All Ops & safety articles – Page 183
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Chinese regulator penalises Emirates for safety incidents
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has fined Emirates CNY29,000 ($4,266) and banned it from adding new routes and frequencies into China for six months, due to two recent safety incidents in the Urumqi region.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why US ATC overhaul might actually happen
Aviation observers and policy experts say the current push to corporatise ATC may actually have the broad support needed to pass into law.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Market Outlook June 2017
Read our monthly market outlook that covers regional analysis on planned capacity growth, airline passenger traffic and share prices, plus jet kerosene spot prices.
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PICTURES: EasyJet takes first A320neo
UK budget carrier EasyJet has today taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, at a ceremony in Toulouse.
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Limited room for consolidation among Chinese airlines: Fitch
Fitch Ratings sees limited room for consolidation among Chinese airlines, since the country's big four players together with their subsidiaries and associates, already have a 90% share of the market.
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ANALYSIS: Outside shocks dominate debate at IATA AGM
If there were any reminders needed of the potential for external events to impact the airline industry, developments both immediately before and during the recent IATA annual general meeting in Cancun provided further evidence of how outside factors could threaten to push the industry from its profitable altitude.
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China Eastern A330 lands safely with cowling damage
A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-200 had to return to Sydney airport shortly after take-off due to damage in the engine cowling of its left Rolls-Royce Trent 772 powerplant.
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Gulf Air chief executive tenders resignation
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air has accepted the resignation of chief executive Maher Salman Al Musallam.
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OpinionOPINION: Why Gulf discord is problem for whole region
Just at the point when the Gulf carriers had been trying to demonstrate solidarity in the interests of pursuing a common agenda, the whole united front has spectacularly imploded.
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Hong Kong Airlines details widebody fleet expansion
Hong Kong Airlines looks forward to the arrival of its first Airbus A350-900s this year, while a new batch of A330-300s due for delivery next year will help boost capacity on regional services.
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Lion Air cancels batch of A320neos
Indonesian carrier Lion Air has cancelled orders for seven Airbus A320s, including five of the re-engined A320neo.
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Qatar Airways closes Saudi and UAE offices
Qatar Airways has confirmed the closure of offices in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the wake of the diplomatic crisis affecting the Gulf state.
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Cebu defers A321neos due to Pratt delay
Cebu Pacific confirmed that it has deferred the deliveries of its Airbus A321neos to the fourth quarter of 2018 due to delays with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air India – investor darling or dog?
After years of debate and deliberation, the Indian government appears to have reached the stunning revelation that it is not all that good at running an airline.
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Lufthansa warns of disruption if electronics ban expands
Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr warns that expanding a controversial ban on electronics on US-bound flights will result in major disruptions for the airline industry.
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Democrats pitch alternative to FAA privatisation
Democrat lawmakers released a bill on 7 June aimed at stabilising the Federal Aviation Administration's funding without stripping it of air traffic control (ATC) management.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: The Low-cost Transatlantic Expansion
As low-cost carriers continue to grow and boost their capacity, we’re seeing new long-haul low-cost services challenging the exiting mainline carriers’ routes.
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Qatar Airways formally banned from Yemeni airspace
Qatar Airways has formally been barred from overflying Yemeni territory as part of the broader Gulf blockade on the carrier's operations.
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NewsUS concerned with direct detonation of laptops: United CEO
US officials push for a wider electronics ban follow concerns over the possible direct detonation of a large device in an aircraft passenger cabin, says United Airlines chief executive Oscar Munoz.