All Ops & safety articles – Page 177
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Alitalia licences restored by Italian regulator
Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC has restored full operating licences of struggling Alitalia and its CityLiner subsidiary.
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UAE insists airspace not open to Qatari flights
United Arab Emirates authorities are denying that the Gulf state has opened its airspace to Qatari aircraft, following a NOTAM route amendment.
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EasyJet A320 damaged after chocks prematurely removed
Investigators have found that undetected release of the parking brake and premature removal of chocks led to an EasyJet Airbus A320's suffering damage as it rolled backwards at London Gatwick.
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Canadian investigators review two ground incidents at Toronto
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reviewing two safety-related airline incidents that occurred in recent days at Toronto Pearson International airport.
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VIDEO: Swiss to grow CS100 operation at London City
CSeries launch operator Swiss intends to gradually increase the number of Bombardier CS100 flights to London City from the initial single rotation per day.
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Insufficient MRO led to hard-landing A321's return flight
Lack of maintenance support to assess a hard landing prompted an Airbus A321 crew to return to Dusseldorf, after which the aircraft was found to have sustained serious damage.
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Who is left in Venezuela?
Available seat kilometres to Venezuela from abroad will be down 63% this December, compared to the same month in 2012. Furthermore, compared to five years ago, only seven of the top 15 international airlines in Venezuela will remain this December.
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Qatar flights granted access to UAE corridor
Qatar Airways flights have been granted limited access to United Arab Emirates airspace in order to ease operations over the Gulf.
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Malaysia Airlines eyes 30% cost drop from A350s on London route
Malaysia Airlines expects unit costs to fall by around 30% on its Kuala Lumpur-London route when it starts to replace its Airbus A380s with A350-900s from the end of the year.
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ICBC identified as customer for 20 A320neo-family jets
Chinese lessor ICBC has been identified as the customer behind an order for 20 Airbus A320neo-family jets placed at the end of 2014.
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Emirates 777 crash probe identifies weather-data improvements
Investigators probing the Emirates Boeing 777-300 crash at Dubai have identified safety improvements in respect of weather data passed to the cockpit crew before the accident.
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Single A350-1000 among sparse Airbus orders in July
Airbus has secured its first A350-1000 order this year, having recorded an agreement for a single aircraft with an unidentified customer.
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UK lifts electronics restrictions on Jordanian hub
Prohibitions on electronic devices on UK-bound services from Jordan have been lifted, following a review by UK authorities.
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BA cabin-crew strike extended to 30 August
Cabin crew employed under British Airways' mixed-fleet contract are planning to renew strike action unless the airline "hammers out" a new agreement on pay and conditions.
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PICTURES: Lion 737 and Wings ATR 72 clip wings in Medan
Indonesian regulators are investigating an incident in which a Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER and a Wings Air ATR 72-500 clipped wings at Medan's Kualanamu airport.
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Air China picks Panasonic for A350 IFEC
Air China has picked Panasonic Avionics to equip its incoming Airbus A350-900s with inflight entertainment and connectivity.
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China Airlines goes all A350 and 777 to North America
China Airlines has deployed Airbus A350-900s on its services to Vancouver, completing its aircraft upgrade programme on its North American network.
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IndiGo laments PW1100G's poor reliability
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is still unhappy about the continued problems with its fleet of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neos.
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Fatigue cited after A319 lands uncleared on closed runway
Indian investigators believe crew fatigue contributed to a serious incident in which an Air India Airbus A319 landed on a closed Mumbai runway, without clearance and despite being instructed several times to execute a go-around.
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IAG clears fleet expansion for recovering Vueling
IAG has approved a further expansion of Spanish budget carrier Vueling's fleet, as its half-year performance shows evidence that it is overcoming the operational issues which severely affected the airline last year.