All Ops & safety articles – Page 1158
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Germans test plastic-bladed rotor
German engine builder MTU and the Darmstadt Technical University are testing a turbofan compressor rotor fitted with carbonfibre-reinforced plastic blades under efforts to reduce the fuel consumption, weight and manufacturing costs of future aero-engines. The first test run was carried out using the university's transonic compressor test stand. DaimlerChrysler subsidiary ...
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Names of the game
Independent centres are expanding to meet airline simulator training needs Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DCWhat's in a name? Everything - for the commercial airline flight training industry. A reputable name is the first requirement for any company that wants to set up business training pilots for the world's airlines. This is demonstrated ...
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Eurocontrol presents Link plan
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol will present its council with the master plan and business case for Europe's Link 2000+ programme next month. This is the first stage of an approval process which could pave the way for deployment of operational mobile datalink services for air traffic control (ATC) and airline ...
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Star move may spell the end of LIAT
Caribbean Star Airlines is to launch an extensive West Indies network with five Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops. Many predict the move could spell the end of its rival, LIAT. The privately owned airline is backed by Texan businessman Allen Stanford and headed by Gilles Filiatreault, previously chief executive of ...
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Differences
There is no longer any doubt that the safety standards between cargo and passenger operations are massively different - and the latest figures prove it. According to a study by the Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), the most dangerous commercial aviation activity in the world is ad hoc cargo charter ...
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Honeywell software tackles knock-on effects of delays
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Honeywell is showing airlines a software suite that promises to reduce substantially the knock-on effects of delays caused by air traffic control (ATC) or weather. The company is conducting simulations with major North American carriers and hopes to launch formally the "airline resynchronisation system" later ...
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US-UK reach transatlantic deal
Chris Jasper/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The USA and UK have agreed a "mini-deal" allowing US Airways to begin London-Pittsburgh services and Virgin Atlantic Airways to retain flights to Chicago. Under the accord, the UK may also select a new US gateway to serve from London Gatwick, or a ...