile warning
Carriers operating over northern Iraq are being warned about the possibility of cruise missiles being used in the region.
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Cathay details expansion with incoming A350s, 777Xs
Cathay Pacific Airways says all of its incoming widebody jets will be directed at growth, and that the group will expand to a fleet of over 230 passenger aircraft by 2025.
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NewsEl Al turns in healthy third-quarter profit
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has substantially improved its third-quarter performance, generating a pre-tax profit of over $126 million.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Garuda CEO drives expansion
Garuda Indonesia chief executive Arif Wibowo has a big job, managing an airline in one of the world’s most promising aviation markets, boosted by a rising middle class, and where its over 17,000 islands make air transport a necessity.
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NewsMetroJet A321 downed by bomb: Russian security chief
Explosives brought down the Russian-operated Airbus A321 over the Sinai, Russia’s federal security service chief has told president Vladimir Putin.
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EasyJet taking another 36 jets including 30 A320neos
UK budget carrier EasyJet is exercising rights to take another 30 Airbus A320neo jets, as well as six regular A320s, to achieve an early expansion in capacity.
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OpinionOPINION: Oil respite should push airlines for greater efficiencies now
Cheap oil may be taking aviation eyes off the fuel efficiency ball, but the issue remains urgent
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PICTURE: Qantas debuts ‘Retro Roo II’ livery
Qantas has revived the livery that adorned its Boeing 707s between 1959 and 1961 on a 737-800 named 'Retro Roo II'.
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OpinionOPINION: Dubai air show sees lack of commercial sales from Middle East
In terms of commercial aircraft orders, this year’s air show was a shadow of its former self, but the region’s airlines may simply be between courses, rather than at the end of the meal.
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Russian carriers concerned by cost of suspending Egyptian flights
Russian airline association RAEVT has warned of the losses likely to result from having to suspend Egyptian flights indefinitely.
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Aviation has 'no hope' of carbon-neutral growth: study
Oil demand for aviation is set to grow faster than for any other sector through 2040, leaving no hope for the industry to achieve its goal of carbon-neutral growth after 2020 without offsets from other sectors, the International Energy Agency has warned.
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NewsPICTURE: EVA Air shows off new livery on 777
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has revealed its updated livery on a new Boeing 777-300ER that was handed over on 11 November.
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ATSB to raise crashed Pel-Air Westwind jet from ocean
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will raise an Israel Aerospace Industries 1124A Westwind that crashed near Norfolk Island in 2009 as part of a re-opened and controversial accident investigation.
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DUBAI: Enhanced safety discussion a goal for IFALPA
The International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is keen to strike up a conversation about safety with Middle East airlines.
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DUBAI: Emirates to show off first high-density A380
Middle Eastern operator Emirates is set to show off the first of its Airbus A380s to be fitted in a higher-density 615-seat configuration.
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Estonian Air collapses after state-aid judgement
Estonian Air is to cease operations after being ordered by the European Commission to pay back over €85 million ($91 million) in funding.
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DUBAI: Emirates new flight training aircraft on display
Think of Emirates and large widebodies such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 spring to mind. But two much smaller aircraft displaying the livery of the Dubai flag-carrier are on the static.
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VIDEO: Emirates A380 and Jetman Dubai perform amazing formation flight
Emirates Airline and Jetman Dubai greeted the Dubai air show in spectacular fashion with a formation flight over the Palm Jumeirah district.