All Ops & safety articles – Page 1433
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United boss warns USA on fuel tax
A MOVE BY the Clinton Administration to begin collecting a transportation fuel tax from US airlines could shut down some financially struggling US carriers, United Airlines chairman and chief executive Gerald Greenwald, has warned. The previously enacted fuel surcharge, was waived by the US Government until October 1995, ...
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Tests back ATR icing solution
ATR IS TO PRESS AHEAD with certification of its proposed wing de-icing-boot modification, following successful tests in the USA. The modification, which resulted from the fatal crash of an ATR 72 near Chicago in October 1994, will double the size of the leading edge boots (Flight International, 11-17 ...
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Corporatised NZAC cuts ATC cost charges
AIRWAYS CORPORATION of New Zealand, which supplies air-traffic services to the country, has reduced its charges by a further 3% for en route instrument-flight-rules operations and international airport-approach services. The reductions follow a 10% discount already in place from October 1994. Airways Corporation chairman, Rex Loach says, that ...
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JAR: airlines and schools the losers
Sir - Your article "Licence to change" (Flight International, 22-28 February, P25) provided a good overview of the proposed changes in Joint Aviation Rules (JAR) flight crew licences (FCL) Draft 5, but one statement is rather misleading. In the article postscript, which outlines the requirements of JAR FCL Part 1, ...
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The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators
London, UK ...Sir - Mr Holubowicz asks: "Why should increased productivity be detrimental to safety?" As a captain, flying Boeing 737s, I can answer this. The cumulative effect of changing sleep patterns, altered rosters, 12-14h days and restricted or no summer leave can result in a ...
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UK ACAS Plan
A senior UK Civil Aviation Authority safety manager says that the UK proposal to the European Civil Aviation Conference to make airborne collision-avoidance systems (ACAS) compulsory will include aircraft with more than 30 seats or weighing more than 15t for an implementation date in 2000. The manager says ...
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USA ponders ARIA request to guarantee loans for Il-96Ms
A POLITICAL ROW involving the Ilyushin Il-96M, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney is expected to be resolved in mid-April when the US Export Import Bank (Exim) decides whether to make loan guarantees sought by Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA). The trade dispute within the US aerospace industry and the ...
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BA considers A330 for medium-haul fleet update
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS plans to make a decision on updating its medium-haul fleet within the next 12 months, with the Airbus A330 among the contenders. The airline says that in a year's time it will be in a position to begin "seriously considering" acquisition ...
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Frustration of seeking a job
Sir - I am a pilot with a UK regional airline seeking employment with some of the major scheduled and charter carriers, to further my career. It is frustrating to be told by some airlines that they are not recruiting, and do not foresee doing so, only to ...
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Airbus should be applauded
Sir - Following recent correspondence in Flight International about the safety of Airbus aircraft, I believe that what is happening is the result of resistance to change. I was suspicious the first time I travelled in an Airbus A320 as a passenger. I think that people in general ...
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has given Christopher Hart the new post of assistant administrator for system safety. Hart's job will encompass overall responsibility for safety programmes and he will be FAA Administrator David Hinson's chief advisor for such matters. He comes to the FAA from the National Highway Traffic ...
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Canada will introduce charges for overflights
THE CANADIAN Government is to introduce overflight charges to airlines using its airspace, as part of a restructuring in advance of the privatisation of its Air Navigation System (ANS). The Government confirms that it will privatise its C$800 million ($575 million)-a-year ANS when it releases its plans for ...
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PWA scales back profit forecast
PWA, THE PARENT OF Canadian Airlines, has scaled down profit forecasts for this year, following a higher-than-expected net loss for 1994. The group still expects to swing back to a net profit in 1995, but warns that this is likely to be in the region of C$52 million ...
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Don't criticise French 'attitude'
Sir - James Weber reacts to the article "Crash cause may never be known" about the ATR accident (Flight International, Letters, 8-14 February, P41) by stating that "...the French attitude appears to be to let the aircraft continue to crash while it works out what is happening". He ...
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ARIA faces privatisation
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW PRIVATISATION AND fleet renewal remain at the top of the agenda for Aeroflot-Russian International Airlines (ARIA), says chief executive Vladimir Tikhonov. He adds that the first step in the privatisation process will take place shortly with the issue of shares to airline's staff. Employees ...
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Antonov in dash to assemble new propfan prototype
IN A DESPERATE attempt to keep its An-70 propfan military-transport programme alive, Ukrainian design bureau Antonov is trying to complete a second prototype by the end of this year. This follows the loss of the first prototype in January after it went out of control, collided with the An-72 chase ...
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Providing the answers
The causes of accidents are often not found because of inadequate flight-data recorders. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES The United Airlines Boeing 737-200 which rolled on its back and crashed for no apparent reason on the approach to Colorado Springs in March 1991 carried a six-parameter ...
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Asian airlines plan co-operation
SENIOR EXECUTIVES from many of Southern Asia's airlines have met in Sri Lankan capital Colombo in an attempt to reach agreement on co-operation in several key areas of business. The 27-28 February meeting, attended by executives of Air India, Indian Airlines, Royal Nepal Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Biman ...
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Aeroflot looks West for its fleet renewal
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW AEROFLOT-RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has confirmed plans to lease further Western aircraft until upgraded Russian aircraft become available. Replacement of ARIA's 116-strong fleet of ageing and fuel-inefficient aircraft is a priority, acknowledges airline chief executive Vladimir Tikhonov, giving his report on the airline's performance ...
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Smiths secures place on new 737 programme
SMITHS INDUSTRIES estimates that it has secured around $350 million of business on the next generation of Boeing 737, after being selected to supply the aircraft's flight-management computer (FMC) system. Smiths supplies a range of avionics equipment for the existing 737 programme, including the FMC, but faced a ...