All Fleets articles – Page 254
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Norway prepares report on new airline business practices
Norway's Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a report on the effects of commercial air transport globalisation and the "fragmentation" of airline structures within the European economic area and globally. This will include a study of "atypical employment practices" within the industry, according to State Secretary for Transport and ...
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NewsAsiana A320 involved in Hiroshima landing incident
One of South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines' Airbus A320-family jets has been involved in a landing incident at Hiroshima in Japan.
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PIA leases five ATR 72s
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has taken delivery of the first of five ATR 72-500s it has agreed to lease for eight years.
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Norwegian boosts UK network
Low-cost carrier Norwegian has expanded its UK network for the summer, adding both long- and short-haul routes.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: France's ISAE studies reasons for pilot error
Pilots make mistakes. Mistakes are a product of the brain. If it were possible to identify the common neurological precursors for pilot errors, it might be possible to prevent them.
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Wizz boosts Polish links
Budget operator Wizz Air has added 10 new routes from four Polish airports as part of its summer schedule.
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NewsJAL debuts Apple Watch app
Early adopters of the Apple Watch will be able use it to check live flight-status updates from Japan Airlines.
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NewsSAS offers virtual tours of refurbished cabins
SAS is showcasing its refurbished Airbus A330 and A340 widebodies by offering virtual cabin tours via Google Street View.
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NewsEASA simplifies PBN preparations
European operators can expect a less bureaucratic transition to performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures because EASA is simplifying the preparation and approval process.
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NewsFedEx agrees to take over TNT Express
Freight specialist FedEx has reached a conditional agreement to acquire TNT Express, two years after a similar takeover bid by UPS collapsed.
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NewsINTERIORS: Boeing thinks smarter to boost 777, 737 appeal
Space may well be the final frontier, but for Boeing – and its airline customers – space is something else entirely. Given the confines of the average narrowbody – a 737 has an interior diameter of 11ft 7in (3.53m), slimmer even than the fans on some large jet engines – ...
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NewsINTERIORS: A350 XWB provides bigger canvas for airlines
When Qatar Airways’ chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, took delivery of his company’s first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse on 22 December 2014, he did so with a broad smile, happy with the latest addition to the fleet.
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NewsSuicide research preceded A320 crash: prosecutor
German authorities have disclosed evidence suggesting that the first officer of the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 had researched methods of suicide as well as cockpit security days before the crash.
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PICTURE: Thai Airways retires Airbus A340-600s
Thai Airways International has formally retired the Airbus A340-600 aircraft from service on 28 March.
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NewsANA firms order for seven A321s
All Nippon Airways has firmed up an order for seven additional Airbus A321s.
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NewsPICTURES: TAM's first A350 enters final assembly
TAM's first Airbus A350 has entered the final assembly line at Airbus facilities in Toulouse.
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NewsCarriers urged to update terrain-alert software
Safety authorities are advising operators to ensure they have the latest software for enhanced ground-proximity warning systems, in the wake of the UPS freighter crash in Alabama.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Germanwings crash accident investigation
Airline pilot organisations have expressed their shock at the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash on 24 March – but also their distress that international standards for investigation and the release of information are not being followed.
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NewsGermanwings pilot treated for suicidal tendencies: prosecutor
German prosecutors have disclosed that the first officer of the crashed Germanwings Airbus A320 had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies.
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NewsAir Canada A320 landed over 1,000ft short
Canadian investigators are trying to understand why an Air Canada Airbus A320 landed substantially short of the runway during an approach to Halifax.