All Ops & safety articles – Page 203
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PICTURE: Lufthansa shows off painted A350
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has shown off its first Airbus A350, after livery painting of the aircraft was completed at Toulouse.
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Comac delivers second ARJ21 to Chengdu Airlines
Comac delivered the second ARJ21-700 regional jet to Chengdu Airlines on 29 September, more than 10 months after the first delivery of the type.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: MAS chief Bellew plots carrier's comeback
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Peter Bellew has a big job: leading an embattled carrier's turnaround following Christoph Mueller’s unexpected resignation after just 16 months at the helm.
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Delta reaches tentative deal with pilots
Delta Air Lines has reached a tentative deal with a union representing about 12,800 pilots.
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OPINION: Russian response to MH17 treats public like idiots
You can only imagine investigators’ exasperation at Russia’s schoolyard-level protesting at the probe into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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MH17: Flight Safety Foundation backs independent probe
Representatives of the US-based Flight Safety Foundation are urging the creation of an independent international panel to investigate the attack on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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OPINION: The risk of complacency over Brexit
When the UK voted to leave the European Union in a 23 June referendum, predictions for the country's airlines and airports were not good.
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Inquiry links 100 individuals to attack on MH17
Investigators probing the missile attack on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are to concentrate on narrowing the list of suspects, having determined the launch site for the weapon.
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MH17: Joint investigation pinpoints firing site of missile
Investigators have concluded that a surface-to-air missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired from eastern Ukrainian territory held by rebels.
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Data error led to wrong-configuration Cobham 717 take-off
An incorrect flex temperature setting in a Cobham-operated Boeing 717 flight management system (FMS) caused the aircraft to take off in an incorrect configuration.
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Drone blamed for Dubai airport closure
Dubai International airport’s operator is blaming a drone intrusion for an hour-long interruption to services including closure of its airspace for about 30min.
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PICTURE: Bombardier launches route-proving for Air Baltic CS300
Bombardier has launched route-proving flights with the CS300 ahead of a secheduled entry into service with Latvian carrier Air Baltic later this year.
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Incorrect landing calculation cited in Batik Air accident
The crew of a Batik Air Boeing 737-900ER did not recalculate the aircraft’s landing distance shortly before a runway overrun accident at Yogyakarta’s Adisuciptio International airport on 6 November 2015.
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ROUTES: Malaysia Airlines paves road to recovery
Malaysia Airlines’ new chief executive Peter Bellew has his eye on getting the airline to breakeven by the fourth quarter of 2017, and to be profitable all year in 2018.
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ROUTES: Chinese carriers hint at consolidation
Chinese airlines have warned that some carriers may not be able to support their long-haul expansions, should fuel price head north and as government subsidies for such routes subside.
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OPINION: US pilot shortage is fixable, but it will cost
US airlines think they have a problem. Assuming air travel demand remains steady, the number of fare-paying passengers could soon vastly outnumber the supply of pilots required to carry them.
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MH17: Russia to provide additional radar data to inquiry
Russian authorities are intending to supply additional radar data to investigators probing the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine two years ago.
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Thai confirms A350 tyre damage after Phuket incident
Thai Airways discovered damage to four right-hand tyres on the Airbus A350 which suffered a landing incident at Phuket.
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QantasLink Fokker evacuated over fumes at Perth
A QantasLink Fokker 100 was evacuated at Perth airport after fumes were discovered inside the cabin, as it was taxiing towards the terminal.
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New IATA chief to 'actively push' NDC
IATA new director general Alexandre de Juniac has committed to actively push the New Distribution Capability programme.