All Ops & safety articles – Page 1323
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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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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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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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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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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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Mexico upgrades ATC
Mexico is to install Northrop Grumman surveillance radars in the first phase of air-traffic-control (ATC) modernisation. Primary and secondary radar will be installed at Guadalajara and near Mexico City. Source: Flight International
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Boeing may increase range of 767-400ER
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE Boeing is studying development of an increased-range version of the recently launched 767-400ER stretched derivative in response to demands from potential buyers for better performance. The US manufacturer says that it is considering extending the range of the new 767-400 by up to a ...
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Emirates 777 Trent engine fails during take-off
A Trent 800 engine from an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 which suffered a catastrophic engine failure during take-off is being examined by Roll-Royce. The take-off was continued and the crew shut down the engine and returned to Dubai, where the aircraft was landed safely. Emirates declines to comment, ...
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Delivery delays hit Boeing again
Boeing has been forced to delay delivery of 12 aircraft from this month to the fourth quarter, as it struggles to keep pace with ambitious plans to increase production to 43 aircraft a month by early 1998. The delays are blamed on a combination of inexperienced new workers, ...
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Air China deal boosts CAE's market share
CAEElectronics has sold two full-flight simulators and a flight-training device to Air China in a deal worth C$30 million ($21.7 million). The Boeing 737-800 and 777-200 simulators and 777-200 flight- training device will be installed in Air China's Beijing training centre in late 1998. The Chinese airline has ...
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Airbus and Boeing battle for Royal Brunei order
Airbus Industrie and Boeing have submitted final proposals to Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) to supply a new family of narrowbody passenger aircraft to replace its fleet of Boeing 757-200s and Fokker 100 twinjets. RBA's board is close to a decision on a replacement type and hopes to be ...
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AmWest pilots clear Airbus deal
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES America West has confirmed a deal valued at $1.4 billion for up to 46 Airbus Industrie A319-100s and A320-200s after securing a last-minute agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The order was initially outlined a year ago, but prolonged negotiations over ...
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AOPA demands free databases for GPS
Free or low-cost updates of navigation databases may be provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration in a bid to promote general-aviation use of the global-positioning system (GPS). The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) says that update costs of up to $700 a year associated with ...
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France will approve Paris runways this month
The French Government is expected to approve by the end of the month the construction of two new runways at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, says Aéroport de Paris (ADP), which runs the Paris airport system. Action by local noise campaigners has succeeded in limiting the use of ...
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USA urges Asian partners to liberalise regional services
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE The US Government is urging its new "open-skies" partner nations in Asia and the Pacific Rim to adopt similar liberal air-service agreements with one another, to open up regional traffic and allow airlines to exercise effectively new beyond-rights to third countries. In the past ...
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Dasa attacks audit on Eurofighter
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) and the German defence ministry have rejected sharply a report from the federal audit office criticising the Eurofighter programme. The ministry describes the study as "-groundless, contradictory in content, as well as out of touch with reality". It adds ...
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Beating the weather
Graham Warwick/Atlanta In late August, NASA's Boeing 757 testbed was to be seen taxiing around Atlanta, Georgia's, Hartsfield Airport, occasionally taking off, only to land a few minutes later. Despite the excellent weather, NASA was testing technology which comes into its own when visibility deteriorates. The Low Visibility ...
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Lufthansa sells off Cargolux stake
Lufthansa's 24.5% stake in Cargolux, the Luxembourg-based freight airline, is to be taken over by SairLogistics, Swissair's sister cargo arm . Talks between the three companies have been going on for several months. The German airline says that it decided to sell because of an "-increasingly divergent strategic ...
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Embry-Riddle establishes regional-pilot programme
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has established the first direct-hire programme for its student pilots under an agreement with US regional carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA). Candidates selected in joint screening by the airline and university will be given a conditional offer of employment and provided training ...
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Dornier 228 crashes
The second fatal Asia-Pacific-region Dornier 228 crash in less than a month occurred near Miri, Malaysia, in good weather on the evening of 7 September, killing all ten people on board. Operated by Miri-based Merpati Intan and owned by Royal Brunei Airlines, the 228 came down in jungle-covered hills about ...