All Ops & safety articles – Page 151
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Europe's airports face capacity crunch
European hubs are struggling to keep pace with growing demand for travel as short-term solutions fail to overcome the limits imposed by runway and air traffic control capacity
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Engine failure probed after A330 aborts Gatwick take-off
Canadian investigators are probing an engine incident which led an Air Transat Airbus A330-300 to abort take-off at London Gatwick.
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China Southern plans Islamabad service
China Southern Airlines is seeking to launch a service on the Guangzhou-Kunming-Islamabad route from June.
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Bolivia's TAM grounds fleet after aborted take-off
Bolivia’s Transporte Aereo Militar (TAM) has grounded its complete fleet “at least until 11 May” to carry out preventive maintenance on its fleet.
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Invercargill airport to get remote digital tower
Airways New Zealand will replace its air traffic control tower at Invercargill airport with a remote digital tower.
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United eyes Newark base for 787-10
United Airlines plans to open a Boeing 787 pilot base at its Newark Liberty International airport in 2019, potentially for the 787-10 that it will begin taking later this year.
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Airbus long-haul drought persists but A319neo orders lift
Airbus secured a respite from its weak A319neo sales during April, but its dearth of long-haul orders persisted.
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Qatar offers capacity to IAG as BA 787s undergo checks
Qatar Airways has offered to provide capacity to British Airways as the UK carrier deals with scheduling disruption caused by engine maintenance on Boeing 787s.
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Norwegian rejects two IAG takeover offers
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has rejected two proposals from British Airways parent IAG to acquire the entire share capital of the company.
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NTSB finds fatigue cracking on Southwest CFM56-7B failed blade
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirms it found an area of cracking and metal fatigue on the CFM International CFM56-7B fan blade that failed during a Southwest Airlines flight on 17 April.
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Known blade issue caused Air NZ 787-9 engine failures
New Zealand investigators have confirmed that two engine failures on Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9s last December were caused by known issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s intermedia presure turbine blades.
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Qantas 737s in runway incursion, rejected takeoff at Perth
Australian investigators are probing a runway incursion at Perth airport on 28 April involving two Qantas operated Boeing 737-800s.
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China Southern trading premium margins for UK market share
China Southern Airlines will not be actively marketing its premium-economy cabin when it opens a new route to Wuhan from London this month.
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R-R reviewing Trent 700 design after A330 birdstrike
Rolls-Royce is reviewing the design of some components of the Trent 700 engine following the investigation of a bridstrike an engine failure involving an AirAsia X A330-300 on 3 July 2017.
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Management autonomy promised to prospective Air India buyers
The Indian government has stated that the winning bidder for Air India will receive complete freedom in managing the carrier.
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FAA broadens CFM56 inspection requirements with new AD
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring airlines to inspect fan blades on more CFM International CFM56-7B engines.
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MH370 hunt to make final push as weather window closes
Search teams hunting for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are facing a closing weather window, with still no sign of the Boeing 777's wreckage.
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Tigerair Australia pilots to take industrial action
Tigerair Australia flights may face disruption from 4-6 May as pilots take industrial action to resolve a deadlock over a pay dispute.
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Lion Air 737-800 veers off runway after landing in rain
A Lion Air Boeing 737-800 skidded off the runway and came to a stop in soft ground after landing in rainy conditions at Gorontalo's Jalaluddin airport on 29 April.
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Vietnam Airlines A321 landed on unfinished runway
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is investigating a serious incident in which a Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321 landed on a runway that is still under construction.