All Ops & safety articles – Page 1333
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Boeing details emergency exit on new 737
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Design details have been released of a novel overwing emergency exit developed by Boeing for the Next Generation 737 family in efforts to conclude its long-running debate with the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) over exit-limited maximum seating (Flight International, 9-15 July). "We ...
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Sparks fly over TWA 800
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE FIRST anniversary of the crash of Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 on 17 July, 1996, has been marked by sparring between the two main US aviation-safety agencies over appropriate action on fuel-tank-safety. US Federal Aviation Administration officials and US National Transportation ...
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EC will say yes to Alitalia state aid, with conditions
The European Commission (EC)is on the verge of finally approving Italian Government aid for debt-ridden national carrier Alitalia. The Commission has refused to accept Italian assurances that the L3,000 billion ($1.8 billion) required should be considered as a commercial investment. Instead, Europe's transport commissioner Neil Kinnock ...
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ValuJet merges into Air Tran
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC VALUJET AIRLINES has agreed a merger with AirTran Airways which will rid the carrier of its stigmatised name, increase its maintenance capability and overcome US Federal Aviation Administration restrictions on its growth. The ValuJet and AirWays holding companies will merge, but the two ...
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Passenger lobby issues 'world airline safety rankings' report
A REPORT which claims to rank the world's major airlines, using data about their fatal-accident history, has been issued by the US-based Air Travelers Association, a newly established lobby group for airline passengers. The Airline Safety Report Card covers 260 scheduled passenger airlines around the world - 29 ...
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Use of English is not the problem with air-traffic control
Sir - Press comment has followed a UK television item on "poor English among pilots" in the context of air-traffic control. It was claimed that the poor English of some foreign pilots constitutes a serious safety hazard. The UK Civil Aviation Authority does not believe this to be ...
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European authority demands noise ban
Julian Moxon/Paris The 36-member European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) has recommended action to prevent airlines hushkitting older, noisy aircraft to meet the Stage 3 noise rules. In a decision taken on 3 July, which is likely to be similar to that expected from the European Commission ...
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Noise blight
Yet again, Europe is getting out of kilter over aircraft noise - and yet again it is doing so to the detriment of its credibility. This time, it is the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) which is trying to drag the European legislative process into disrepute, by formulating rules which ...
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New Zealand Court challenges confidentiality of CVR tapes
A New Zealand Court ruling has sparked a new furore over the use of cockpit-voice-recorder (CVR) information outside the accident-investigation process, because of the possible use of such information in pending lawsuits against an airline and crew, and in the criminal prosecution of the pilots. Because of the ...
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Eurowings climbs
German regional carrier Eurowings has announced record revenue, profit and passenger figures for 1996. Chief executive Reinhard Santner attributes the figures to the success of alliances with Air France and KLM, and the expansion of European services. The results come despite a stagnant domestic market, rising fuel prices ...
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Kevin Moorhouse
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Kevin Moorhouse, who died in a Mosquito crash in 1996, is to be held at British Aerospace Woodford, Cheshire, UK, at 14:30 on Sunday, 20 July. His many friends in the world of aviation are cordially invited. Source: Flight International
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First Space Station modules prepared for 1998 launch
Tim Furniss/LONDON With the first elements of the International Space Station (ISS) due to be launched in a little under 12 months, the USA and Russia, the two leading members of the international consortium building the Station, have begun to reveal progress the initial modules scheduled to be ...
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Boeing seating proposal for new 737 satisfies JAA
David Learmount/LONDONGuy Norris/Los Angeles Boeing is in line to win the battle for European approval of Next Generation 737 high-density seating without meeting the formal Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) specification for emergency-exit configuration. The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is satisfied with Boeing's latest proposal and ...
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Bombardier acts to fix cracks in CRJ fuselage bulkheads
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTONDC BOMBARDIER EXPECTED most of the 38 Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs) found to have fuselage-bulkhead cracks to be back in operation by 5 July. Repair of the final eight aircraft is awaiting the availability of hangar space. The repair takes three days and involves attaching ...
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Ageing aircraft
Supersonic Aerospatiale/BAe (BAC) Concorde Thirteen of the 14 Concordes delivered to British Airways and Air France between 1975 and 1980 remain in service. Twenty Concordes were built, including two prototypes, two pre-production aircraft and two production aircraft which were not delivered. One of the seven Concordes ...
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Air Jamaica aims to defeat American in the Caribbean
Graham Warwick/MONTEGO BAY AIRJAMAICA has inaugurated a Caribbean hub at Montego Bay, and signed a co-operation agreement with Delta Air Lines, in a bid to challenge American Airlines' dominance in the region. The Montego Bay hub, which was officially inaugurated on 30 July, links flights from ...
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Tunis Air plans growth as profits rise
Tunis Air produced a major improvement in net profits for 1996 and is heading for another good result this year on the back of forecasts of rapidly rising passenger numbers. The airline has also revealed plans to expand and replace a large part of its fleet. The Tunisian ...
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AI(R) and TTS open Bangkok training centre
Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) and Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) have opened a new ATR flight-simulator centre in Bangkok, in a move to improve support for the growing number of regional carriers operating ATR 42/72 turboprop aircraft. The Asian ATR Training Centre (AATC) opening follows certification by the ...
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Beech runway collision is blamed on King Air pilot
THE RUNWAY collision of a Beech King Air A90 with a United Express Beech 1900C on 19 November, 1996, at Quincy Municipal Airport, Illinois, resulted from failure of the King Air pilots "-to effectively monitor the common traffic-advisory frequency [CTAF], or to properly scan for traffic", says the US National ...