All Ops & safety articles – Page 153
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Opinion
OPINION: Making safety briefings stick is new challenge
Social media’s ubiquity has provided some extraordinary insights into the way passengers behave during an emergency – to the point where cabin crew must wonder why they bother with pre-flight demonstrations.
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News
PICTURE: Austrian 777-200ER to show off fresh livery
Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is modifying its livery and intends initially to show off the adapted scheme on a Boeing 777-200ER.
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News
Garuda shareholders clear way for $750m bond issuance
Garuda Indonesia's shareholders have approved a planned a $750 million global bond issuance.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: FAA and CFM seek to address complex fan blade issue
Federal regulators in 2017 proposed inspections aimed at preventing engine failures like the one that damaged a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and killed one passenger on 17 April.
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News
Crashed An-148 crew skipped checklist with pitot-heat item
Investigators believe the crew of a crashed Antonov An-148 did not carry out a crucial checklist which should have included a deferred confirmation that the pitot-static heating system was active.
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News
Engine fire causes Delta A330-300 to make emergency landing
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 returned to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport shortly after takeoff with the right hand engine still on fire.
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News
NTSB finds 'interior' crack in failed Southwest CFM engine
Internal cracks had developed in a fan blade that exploded out of a CFM International CFM56-7B powerplant on 17 April, severely damaged a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and killing one passenger, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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News
United inspecting 737 engines following service bulletin
United Airlines is inspecting 698 CFM International engines on its Boeing 737 fleet following a recent service bulletin from US safety officials, says chief operating officer Greg Hart.
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News
PICTURE: SIA 777 door ripped off at Los Angeles
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-300ER had its second leftside door ripped from the airframe at Los Angeles International airport on 16 April at 17.50 hours local time.
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OpinionOPINION: On biometric data, air travel must heed Facebook lessons
There is no doubt that biometric tokens have the potential to fundamentally change the travel experience for passengers – for the better, in many cases.
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News
Fatigue signs in failed engine prompt new Southwest inspections
Southwest Airlines will begin a round of “enhanced inspection procedures” for CFM International engines following a preliminary finding that a fan blade bore signs of metal fatigue in a fatal acccident on 17 April, a US National Transportation Safety Board official says.
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News
Southwest engine failure echoes details of 2016 incident
An uncontained engine failure that led to a fatality on a Southwest 737-700 on 16 April recalls key details of a similar incident involving the same aircraft and engine type about 20 months ago over the Gulf of Mexico.
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News
Southwest engine failure kills one person ending safety streak
The National Transportation Safety Board confirms that one person died when a CFM International engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 failed inflight on 17 April.
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News
Southwest 737 engine mangled following emergency landing
Pilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia on 17 April after encountering apparent significant damage to the aircraft's left-side CFM International CFM56 turbofan.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Safety regulators face balancing act to manage new technology
National aviation authorities (NAAs) today risk being swamped by the rate of technological advance, according to their leaders. At the same time many risk being starved of resources because aviation safety appears to have improved so much that governments are wondering if oversight could be done more cheaply.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Duncan Beckman, base safety pilot and senior first officer, EasyJet
Duncan Beckman is a base safety pilot and senior first officer with UK airline EasyJet – a role that sees him take on fresh challenges each day
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Ajay Singh, managing director, SpiceJet
The last five years has been nothing short of tumultuous for SpiceJet, having undergone a back-from-the-dead fairytale after surviving a near collapse in 2014. Today, the low-cost carrier has completed its turnaround, with a clear focus to keep on growing.
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News
PICTURE: BA puts first A320neo into service
British Airways has put its first Airbus A320neo into service with a flight to the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
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American reroutes Asia flights to avoid Russian airspace
American Airlines has rerouted three flights to Asia due to "overflight concerns" as tensions between the USA and Russia rise.
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News
Delta hopes to complete LAX works two years early
Delta Air Lines hopes to speed up the redevelopment of terminals 2 and 3 at Los Angeles International airport, with an eye on completing the project up to two years early.