All Ops & safety articles – Page 202
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MAS to use A380s for pilgrimages, up seats to 700
Malaysia Airlines will transfer its six Airbus A380 aircraft to a subsidiary carrier focused on religious pilgrimage flights, and greatly boost total seating capacity.
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Standard adopted for IATA 'One Order' ticketing initiative
A resolution has been adopted at the Passenger Services Conference in Dubai on a standard for IATA's new One Order initiative, aimed at removing multiple reservation records and easing connectivity between network and low-cost carriers.
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VIDEO: Inside cabin of Delta MD-88 after 2015 runway excursion
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a video showing the scene inside the cabin of a Delta Air Lines Boeing MD-88 during an evacuation at New York's LaGuardia airport in March 2015.
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MTU to maintain Kenya Airways' E190 engines
MTU maintenance, a division German company MTU Aero Engines, will maintain the General Electric CF34-40E engines that power Kenya Airways' fleet of Embraer 190 regional jets for five years, MTU announces.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: SIA and the Asia-Pacific interiors arms race
In 2007, Singapore Airlines (SIA) revealed a startling innovation: a first class “suite” with a lie-flat bed and privacy partitions in the world’s largest and most prestigious airliner, the Airbus A380. The new product, along with updated business and economy classes, set it apart as a leader in cabin interiors. ...
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Ryanair cuts profit outlook citing weak UK currency
Budget carrier Ryanair has cut its full-year profit forecast by 5%, blaming the impact of UK currency deterioration after the European Union referendum vote.
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A380 still has role within Singapore Airlines: chief
Singapore Airlines has emphasised that it remains committed to the Airbus A380 despite a decision not to extend the lease on its earliest aircraft.
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List of debris with likely MH370 link grows
Malaysian authorities have released a list of 22 items found on beaches along the Indian Ocean’s African littoral region that have either been confirmed as being debris from MH370, or are likely to be so.
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PICTURE: SIA A350 marks 10,000 Airbus deliveries
Airbus has formally handed over a Singapore Airlines A350-900 which marks the completion of 10,000 aircraft deliveries for the European manufacturer.
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NewsFlightGlobal launches Insight channel
A new dedicated space on flightglobal.com designed to showcase FlightGlobal’s market expertise, depth of data, and opinion, as well as encouraging debate around key topics, has been launched by FlightGlobal
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BA 747 jammed-gear landing traced to maintenance error
UK investigators have determined that a maintenance error resulted in a British Airways Boeing 747-400’s having to land without deploying either of its wing main-gear assemblies.
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PICTURE: Oman's SalamAir unveils colour scheme
Omani start-up budget carrier SalamAir indicates that it will commence operations with a domestic connection.
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Poor repairs on speed brake cited in Lion Air 737 accident
Lion Air failed to properly rectify a fault with the auto speed brake on one of its Boeing 737-400s before it was involved in a runway overrun accident at Pontianak on 2 November 2010.
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NewsGreybull puts another £165m into Monarch Airlines
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines’ main shareholder, Greybull Capital, is injecting another £165 million into the operator.
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Polar An-26 badly damaged in Siberian landing accident
Investigations have commenced after an Antonov An-26 was badly damaged in a hard landing at Belaya Gora airport in Siberia.
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FAA restates Samsung phone warning as concern persists
US safety regulators have reinforced a warning against use of a specific Samsung-built mobile phone after continuing concerns about the device.
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NTSB rejects Spanish findings in 767 tyre-rupture probe
Spanish and US investigators have clashed over the origin of a metallic fragment which caused a tyre-burst on take-off, substantially damaging a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER.
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ATSB yet to link privately found debris with MH370
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has yet to find a link between two pieces of debris recently found on a beach in Madagascar by private searcher Blaine Gibson with the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
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Airbus halfway to A350 2016 delivery target
Airbus had achieved 26 A350 deliveries by the end of September, just over half of its target for the year.
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HK Express chief plots network growth
HK express plans to operate more services to Japan, as well as expand its presence in Southeast Asia, in the year ahead.