All Ops & safety articles – Page 1403
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Air Liberte makes a move for rival AOM
Julian Moxon/PARIS THE PRESIDENT of French airline Air Liberte, Lotfi Belhassine, has formed a consortium with the aim of acquiring rival private carrier AOM, "...if the price is right". Belhassine has for some time made no secret of his desire to purchase AOM, creating what he ...
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UPS expects instant ETOPS for 767
Guy Norris/LOUISVILLE UPS Airlines has "tentative approval" from the US Federal Aviation Administration for instant 180min extended-range twinjet operations (ETOPS) with its new General Electric CF6-80C2-powered Boeing 767-300ER freighter. If approved, the UPS 767 will become the second twinjet after the United Airlines 777-200 to ...
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FAA expected to issue AD for CF6
AN AIRWORTHINESS directive (AD) to inspect the high-pressure spool of General Electric CF6 engines is expected to be issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration following recent engine failures on an Egyptair Airbus A300 and a Thai International Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10. The AD follows recommendations by the ...
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Laker's return may not be welcomed
Sir - I have read of the proposed return of Freddie Laker to UK air space. If he is expecting to be welcomed back as a hero, I assure you this will not be the case. As an ex-employee of Laker, I recall 1982 as a year of ...
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what's on
AOPA Expo '95 19-21 October, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Contact: AOPA, 421 Aviation Way, Frederick, Maryland 21701, USA; tel: +1 (301) 695 2060; fax: +1 (301) 695 2375. Finding Solutions to Airport Congestion 19-20 October, Frankfurt, Germany. Contact: Nathalie Bonnin, Euroforum, 35 rue Greneta, 75002 Paris, France; tel: +33 ...
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Dee Howard tests next-generation thrust reverser
DEE HOWARD has completed preliminary actuation system testing and begun initial forward-thrust performance testing of its next-generation thrust reverser. The system includes a patented variable-geometry nozzle (VGN), which, according to Dee Howard, provides improved thrust performance during take-off and initial climb. The initial ground tests are being carried ...
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Dutch report criticises pilots
PILOT IGNORANCE of technical systems, poor asymmetric-power handling skills and inadequate cockpit-resource management (CRM) training have been cited in the official report into the 4 April, 1994, KLM CityHopper Saab 340B accident at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. The captain and two passengers were killed and nine ...
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Ukraine International on course to make first profit
Forbes Mutch/KIEV UKRAINE International Airlines (UIA) believes that it is on course to post its first profit since starting trading at the end of 1992. The carrier also says that it is looking for investment from an airline partner. UIA deputy president Dick Creagh estimates that ...
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Computervision wins Lucas software deal
Andrew Doyle/PARIS LUCAS AEROSPACE plans to adopt Computervision's range of software tools as the basis for a common product-development platform across the company's operations worldwide. Bedford, Massachusetts-based Computervision says that Lucas is expected to deploy "over 200 user licences" of its electronic product-definition (EPD) software, which ...
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Making a comeback
Beirut International Airport is upgrading to meet the return of passenger traffic. Chris Yates/MANCHESTER BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is benefiting from its first substantial facelift for nearly two decades, following the cessation of hostilities and the ravages of the Lebanese civil war in 1991. Up to $590 ...
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Fuel taxes push up costs for US carriers
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US AIRLINES have begun paying an extra $1.5 million each day for fuel since the implementation of an aviation-fuel surcharge on 1 October - even though lawmakers are considering extending a tax deferral which has been in place for the past two years. ...
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Brazil's budget jet
Delivering on its promises for the EMB-145 regional jet is the first challenge for newly privatised Embraer. Graham Warwick/SAO JOSE DOS EMBRAER HAS YET to capitalise on the success of its EMB-120 Brasilia 30-seat regional airliner by bringing a second product to the market. Its first ...
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Sabena boss seeks more work for less pay
Herman de Wulf/BRUSSELS A SCHEME UNVEILED by Sabena president Pierre Godfroid to get employees to work longer hours for less pay, to improve productivity, has met with an instant response. Cabin crew and pilots have announced they are going on strike on 20 October. Godfroid believes ...
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HGS brings Horizon new benefits
US REGIONAL Horizon Air has begun "improved" Category I operations into Medford, Oregon, using Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8s equipped with the Flight Dynamics head-up guidance system (HGS). Operations to the fog-prone airport began after the US Federal Aviation Administration gave Horizon clearance to make the initial approach ...
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Boeing managers asked to finalise assembly
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES WITH NO END in sight to the strike at Boeing, managers are being drafted in to help complete work on aircraft due for delivery before the industrial action began on 5 October. Some 34,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace ...
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India approves Lufthansa cargo joint venture
The Indian Government has agreed to a proposal from UK-based banking and finance specialist the Hinduja Group to found a new Indian-based cargo airline with German flag carrier Lufthansa. The new joint venture, provisionally called Lufthansa India, will be managed by Ashok Leyland, a Madras-based subsidiary of Hinduja. ...
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Alitalia fails to reach break-even
Kevin O'Toole and Allan Winn/LONDON ALITALIA HAS admitted that it will fail to reach the promised break-even point this year, largely because of the industrial action from the pilots' union which has cost the airline L80 billion ($49 million) in cancelled flights. The Italian carrier has ...
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French Government favours building third Paris airport
THE FRENCH Government has come out in favour of a third main airport for the Paris, and on doubling to four the number of runways at Charles de Gaulle Airport. The timescale for the developments will remain unclear until a public inquiry has been held. A noise-reduction programme ...
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Latvian airlines plot new courses
THE NEW LATVIAN flag carrier, Air Baltic, started operations on 1 October, coinciding with the withdrawal of all scheduled-service licences from the Government-owned Latavio. Air Baltic, a joint-venture between the Latvian Government, Baltic International USA, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Swedish and Danish investment funds (Flight International, 6-12 ...
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Regional traffic leads European airline growth
EUROPEAN regional passenger traffic grew by 15% in the first half of 1995, says European Regional Airlines (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose at the association's annual convention at Baveno, Italy, on 12-13 October. The convention itself attracted 35 airlines and 30 companies, reflecting the ERA's contention that regional aviation ...