News from FlightGlobal – Page 1549
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MEPs get tough with emissions
European Parliament vote reflects determination to clip carriers’ wings and force them to reduce impact on climate
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Video: News channel airs footage of 10 May Northwest A319 / DC-9 runway collision, as NTSB releases report
US television news programme ABC's Eyewitness News has aired the airport surveillance footage from the 10 May Northwest Airlines runway collision, as US aviation safety investigators release their preliminary report.
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NewsPIA Fokker F27 crashes after take-off in Pakistan
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Fokker F27 has crashed soon after take-off but details on casualties have yet to be confirmed.
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NewsPicture: James Bond film Casino Royale features modified Boeing 747
Details are emerging of the aircraft to be used in the new James Bond film, which include a specially-modified former British Airways Boeing 747-200.
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Airports industry body hits out at IATA's 'distorted' view of the airport business
Airports Council International director general Robert Aaronson has hit out at the International Air Transport Association’s “distorted” view of the airport business.
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NewsUnited readies to offer wireless broadband across fleet
United Airlines has started to equip its Boeing 757 aircraft with hardware for inflight wireless broadband services, and is planning installations for its entire fleet.
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NewsTunisair to increase range of Airbus A319 fleet
Tunisian flag-carrier Tunisair has ordered an extended-range Airbus A319 and is to modify up to another three A319s in its fleet to the same higher-range configuration.
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NewsMEPs back separate emissions trading scheme for airlines
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have spelt out their position on emissions trading, after backing proposals put forward calling for aviation’s contribution to initially be tackled through an airline-only emissions trading scheme (ETS).
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NewsAirbus begins installation of A380 wing reinforcements as interim fix after test rupture
Airbus has begun to install a strengthening package on to the wing of a completed A380 as an interim solution after the static-test specimen suffered a premature rupture during its ultimate load test.
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NewsAustralian aviation safety board slams Emirates for 'recurrence' of non-compliance with air traffic control instructions
A spate of incidents in which Emirates aircraft failed to comply with Australian air traffic control has caught the attention of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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NewsPilot unions link across EU borders with pan-European support for Easyjet crews
The European Cockpit Association (ECA) has set up a system for representing pilots’ interests across multiple-base pan-European airlines. This has already been arranged for EasyJet crews, says the British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA), and the organisation has set its sights on doing the same for Ryanair pilots.
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NewsCanada: ‘Old data’ led to October 2004 crash on take-off of MK Airlines 747 freighter
Canadian investigators are recommending the installation of systems to warn crews of inadequate take-off performance following the fatal loss of an MK Airlines Boeing 747-200 freighter during departure from Halifax nearly two years ago.