All Ops & safety articles – Page 1293
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New system screens all luggage
Andrzej Jeziorski/FRANKFURT US airport-security-equipment manufacturers InVision and EG&G Astrophysics have joined forces to develop a high-throughput, automated-screening system for hold baggage. According to InVision, the TSS 2000 is the only security system which screens "-all hold baggage, including oversized bags". The system combines InVision's US CTX ...
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European countries set up group to promote air-safety standards
The UK Civil Aviation authority, France's Bureau Veritas and Germany's Air Eurosafe have signed an agreement creating a new group to promote aviation safety worldwide. The three organisations have agreed to pool their expertise and resources to support the air-safety work being carried out by the International Civil ...
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Alitalia turns in profit after ten years of making losses
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Andrea Spinelli/Rome After a decade of losses, Alitalia has turned in a net profit of L163 billion ($92 million) for the first half of the year. Chief executive Domineco Cempella promises better to come, raising the prospect of early privatisation of the state-owned Italian flag carrier. ...
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ALPA and Boeing clash over USAir accident
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) and Boeing have submitted opposing findings to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) over the probable factors involved in the crash of a USAir Boeing 737-300 on 8 September, 1994. The aircraft rolled rapidly to the left ...
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Long-range MD-90
Boeing has handed over the first MD-90-30 Extended Range (ER) to Cairo-based AMC Aviation, a charter subsidiary of Egypt's Aircraft Maintenance. An auxiliary 1,720kg fuel tank boosts range to 4,000km (2,170nm). AMC is scheduled to receive a second -30ER in October 1998 and holds two additional -30ER options. ...
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Rolls-Royce replaces Trent 800 blades after fatigue failure
Rolls-Royce says that the catastrophic Trent 800 engine failure on an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-200 leaving Dubai on 16 September (Flight International, 24-30 September) was caused by fatigue failure of a first-stage high-pressure compressor (HPC1) blade. The company claims that it was aware of the problem with the ...
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Approval for Next Generation 737 slips back to late October
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Certiffication of Boeing's Next Generation 737 has been delayed until later this month by late structural and control-system modifications, spare-parts shortages and continued evaluations by the European Joint Aviation Authorities. The company had hoped that the first member of the new family, the ...
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US Airways and ALPA save A230 purchase
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US Airways and its pilots broke an impasse on labour negotiations at the eleventh hour, saving the US carrier's planned $14 billion purchase of up to 400 A320-family aircraft from Airbus Industrie. The sixth-largest US airline and negotiators for the Air Line Pilots ...
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Boeing studies 777-200X 'sleeper' options
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing has begun talks with potential 777-200X customers over lower-lobe options for its ultra-long-range derivative of the twinjet, with sleeping space for up to 40 passengers and crew. Boeing is now seriously examining the long-discussed possibility of passenger sleeping accommodation, needed mainly because of ...
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F/A-18E/F tests show 'falling-leaf' immunity
Flight testing of the Boeing F/A-18E/F has reached the half-way point and demonstrated the aircraft's immunity to the "falling-leaf" departure problem which it suffered by earlier models, according to the test team reporting at the 41st Society of Experimental Test Pilots meeting in Beverly Hills, California, on 25-26 September. ...
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Il-76/747 collision: who was to blame?
Sir - In response to the letter from Capt F W Pike (Flight International, 13-19 August, P48), and other previous statements about the Chimkentavia Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 freighter mid-air collision with a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B near Delhi, India, in November 1996, I must comment on the quick reaction ...
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The lost art of airmanship
Sir-I agree with John Laming (Letters, Flight International, 3-9 September) suggesting that two captains up front would answer the dreadful failures we are witnessing associated with a lack of airmanship on the part of many in command of big aircraft. Under the terms of the Chicago Convention, the ...
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TriStar fixes urged
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the US Federal Aviation Administration to develop inspection criteria and impose wear limits on the slat-drive system of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The recommendation follows an accident to a Trans World Airlines L-1011 in August 1996 which scraped its fuselage on ...
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Air of resignation
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was thrown into chaos on 26 September following the resignation of transport minister John Sharp, whose responsibilities included CASA and air-traffic-management authority Airservices Australia. Sharp's departure followed accusations of falsifying expense claims, and malpractice in appointing board members to Airservices and CASA. It also ...
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No more tears
With a burgeoning economy, and a new USpartner, Aerolineas Argentinas is riding high as it reaps the benefits of its restructuring plan. Karen Walker reports. Business is back to normal at Aerolineas Argentinas following a frenetic few months during which Buenos Aires became a popular destination for management at both ...
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SIA prepares for stardom
As the clock runs down on one of the oldest alliances in Asia, US and Taiwanese carriers are forging closer ties following the recent open skies deal between the two countries. The first sign that Singapore Airlines' Global Excellence alliance with Delta Air Lines and Swissair is starting ...
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UPS wrapped up by people power
Record profits, yes. But a record number of labour headaches also. That is how 1997 is turning out for most of the US major carriers, and some industry observers are wondering whether the tide has turned in favour of organised labour. Just ask United Parcel Service. While still licking the ...
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Lateral thinkers
In a bid to instill fresh ideas, more airlines are now recruiting managers from other countries. Lois Jones looks at the challenges faced by today's mobile managers, and talks to six top people who have switched countries. There are several ways to skin a cat, and several ways to save ...
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Weak rupiah hits Merpati
The currency crisis that has hit southeast Asia is having a marked effect on Merpati Nusantara Airlines. The state-owned carrier is suffering much more than Indonesia's other main carriers. Garuda earns more foreign currency and privately owned Sempati enjoys more flexibility, but Merpati finds its options limited by ...
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French revolution is a non-starter
Blanc's successor as head of state-owned carrier Air France will face a rough rideChristian Blanc's resignation statement from Air France begins with a stark heading: 'I take note of the government's decision.' France's change of government, and the decision of prime minister Lionel Jospin to appoint a Communist transport ...