All Ops & safety articles – Page 155
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MH17: Missile could have evaded radar detection
International investigators have confirmed that a surface-to-air missile fired at a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER could have avoided detection on radar.
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Half of European flights hit by capacity-management glitch
Pan-European air navigation authority Eurocontrol expects normal network management operations to resume late on 3 April, after a failure of the crucial Enhanced Tactical Flow Management System.
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EASA proposes to reinforce flight-recorder resilience
European safety regulators have detailed certification proposals to improve the protection of information from flight recorders.
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ARJ21 completes crosswind validation testing in Iceland
The Comac ARJ21 regional jet has completed crosswind validation testing in Iceland that is aimed at widening its operational scope.
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OpinionOPINION: New Kangaroo Route could put spring in Qantas's step
Nostalgia for the post-war Kangaroo Route – flown in multiple leaps on Lockheed Constellations – and chief executive’s Alan Joyce’s eloquence about “breaking the tyranny of distance” ensured the debut of Qantas’s direct service from Perth to London gained arguably more global media coverage than the launch of even longer ...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Asia-Pacific ultra-long-range flights
The historic ultra-long-range service launched by Qantas this week, which is the first regular nonstop connection between Australia and the UK, is one of the longest air routes currently in operation.
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El Al attempts to block Air India's trans-Saudi route
El Al is trying to force the rescindment of Air India's permit to operate its new Delhi-Tel Aviv service on short routes unavailable to the Israeli flag-carrier.
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Air China Group to add 170 jets through to 2020
Air China Group is scheduled to add 170 jets to its fleet over the next three years.
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Air NZ calls for tighter regulation on UAVs after near-miss
Air New Zealand has called for tighter penalties for operators of unmanned air vehicles that flout the rules, after one of its Boeing 777-200ERs came within five metres of a drone while on approach to Auckland airport on 25 March.
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Investigators detail Superjet unreliable airspeed incidents
Russian investigators have disclosed further details about a spate of unreliable airspeed incidents involving Sukhoi Superjet 100s at Moscow Sheremetyevo.
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PICTURE: Air China 737 radome damaged in bird strike
An Air China Boeing 737-800 had its radome damaged on 22 March following a bird strike.
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ANA and Alitalia in commercial pact
All Nippon Airways and Alitalia have agreed to a commercial partnership, which will see them codeshare on each others' flights from 28 October.
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PICTURE: Cebu Pacific adds first A321
Cebu Pacific took delivery of its first Airbus A321 aircraft on 22 March, setting it up for a year of growth.
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ANALYSIS: Asian airlines growing, but beware the speed bumps
At the recent Routes Asia event, it appeared that the future growth of Asia’s airline industry is all but assured, but there are concerns that governments and airport authorities may not be investing fast enough to keep up.
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787 suffers nose gear failure at VIP conversion site
A Boeing 787 undergoing conversion into a VIP configuration recently suffered an apparent nose gear collapse at Grant County International airport in Moses Lake, Washington.
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Uncleared Q400 take-off roll sparks incursion incident
Canadian controllers intervened to stop a Jazz Bombardier Q400 from departing Thunder Bay airport without clearance, as a second aircraft prepared to land on an intersecting runway.
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Xiamen Airlines signs for 30 737 Max aircraft
Xiamen Airlines has firmed an order for 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 and 10 737 Max 10 aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is the worst over for Cathay?
The Cathay Pacific Group hogged headlines last week as it posted a net loss of HK$1.26 billion ($161 million), its largest in nine years, and also the first back-to-back loss in its 71-year history.
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Aerolineas grounds 15 737s after hailstorm
Aerolineas Argentinas has grounded 15 Boeing 737 aircraft in its domestic and regional fleet, after the aircraft were damaged by a severe hailstorm on 14 March at Buenos Aires Aeroparque airport.
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Saratov faces restrictions as Russian An-148s scrutinised
Russian authorities have restricted the operating certificate of Saratov Airlines following inspections of the carrier in the aftermath of a fatal Antonov An-148 crash.