All Ops & safety articles – Page 1268
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flexing Muscles
When airline executives dreamed up alliances, some might have imagined that regulatorary approval would be a tough nut to crack, but did they sufficiently weigh up the labour factor? Union cooperation in the formation and development of airline alliances is proving to be crucial. Already, cross-alliance union groups are emerging ...
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Hub wars
The big five US interior airports are fighting it out to become the top international gateway in the heart of North America. Patterns of international air service to and from the US are changing. A cluster of airports tucked well inside the continental US are starting to win significant ...
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No limit to liabilities
The crash of Swissair's MD-11 last month could become something of a legal test case. The Swiss carrier is the first signatory to the International Air Transport Association's inter-carrier passenger liability agreement to have suffered a major crash. Insurers and lawyers are watching closely to see the size of damages. ...
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Narita slot numbers rise
Japan's raising of the number of slots at congested Tokyo Narita Airport for the first time in seven years is seen as a direct result of the new Japan-US bilateral which has forced Tokyo to accommodate more US flights. Of the 202 weekly "new" slots, probably about half are ...
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The rouble plays Russian roulette
First it was the crisis in South East Asia. Now it is meltdown in Russia's financial system that is spreading panic in global markets. The lesson from Asia is that what may start with currency collapse swiftly and inevitably translates into damage for the real economy of production, output and ...
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Cabin trainers
Thomson Training &Simulation has delivered cabin crew trainers to China Southwest Airlines in Chengdhu and THY-Turkish Airlines in Istanbul. China Southwest has four devices including an Airbus A340/Boeing 757 emergency evacuation trainer. Turkish Airlines also has four devices, including an Airbus A310/A340 Boeing 737 emergency evacuation trainer with motion system. ...
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Training tie-up
The joint venture of Oxford Air Training School, UND Aerospace and Raytheon Systems has begun ab initio training to UK standards at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College campus at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona. Source: Flight International
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Pauknair 146 accident
A British Aerospace 146-100 of Spanish regional carrier PauknAir has crashed in north-east Morocco on approach to Melilla Airport in the Spanish enclave of Melilla. The 1983-built aircraft was inbound from Malaga, Spain, in good weather at about 09:00 local time on 25 September. All 34 passengers and four ...
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E&S wins WAH-64D contract
Graham WARWICK/Washington DC Evans &Sutherland (E&S) has received a $32.2 million contract from Boeing to supply four visual systems for the BritishArmy's WAH-64D Apache attack helicopter training systems. Boeing is building the training systems for its Aviation Training International venture with GKN Westland, which will build and operate the Apache ...
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Saudi Arabian studies 717 for regional services
Saudi Arabian Airlines is focusing attention on its short- haul regional requirements, with the Boeing 717 reportedly under serious consideration. The airline began a fleet renewal process late last year which will see 29 Boeing MD-90s, five Boeing 747-400s and 23 777-200s introduced through to 2001. The airline originally ...
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Boeing aims to achieve longer 777 ETOPS allowance
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is proposing to raise the standard 180min extended range twin engine operations (ETOPS) restriction to 207min. The objective is to allow Boeing 777s on some transpacific services to take an optimum routeing which would save up to 30min flying time. "It is the operators ...
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Focus falls on solo airlines after tie-ups
With British Airways and American Airlines having confirmed their move to counter the Star Alliance - with the five-airline "oneworld" alliance - attention is now turning to potential responses by major airlines which have not yet committed to one of the global blocks. The oneworld link, formally unveiled in ...
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FAA to extend ageing checks
The US Federal Aviation Administration is to unveil in the next few weeks a new safety initiative covering detailed inspection of wiring and other operating systems for older airliners. The probe, with phased implementation, will cover such systems as aircraft wiring, control systems, hydraulics, pneumatics and pumps. The safety ...
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Delta and Korean Air wrap up assistance deal
Korean Air (KAL) has finalised a $20 million agreement for Delta Air Lines to give assistance with the overhaul of the South Korean flag carrier's flight operations and training. Under the deal, the US carrier will help overhaul KAL's flightdeck operations, cabin services and safety from 1 October. The ...
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Thailand unifies air traffic control
Thailand has handed over complete responsibility for air traffic control services to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai), unifying for the first time coverage of the country's entire flight information (FIR) region and at all 37 civil airports. The decision removes approach and aerodrome control at 31 municipal airports from ...
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Canadian company claims first for new European FTD approval
Canadian company Mechtronix Systems is claiming to be the first manufacturer to have a flight training device (FTD) approved under new European regulations. An FTD operated by Atlantic Flight Training in the UK has been approved under the Joint Aviation Authorities' new Flight, Navigation and Procedures Trainer (FNPT2) category. ...
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ICAO moves closer to introducing compulsory safety audits
David Learmount/LONDON The final mandate for the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to carry out compulsory safety audits of any national aviation authority is expected to emerge from the organisation's two-week meeting, which ends in Montreal, Canada, on 2 October. Approved in principle last November, the policies of ...
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European regionals told to beware of recession
Julian Moxon/HANOVER Despite above average growth and continued strong performance, European regional airlines have been warned to be "very careful" about the effects of a possible recession, according to Mike Ambrose, director general of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). Speaking at the ERA convention in Hanover, Germany, ...
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Branson seeks US rule changes
Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson has launched a crusade to remove restrictions on foreign ownership of US airlines, so that he can start up a US domestic carrier. Branson visited Washington DC on 24 September to begin lobbying Congress to amend the "antiquated and outmoded" regulations prohibiting foreign ownership ...
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PAL collapse causes new chaos
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The almost unprecedented demise of Philippine Airlines (PAL) has left the country's domestic carriers scrambling to find additional capacity to fill the void, while creditors and bargain hunters are beating a path to Manila to pick over the bones of the defunct flag carrier. The decision ...