All articles by David Learmount – Page 14
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UK parliamentary group calls for urgent Heathrow expansion
The UK's All Party Parliamentary Group on Aviation has released a statement recommending that all efforts should be made "to ensure the UK retains and grows...
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NewsOlympic business traffic short of expectations
UK air navigation service provider NATS reports that it has handled record levels of traffic during the period surrounding the London Olympic Games while simultaneously reducing delays.
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NewsUK CAA clears diabetic pilots and air traffic controllers
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that pilots and air traffic control officers (ATCOs) with diabetes who use medication such as insulin...
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UK CAA warns of disruption to issue of new pilot licences
Because of the approaching deadline of 17 September for issuing new-format EASA pilot licences, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has warned that it will have...
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IN FOCUS: 2012 airline safety starts well
Fatal airline crashes hit a decade low in 2012's first half
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NewsIN FOCUS: Europe attempts to balance accident investigation with judicial imperatives
new rule 'balances safety and accountability' In the past two years, the EU has altered its laws concerning air accident investigation to help achieve...
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IN FOCUS: The criminalisation of air accidents threatens safety management philosophy
The criminalisation of air accidents is likely to get worse before it gets better - if indeed it ever does get better. That is the consensus in the air transport...
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IN FOCUS: Accident reports published in first six months of 2012
lessons from the accident reports published this year - A Boeing MD-90 of Indonesian carrier Lion Air skidded sideways off runway 25L at Jakarta on...
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FARNBOROUGH: Engineering role models for Farnborough Futures Day
Futures Day at the Farnborough Innovation Zone will star two young GKN Aerospace engineers, Laura Cundy and Karen Murphy, who plan to inspire an audience...
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FARNBOROUGH: Ontic and Arkwin keep Hueys flying
US-based Arkwin Industries will manufacture and support a fuel ejector pump for Bell UH-1 helicopters - the venerable "Huey" - and also for the Cobra under...
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FARNBOROUGH: GKN expands wing production capacity
GKN Aerospace (Innovation Zone) has opened a new engineering and technology centre at the company's Filton, UK site to expand its wing design and manufacturing...
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NewsTake-off technique a factor in fatal Cessna crash
A Missinippi Airways Cessna Caravan crashed during an abandoned take-off run because of a combination of runway...
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Ireland strikes deal with UK over leisure pilots
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has made it easier for UK licensed recreational pilots to fly to Ireland on short visits. The initiative complements...
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IN FOCUS: Airlines face pilot-availability shortfall
A projected rise in air travel demand is intensifying concern about availability in sufficient numbers of pilots adequately prepared for the modern operating environment.
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CTC Aviation Group to offer fully sponsored flight instructor training
Flight instructors with a basic qualification for ab initio training are being offered fully sponsored training to take them to multi-engine instrument rating instructor (IRI) and class rating instructor (CRI) level while being paid.
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NewsNBAA says emissions trading hits business aviation disproportionately
US National Business Aviation Association president Ed Bolen has presented a powerful case to a Senate committee that Europe's unilaterally adopted emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) particularly discriminates against business aviation.
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Kenya minister killed in helicopter crash
A senior Kenyan government minister and his permanent secretary have been killed in a helicopter crash near Nairobi.
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NewsEurocopter hit by another emergency AD
An emergency airworthiness directive for several Eurocopter types has been issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency after an AS332 Super Puma helicopter suffered brake failure when landing on the helideck of a North Sea offshore oil rig