All Ops & safety articles – Page 199
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Houston airports closed following tropical storm Harvey
The US Federal Aviation Administration has closed both Houston Intercontinental and Houston Hobby airports through at least 28 August, following heavy rains from tropical storm Harvey.
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Italian authority probes Alitalia A320 tail-strike
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Alitalia Airbus A320 suffered a tail-strike on departure from Milan Malpensa.
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MH17 inquiry receives additional Russian radar data
Criminal investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have received additional radar information from Russian authorities.
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Pump concern spurs urgent A350 equipment directive
Airbus A350 operators have been ordered urgently to address a potential threat to fuel tanks arising from overheat failure of a hydraulic pump.
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Lufthansa submits formal initial Air Berlin proposal
Germany's Lufthansa Group has formally submitted a proposal to acquire parts of Air Berlin to the struggling carrier's administrator.
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Trent fan blade failure involved in AirAsia X A330 incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says a fan blade failure was involved in a 25 June 2017 incident involving an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
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Senegal collision: Mystery of absent warning unresolved
Investigators believe there was no collision-avoidance warning before the mid-air impact involving a Boeing 737-800 and a British Aerospace 125 over Senegal, but the reason for its absence remains unclear.
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PICTURE: First El Al 787 arrives in Tel Aviv
Israeli flag-carrier El Al's first Boeing 787 has arrived at the airline's main base at Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion airport.
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Mid-air collision jet had near-identical earlier incident
Senegalese investigators have detailed several occurrences involving incorrect altimeter readings on the British Aerospace 125 jet involved in a fatal mid-air collision with a Boeing 737-800.
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BAe 125 altimeter flaw suspected after 737 mid-air collision
Investigators determined that a Ceiba Intercontinental Boeing 737-800 collided with a British Aerospace 125 after the executive jet failed to remain at its assigned cruise level.
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Air Caraibes A350 appears to suffer tyre damage at Guadeloupe
One of Air Caraibes' Airbus A350-900s has apparently sustained tyre damage during a landing in Guadeloupe.
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Cathay Dragon signs MoU for 32 A321neos
Cathay Dragon has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 32 Airbus A321neo aircraft, in a deal valued at HK$31.7 billion ($4.05 billion) at list prices.
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An-74 in Sao Tome excursion lost power in both engines
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that an Antonov An-74TK-100 suffered power loss in both engines before a runway excursion in Sao Tome.
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No unplanned flight cancellations from PW1100G issues: IndiGo
IndiGo says that it has not suffered from any unplanned flight cancellations arising from its on-going issues with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines that power its Airbus A320neos.
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VIDEO: Bombardier shows off painted Korean CS300
Bombardier has offered a glimpse of the first CSeries twinjet to be delivered to Korean Air.
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Passenger device source of seat fire on Lufthansa A380
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a passenger's electrical power bank was the source of a fire in the cabin of a Lufthansa Airbus A380 operating to Houston.
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Opinion
OPINION: Evidence, not emotion, should steer the search for MH370
For two centuries a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia has lured treasure-seekers convinced that a fortune is buried in a deep hollow within its shores.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cathay's crisis of confidence
Intense competition, the lack of a budget arm, and poor fuel hedges continue to plague the Cathay Pacific Group, leading it to its worst interim loss in at least two decades.
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FAA changes San Francisco landing procedures after A320 near miss
The Federal Aviation Administration has modified nighttime landing procedures and control tower staffing requirements at San Francisco International airport following a close call last month involving an Air Canada Airbus A320.
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Malaysia considers 'several' proposals to renew MH370 hunt
Malaysia's government has yet to commit to restarting the search for missing flight MH370 but is assessing various proposals for a renewed hunt.