All Ops & safety articles – Page 1316
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Receivers at Fokker balk at airline claims
Dutch receivers in charge of settling claims against defunct regional-aircraft manufacturer Fokker have revealed a total of NFl 26 billion ($13.4 billion) in claims against the remaining assets of the company. Reed Aerospace's on-line service Air Transport Intelligence has established that claims accepted to date amount to NFl ...
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US airlines continue to surge
The major US airlines again surprised the markets with another record round of profits for the third quarter, including encouraging result from troubled Trans World Airlines, which now promises it has enough cash to carry it through the winter season. There had been speculation that the unprecedented run ...
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Virgin arrives at Heathrow short of wheels
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 (G-VSKY) with 114 passengers and crew on board makes a gear-inspection fly-past at London Heathrow Airport in the UK on 5 November, before landing safely with the left main gear still locked up. No-one was hurt in the landing, which closed one of Heathrow's two ...
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France reports decline in light aviation
French light aviation has continued to suffer a decline in activity, according to the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile's (DGAC) annual report on light aviation for 1996. They show a drop of 5.8% in the number of pilots licensed to fly powered aircraft of up to 2,700kg, along ...
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CityLine ponders Avro RJ future
Lufthansa CityLine is to make a decision by the middle of 1998 on whether to keep its fleet of Avro RJ85s in service after buying new 70-seat regional jets. The company says that fuel and maintenance costs for the Avros are high because of their four engines, and ...
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Bombardier finalises pilot-training deal
Bombardier has signed a 20-year, C$2.8 billion ($2 billion) contract to provide pilot training for the Canadian Forces, under its privately financed NATO Flying Training in Canada programme. Negotiations continue with Denmark, Norway and the UK to join the programme. The Canadian company will arrange capital financing to ...
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CMC in NovAtel link
Canadian Marconi (CMC) and NovAtel have joined forces to develop a new generation of global-positioning-system receivers for airborne and ground use. CMC will use NovAtel technology. in high-performance GPS receivers for applications including precision approach and collision avoidance. Source: Flight International
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Fiji International is prepared for January launch
Start-up carrier Fiji International Airways has reached agreement with London Stansted Airport to begin scheduled flights from Nadi, in Fiji, Mumbai, in India, and Singapore from early January 1998. The airline will operate Boeing 747-300s. The carrier originally intended to launch services to Manchester in the UK, but ...
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Growing pain
It is tempting, almost, to feel sorry for the world's airlines. Just as they were beginning to enjoy credible profits and sustained traffic growth, they find themselves staring at a near-term future in which their own growth threatens disaster. Any twinge of sympathy, however, is killed by the ...
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IATA warns of the risks of success
Senior executives from International Air Transport Association (IATA) member carriers have been warned that the industry's rapid growth contains the seeds of its own destruction by alienating passengers. Fatal-accident numbers are set to increase with traffic expansion, and congested airports will create misery unless the whole passenger-processing system is radically ...
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Passengers on the rack
If airlines and aircraft manufacturers were to characterise just one physical property of aeroplanes as the ultimate enemy, it would be weight. Weight increases drag and fuel consumption and reduces payload, so carriers and builders fight all the time to reduce it without sacrificing friendly properties such as strength, durability ...
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Taiwan Airlines signs first order for shortfield Dornier 328
Fairchild Dornier claims to have secured an Asian launch customer for two improved short-field performance 328-130 turboprops, scheduled for delivery in early 1998. Although neither the manufacturer nor the airline will officially confirm it, the launch customer for the new variant is believed to be Taiwan Airlines. Sources ...
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FAA orders skin-panel inspection for old 737s
As part of its continuing ageing-aircraft initiative, the US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered new inspections or modifications of fuselage skin-panel lap joints on 33 US-registered Boeing 737-100/200s with more than 60,000 flights. A further 34 737s owned by foreign airlines are affected by the airworthiness directive (AD), ...
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Boeing pushes ultra-long range 747 derivative
Boeing could obtain board approval to offer airlines a new ultra-long-range - more than 14,800km (8,000nm) - derivative of the 747 as early as May 1998, if it can attract sufficient market interest, particularly from key Asia-Pacific airlines including Cathay Pacific Airways, EVA Airways of Taiwan and Qantas. ...
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Discount airlines gain access to congested US airports
Five US low-fare airlines have been given permission to begin serving slot-controlled Chicago O'Hare International Airport and New York's La Guardia Airport, marking a first victory for the sector in its battle against the major network carriers. The permissions, granted by the US Department of Transportation (DoT), are ...
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Windows added to cockpit choices
US company Avidyne claims to be the first to certificate an avionics system which uses Microsoft's Windows NT software. The firm has begun shipping its 130mm multi-function displays after hardware supplier Electronic Designs received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration. Avidyne had earlier gained Level-D "advisory-only" certification ...
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SIA sees profits rise, but warns over Asia's financial 'drama'
Singapore Airlines (SIA) says that the recent spate of Asia-wide currency and stock-market upheavals could affect air traffic in the region. The warning comes despite a healthy jump in the group's profits for the first six months of the financial year. SIA's second-half forecast notes that traffic "-may ...
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ICAO bids for power
In a bid for an international mandate in safety oversight, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is to assemble an unprecedented number of civil-aviation directors-general in Montreal, Canada, on 10-12 November. Some 135 states have signed up for the discussion on "a global strategy for safety oversight", out of a ...
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Sabena springs surprise by taking City Bird stake
Sabena has taken a stake in Belgium start-up City Bird, adding a surprise twist to the low-cost carrier's flotation, and the airlines have unveiled a co-operation deal to cover new long-haul services. The listing had been delayed as news of the deal was released, but went ahead on 30 October, ...
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US flight-operations data rule imminent
The US Federal Aviation Administration will soon issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) designed to "encourage the voluntary implementation" of flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) programmes among US airlines. FAA Administrator Jane Garvey says that the FOQA data will not be used for punitive enforcement purposes and ...