All articles by David Learmount – Page 7
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Miltary faces 'perfect storm' of budget vs need
European defence forces are facing a “perfect storm”, and those in the UK are at its eye. So says Andrew Dorman, Professor of International Security in the defence studies department at Kings College, London, and a lecturer at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham.
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NewsA350 training wins industry approval
As Airbus A350 launch customer Qatar Airways prepares to put its aircraft into service next month, Toulouse, France-based Airbus Training sees its revolutionary “learning by discovery” pilot and engineer type-rating training system being put to the test for the first time.
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NewsRemote tower technology receives final approval
Saab, partnered with the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider (LFV), have received final operational approval from the Swedish Transport Agency for the remote operation of Örnsköldsvik airport from Sundsvall, Sweden.
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Virgin to train MPL students for widebody fleet
Virgin Atlantic has announced its first ab initio pilot-training programme aimed at attracting young cadets into a commercial airline career.
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Airbus Defence teams with Tata for Indian Air Force bid
Airbus Defence and Space has announced it is teaming up with Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) to bid to replace the Indian Air Force´s fleet of British Aerospace/Avro 748 small tactical transport aircraft with the Airbus C295 twin turboprop medium airlifter. The main competitor is for the bid is Alenia Aermacchi ...
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MPL students bust transfer myth
A group of UK multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) trainees dropped by their sponsoring carrier because of restructuring were immediately taken on by another airline, busting the “myth” that an MPL is not transferable, according to CTC Aviation chief commercial officer Anthony Petteford.
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NBAA: Flight Safety Foundation highlights bizav credentials
In an effort to convince the business aviation community that its services are not just for airlines, the Flight Safety Foundation is highlighting the safety tools it offers to corporate and business jet operators.
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NTSB says Part 135 accidents are up
The US National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on aviation accidents in 2013 shows accidents involving operations under federal air regulations Part 131 have increased compared with the previous year.
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NewsIndustry presses on with pilot training mandate
Faced with being wound-up following many years of work yielding few visible results, the International Pilot Training Consortium (IPTC) has had its mandate renewed for a further three years, subject to approval by its member organisations. This was agreed at the 23-25 September International Flight Crew Training Conference at the ...
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NewsIATA backs safety performance over documentary compliance
The future of commercial air transport safety regulation and oversight should be based on carrier operational performance, not on documentary compliance with regulatory minima, according to the International Air Transport Association’s regional director safety and operations for Europe, Giancarlo Buono.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Electronic flightbags come of age but still require pilot discipline
Only a few years ago all pilots carried their trademark flightbags – large, black box-like briefcases. These were usually covered in stickers showing destinations, aircraft types and the logos of airlines and flight training organisations. One glance at a well-stickered bag provided an instant guide to the owner’s age and ...
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NewsLondon helicopter crash report criticises construction regulations
A helicopter pilot died because the AgustaWestland AW109E he was flying hit a crane on a building under construction beside the river Thames in London while it was partially obscured by cloud, according to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
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London Gatwick airport beats its own world record again
Air traffic controllers at Gatwick airport handled a total of 906 movements on 29 August, breaking their own world record for air traffic management in a single day from a single runway.
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ANALYSIS: 'Boris Island' out, Heathrow and Gatwick runways in
News that the proposed inner Thames Estuary airport has been dropped from the UK Airports Commission's shortlist has surprised nobody, as the decision was foreshadowed in the body's interim report in December last year.
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NewsIcelandic volcanic ash alert status raised
Iceland's Meteorological Office has again raised its alert status indicating the risk of atmospheric contamination by volcanic ash as a result of increased seismic activity near the Bárðarbunga and Trölladyngja volcanoes in central Iceland, both on the northern edge of the Vatnajökul glacial region.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How will volcanic ash be handled this time?
How will airlines cope this time if atmospheric volcanic ash clouds European airspace again?
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NewsEASA issues volcanic ash safety bulletin
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety information bulletin (SIB) to prepare airlines, air navigation service providers and national aviation authorities for the procedures they would have to follow in the event that the seismic activity reported by Iceland becomes a major volcanic eruption.
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NewsEurocontrol reveals extent of industrial action disruption in 2013
European air traffic control industrial action “proved to be even more disruptive in 2013 than 2012”, according to Eurocontrol’s just-published Network Manager report for 2013.
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CASB issues Challenger emergency airworthiness directive
Following three in-service reports of Bombardier Challeger 604s suffering fractured fastener heads on the inboard flap hinge-box, the Canadian Aviation Safety Board (CASB) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring the re-fitting of incorrectly fitted fasteners. The fasteners were the correct ones, but they were incorrectly orientated during fitting.