All Ops & safety articles – Page 1379
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FAA faces TCAS 4 decision
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The future of the US Federal Aviation Administration's work on the next-generation traffic-alert and collision- avoidance system (TCAS) hangs in the balance as agency officials prepare to present FAA administrator David Hinson with their findings on research into the TCAS 4. Terminating the ...
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Lufthansa criticises 747-X design
Andrzej Jeziorski/HAMBURG LUFTHANSA operations chief executive Klaus Nittinger has criticised recent changes in Boeing's design proposals for its 747-500/600X. "The aircraft has changed so drastically [since November] that it has moved far away from what we would like to see," says Nittinger. Lufthansa was enthusiastic about ...
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JAL returns to Thomson Training fold with 767 machine
JAPAN AIRLINES (JAL) has ordered a Boeing 767-300 full-flight simulator from Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS). The Level D machine will be delivered to JAL's Haneda Airport, Tokyo, training centre in late 1997, along with a desktop flight-management-system trainer produced by TTS. The sales, is welcome news for ...
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American edges to regional goal
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA American Airlines and its pilots union have tentatively agreed a complex formula governing the introduction of regional jets by commuter arm AMR Eagle. The agreement foresees the acquisition of up to 218 45- to 70-seat regional jets by 2009, but limits AMR Eagle to a maximum ...
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Ansett report slams 'business before safety' attitude
AUSTRALIA'S Civil Aviation Authority has been accused of putting commercial considerations before airline safety in a Bureau of Air Safety Investigation (BASI) accident report. BASI has slammed "organisational factors" in Ansett Airlines and the (then) CAA in its report of an Ansett Boeing 747-300 landing accident at Sydney on 10 ...
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FSI gets UK approval
FLIGHTSAFETY International's (FSI) Vero Beach, Florida-based Flight Academy has received UK Civil Aviation Authority approval of its fully integrated pilot-training programme based on Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 509. The move allows FSI to expand its existing CAA-approval for training modules into an ab initio programme. UK flight schools ...
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India's carriers continue expansion
SEVERAL OF India's private carriers are moving forward with expansion plans, and acquiring additional aircraft to meet expected growth. Sahara India Airlines is to lease an additional two Boeing 737-300s from November and has resubmitted its application to the Government to purchase five AI(R) ATR 42-500s. ...
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European regionals grow
Julian Moxon/HANOVER The European Regional Airlines Association (ERA) has good cause to celebrate. In the year since its last annual meeting, the industry has seen strong passenger growth and the beginnings of the long-awaited shake-out among the aircraft manufacturers. The disappearance of Fokker, the sale of ...
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Thai orbit
Orbit Flight Training has reached an agreement to operate the new Aero International (Regional) and Thai Airways International's ATR simulator training centre in Bangkok, Thailand. The centre is scheduled to open at the end of 1996 equipped with a single ATR 42/72 full flight simulator, supplied by Orbit's parent, Thomson ...
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Slots of value
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) is keen to overhaul the slot-allocation system at Europe's airports by creating a "market" in which some slots could be traded for money. It is right to be looking for an overhaul but, if it believes that airline services should exist as much for the customer ...
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Airline news
British Airways is adding Barcelona, Helsinki, Lisbon and Glasgow to its London/ Gatwick network. GB Airways will operate on behalf of BA from Gatwick to Faro, Malaga and Oporto. BA is also extending its non-smoking trials from January 1997 to cover 90 per cent of its system-wide seats, ...
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China set to push MD-90?
Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are holding their collective breath while they wait for the Civil Aviation Administration of China to release its five year plan, as signs emerge of internal opposition to further orders for Boeing aircraft in an attempt to boost sales of Chinese-built MD-90s. The plan, ...
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AA rebuff on code swap
American Airlines has seen its first attempt to test the boundaries of last year's US-Canada open skies agreement rebuffed by authorities on both sides of the border. American had applied to transfer Northwest's spare Detroit-Vancouver frequencies to Chicago, with the service to be operated by its alliance partner ...
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Virgin to stir price action?
Virgin Express' unofficial complaint of predatory pricing by SAS has added to the pressure on the European Commission to take action in this area with three cases from small carriers pending. Virgin is basing its allegations on SAS' decision to cut fares on Copenhagen-Brussels by 52 per cent ...
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Afcac calls for ATC unity
A series of near misses over central African airspace has prompted the African Civil Aviation Commission (Afcac) to renew its drive for a single agency to coordinate air traffic control operations in all 53 African states. The move follows a warning from the South African pilots' organisation that ...
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Keeping up appearances
British Airways is using the power of its brand to spread its name and services around the world via franchise agreements. As other European carriers tentatively follow suit, Lois Jones explores the benefits and pitfalls involved. As equity investments begin to lose their shine, franchising is gaining appeal as ...
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Balkan banks on cash crop
Balkan Bulgarian Airlines is seeking to bolster its unprofitable operations by exchanging part of its western fleet for new aircraft in an attempt to source cash from financiers and lessors. The airline has had preliminary discussion with financiers and lessors about acquiring up to six B737s to add ...
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Capital cost of noise gag
The UK government has angered longhaul operators by imposing stringent noise limits at all three London airports, which will severely discriminate against B747 operators, including Stage 3 B747-400s. The limits imposed by the UK Department of Transport will reduce noise levels out of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted by ...
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Cartel study may spread
Lufthansa faces a serious challenge to its remaining domestic monopoly routes as German antitrust regulators threaten to widen their investigation into the carrier's pricing practices. The move comes as management attempts to secure further cost savings in a new pay round with unions. Lufthansa already faces sanctions from ...
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China set for double sale
The long-awaited equity issues by China Southern and China Eastern appear to be finally moving closer following positive signals from the CAAC. Meanwhile foreign investors may purchase stakes in a Chinese regional airline and airport. Shen Yuankang, the CAAC's vice minister for general administration, says China Eastern shares ...