All Safety News – Page 293
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Chinese start-up Ruili takes 737 for launch in May
Chinese start-up Ruili Airlines is a step closer to launching operations after taking delivery of a third Boeing 737NG.
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NewsSwiss clashes with pilot union over cost cuts
Swiss is planning to operate its on-order Boeing 777 fleet through its regional arm, after the Alpine carrier was unable to reach a labour agreement with the mainline operation’s pilot union.
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Assessment underlines Nepalese safety concerns
European safety authorities have highlighted concerns about Nepalese carriers Sita Air and Nepal Airlines, following an assessment of the country’s air transport situation.
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NewsUnderwater vehicle to be deployed in MH370 search
The search for wreckage related to the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER is set to enter a new phase with authorities preparing to deploy an underwater autonomous vehicle for an underwater search.
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NewsAustralian PM 'very confident' signals are from MH370's recorders
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says on Friday that he is "very confident" the signals picked up in the search for MH370 are from the flight recorders of the missing aircraft, and that the search area has been narrowed down significantly.
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Sunwing adds more 737-800s to AFI KLM E&M component contract
Canadian leisure carrier Sunwing has extended a component repair and overhaul contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance for four new Boeing 737-800s.
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VivaAerobus and AJW ink A320 component contract
VivaAerobus has signed an eight-year power-by-the-hour component agreement AJW Aviation for its A320 and A320neo aircraft.
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Aircelle and Interjet sign nacelle support agreement
Safran's Aircelle and Interjet have signed a four-year agreement to support the nacelles and thrust reversers on the Mexican carrier’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 with Powerjet SaM146 engines.
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Southwest outlines retirement plan for older 737s
Southwest Airlines plans to retire its Boeing 737-300 fleet by the end of the decade, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations on the sidelines of the MRO Americas conference in Phoenix.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Norwegian spells out pilot-employment policies
Widespread confusion about Norwegian’s pilot-employment contracting processes has been raising temperatures at flightcrew associations in Europe for more than a year – and has been having the same effect within US unions since the company applied for transatlantic services.
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NewsMH370 search zeroes in on reacquired ‘pings’
Australian searchers are cautiously confident that they have located the possible resting site of MH370, as the HMAS Ocean Shield was able to reacquire ‘pings’ consisted with transmissions from a flight data or cockpit voice recorder.
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Southwest tests tablets for mechanics
Southwest have begun a test programme to provide digital manuals to mechanics via iPads, says Jim Sokol, the carrier’s vice-president maintenance operations today at the sidelines of the MRO Americas show in Phoenix.
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Southwest taps BAE Systems for engine control MRO
Southwest Airlines has tapped BAE Systems for a five-year, exclusive agreement covering MRO services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADECs) on its Boeing 737 fleet.
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Boeing obtains licence to supply spares to Iran
Boeing has secured approval to supply aircraft parts to Iranian companies under the terms of an international agreement negotiated last year.
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NewsMH370 searchers examine widely separated ‘pings’
The international search effort for the lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is focusing on separate pulse signals received by ships 600km apart.
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Pulse signal detected in MH370 search: report
Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01 has in the course of its search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 detected a pulse signal in the southern Indian Ocean, Xinhua reports.
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NATO reopens Kosovo airspace to civilian flights
NATO has re-opened Kosovo’s upper airspace for civilian flights with support from Hungary’s air navigation service provider.
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NewsMH370 search grinds on 1,700km northwest of Perth
With the search for the lost Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER set to enter its fourth week, a diverse range of assets are searching an immense area of sea northwest of Perth.
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NewsPICTURES: 747 retired from passenger service in Japan
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) formally retired its Boeing 747 aircraft, marking a key milestone in the type's gradual disappearance from the world's airliner fleet.
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NewsFAA raises concerns about safety data sharing, pilot training
The US Federal Aviation Administration says great strides have been made in improving safety, but continued improvements are contingent on further data sharing by the industry and more relevant pilot training.