All Ops & safety articles – Page 111
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lauda's darkest day echoes in 737 Max crisis
Late motor-racing champion Niki Lauda will be associated not just with his airline entrepreneurship but with an investigation which resulted in scrutiny of design assumptions, and the adequacy of testing and certification methods, similar to that now being given to the Boeing 737 Max.
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Chinese airlines count the cost of 737 Max grounding
The grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max will rack up losses of CNY4 billion ($579 million) for Chinese carriers by the end of June.
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ATSB seeks improvements to design of ATR control systems
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has recommended that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and ATR improve design tolerances for inadvertent dual-control inputs by pilots following its investigation into an accident involving a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600.
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PICTURES: Albatross inspires Airbus flexible-tip demonstrator
Airbus has commenced testing of a scale model demonstrator intended to explore the benefits of hinged wing-tips to alleviate gust loads and consequently reduce aircraft structural weight.
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Turkish Airlines 777 suffers wing damage at Istanbul airport
A Turkish Airlines’ Boeing 777-300ER was damaged after it clipped its right on a lighting pole at the new Istanbul Airport this morning.
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Chinese carriers ask Boeing for 737 Max compensation
The three largest Chinese airlines have formally asked for compensation from Boeing over the grounding of the troubled 737 Max.
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NewsSAS pairs with Airbus on hybrid-power airport research
Scandinavian carrier SAS has signed a preliminary agreement with Airbus covering hybrid electrical ecosystem research.
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US airlines see record summer travel despite 737 Max grounding
The Airlines for America trade group estimates the grounding of 737 Max aircraft results in a loss of 35,000 seats for the 2019 summer travel season.
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Alrosa to transfer last Tu-134 to museum
Russian carrier Alrosa is set to operate its final flight with a Tupolev Tu-134 on 22 May, as it transfers its single example to Novosibirsk.
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NewsAmerican seeks to stop alleged slowdown by mechanics
American Airlines claims that the unions representing its mechanics are promoting an illegal work slowdown, adding to the series of operational woes it already faces this year.
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Airbus hikes maximum take-off weight for A220
Airbus has increased the maximum take-off weight of the A220 by 2.2t.
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Taiwan’s FAT cuts some flights as it hits regulatory limit
Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) has cancelled some international flights after it was found to be hitting its maximum 1,350 flight hours per month limit set by Taiwan’s civil aviation regulator.
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WestJet ratifies agreement with dispatchers
WestJet today has ratified a three-year agreement with its flight dispatchers, represented by the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association (CALDA), continuing a wave of unionization at the airline.
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Crashed Superjet's pitch fluctuated before fatal touchdown
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a fatal accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo was 1.6t over its maximum landing weight, and experienced two impacts in excess of 5g as it bounced on landing.
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Air Canada in talks to acquire Transat AT
Air Canada will purchase Transat AT, the tourism company parent of Montreal-based leisure carrier Air Transat and combine the two companies.
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VIDEO: Clearer details emerge of Superjet's fatal bounce sequence
Newly-emerged video images of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo have provided the clearest indication of the increasing severity of the landing bounces which eventually resulted in the destruction of the aircraft.
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ATSB asks ICAO to review lighting guidance for wide runways
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has recommended that ICAO review its guidance for centreline lighting on runways wider than 50m after completing its investigation into a runway excursion incident at Darwin airport on 6 December 2016.
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AirAsia renews push for MAVCOM to intervene in airport dispute
AirAsia and AirAsia X are seeking a court order to compel Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) to adjudicate their long-running dispute with Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB).
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Poor snow-clearance led to Ulyanovsk Superjet incident
Russian authorities have warned over the potential hazard from insufficient runway preparation after a landing incident at Ulyanovsk involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100.
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Rescuers reached burning Superjet within time limit: airport
Moscow Sheremetyevo firefighters reached a blazing Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 within the required response time, and extinguished the fire in about 16min, according to the airport operator.