All Ops & safety articles – Page 217
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IATA highlights safety margin of audited carriers
Carriers which had passed the IATA operational safety audit were involved in five hull-loss accidents last year, but the accident rate for these operators was nevertheless three times better than for those outside of the scheme.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore calls for greater ATM integration in Asia
Singapore’s transport minister has called for greater integration of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) across Asia-Pacific.
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SINGAPORE: UAC sees room for 150 Superjets in Asia
Russian airframer United Aircraft sees a potential market for at least 150 Sukhoi Superjet 100s in the Asia-Pacific region.
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SINGAPORE: IATA confident APAC airlines can weather turbulence
IATA says airlines in Asia Pacific are finding profitability “quite thin”, but believes that they have what it takes to weather through the current turbulence.
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Metro incident highlights importance of pre-flight checks
An incident where a Fairchild SA227 Metro IIIl had to return to Brisbane due to problems with its instrument displays has highlighted the importance of conducting thorough pre-flight checks and ensuring the cockpit is correctly configured.
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Inquiry outlines initial moments after explosion hit Daallo A321
Pilots of the Daallo Airlines Airbus A321 which suffered an in-flight explosion after departing Mogadishu initially cited a pressurisation issue but did not declare an emergency.
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CRJ900 in Copenhagen accident was under engine test
SAS Group has disclosed that the Bombardier CRJ900 involved in a ground accident at Copenhagen was having its engines tested at the time.
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Germania 737 aborted take-off on closed runway
Spanish investigators are looking into an incident involving a Germania Boeing 737-700 which was cleared to depart from a closed runway at Las Palmas.
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Insignia indicates RAM is 737 Max customer
Royal Air Maroc appears to have selected the Boeing 737 Max for its fleet, according to customer insignia on the airframer’s first flight-test aircraft.
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SAS CRJ900 gear collapses after apparent vehicle collision
Images from the scene of a ground accident at Copenhagen indicate that a Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 has sustained serious damage, apparently during a vehicle collision.
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Cathay's first A350 delivery pushed to late April
Cathay Pacific says the delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 will be pushed back to late April, because of a “cabin product issue”.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Experts raise concern about hackers targeting aircraft
In July 2015, hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, sitting on a couch near St Louis, remotely took control of a Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicle travelling along an interstate highway.
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ANALYSIS: Clarity yet to emerge on Iran Air plans
After more than three decades of being forced to pick around for scraps to keep its air transport operation functioning, Iran's government indulged itself less than two weeks after the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions.
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NewsSource of Daallo A321 explosion remains unclear
Clarity has yet to emerge over the origin of the damage sustained by a Daallo Airlines Airbus A321 after it departed Mogadishu on 2 February.
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NewsUnited to fly largest aircraft to Washington National
United Airlines will begin flying a Boeing 757-300 to Ronald Reagan Washington National airport in March, adding capacity at the slot-restricted airport.
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EasyJet plans battery-powered taxiing
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is banking on a 700kg new taxiing system to save it about 50,000t of fuel per year.
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Emissions to track 45% traffic rise: European Environment Agency
European aviation emissions are set to rise by almost half over the next 20 years, warns the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Nominations open for The Airline Strategy Awards
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple plays host once again to the industry’s top event, the Airline Strategy Awards.
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Comlux orders three executive A320neos
Business operator Comlux has ordered three of the corporate version of the Airbus A320neo re-engined jet.
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Chinese vessel joins in MH370 search
A Chinese vessel will join in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER towards the end of February.