All Ops & safety articles – Page 136
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EasyJet faces another take-off calculation probe
UK investigators are probing a recent EasyJet Airbus A319 departure from London Gatwick, after suspecting a take-off calculation error.
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Air India Express 737 suffers belly gash after striking wall
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was diverted to Mumbai Chhtrapati Shivaji International airport after one of its wheels hit the boundary wall of Tiruchirappalli International Airport on 12 October at 01:18 local time.
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Japan ramps up measures to cut risk from falling parts
Japanese efforts to cut the number of incidents involving objects falling from aircraft will include enforcing prevention standards on foreign flights from March next year.
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Superjet overrun probe suspects misleading friction data
Russian investigators probing a gear-collapse and overrun by a Sukhoi Superjet 100 have determined that the friction coefficient of the Yakutsk runway was far lower than the figure given to the crew.
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UK authority to re-examine Oneworld transatlantic pact
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is preparing a response to the UK competition regulator after it opened a probe into the transatlantic joint business agreement in which four carriers participate.
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Sukhoi blames Yakutia Superjet accident on 'external' issue
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division believes the landing accident involving a Yakutia Superjet 100 at Yakutsk is not attributable to the aircraft’s technical systems.
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Yakutia Superjet damaged in Yakutsk landing excursion
Russian investigators have opened an inquiry after a Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100 sufferd a runway excursion and apparent landing-gear collapse at Yakutsk.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Malaysia Airlines steps up recovery pace
Malaysia Airlines' chief executive Izham Ismail is a man on a mission: continuing the carrier's the turnaround and returning it to profitability. Still, he admits his first year on the job has not been smooth sailing.
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Thai Airways 747 in Bangkok runway excursion
A Thai Airways International Boeing 747-400 was involved in a "partial" runway excursion at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International airport on the evening of 8 October.
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PIA to boost fleet amid leadership changes
Pakistan International Airlines intends to dry lease two Airbus A320s in the first quarter of 2019.
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A380 crews told to perform additional fuel-quantity check
Airbus A380 operators are being instructed to introduce an additional fuel-quantity check after a discrepancy observed during pre-departure preparations.
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President Trump signs five-year FAA spending bill
US president Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that regulates aircraft seat size while providing five years of guaranteed funding to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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A320 conducted short-field take-off after runway blunder
United Arab Emirates investigators are probing an incident in which an Airbus A320 turned onto Sharjah’s runway in the wrong direction before an intersection take-off.
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ANALYSIS: New attitude is training revolution
Following years of airline industry debate about how airline pilot training should be delivered in the digital age, Europe’s aircrew training philosophy is about to be changed almost beyond recognition in the next four years. Starting this year, the planned changes should be – and in many cases already are ...
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Russian military accused of hacking MH17 investigation
Investigators have disclosed that Russian military intelligence hackers attempted to obtain information on the probe into the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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USA axes treaty behind Iranian aviation safety ruling
US government officials are terminating a 1955 treaty with Iran which had formed the basis of a bid by Iranian officials to lift US sanctions on the country.
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ANALYSIS: How the jet travel era began in earnest – 60 years ago
This year marks the 60th anniversary of a seminal moment in commercial aviation: the start of transatlantic jet services.
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Five-year FAA spending bill heads to Trump's desk
The US Congress has approved a long-term Federal Aviation Administration spending bill that regulates seat size and restricts passenger bumping.
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UN court orders USA to lift sanctions affecting Iran air safety
International Court of Justice judges have ruled that the US government must lift sanctions against Iran which pose a threat to civil aviation safety.
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Investigators probe Shannon air traffic system glitch
Irish investigators are probing a technical problem which affected airspace management in the Shannon air traffic control system, forcing restrictions on traffic flow.