All Ops & safety articles – Page 221
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NewsMetroJet A321 downed by bomb: Russian security chief
Explosives brought down the Russian-operated Airbus A321 over the Sinai, Russia’s federal security service chief has told president Vladimir Putin.
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EasyJet taking another 36 jets including 30 A320neos
UK budget carrier EasyJet is exercising rights to take another 30 Airbus A320neo jets, as well as six regular A320s, to achieve an early expansion in capacity.
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OpinionOPINION: Oil respite should push airlines for greater efficiencies now
Cheap oil may be taking aviation eyes off the fuel efficiency ball, but the issue remains urgent
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PICTURE: Qantas debuts ‘Retro Roo II’ livery
Qantas has revived the livery that adorned its Boeing 707s between 1959 and 1961 on a 737-800 named 'Retro Roo II'.
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OpinionOPINION: Dubai air show sees lack of commercial sales from Middle East
In terms of commercial aircraft orders, this year’s air show was a shadow of its former self, but the region’s airlines may simply be between courses, rather than at the end of the meal.
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Russian carriers concerned by cost of suspending Egyptian flights
Russian airline association RAEVT has warned of the losses likely to result from having to suspend Egyptian flights indefinitely.
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Aviation has 'no hope' of carbon-neutral growth: study
Oil demand for aviation is set to grow faster than for any other sector through 2040, leaving no hope for the industry to achieve its goal of carbon-neutral growth after 2020 without offsets from other sectors, the International Energy Agency has warned.
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NewsPICTURE: EVA Air shows off new livery on 777
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has revealed its updated livery on a new Boeing 777-300ER that was handed over on 11 November.
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ATSB to raise crashed Pel-Air Westwind jet from ocean
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will raise an Israel Aerospace Industries 1124A Westwind that crashed near Norfolk Island in 2009 as part of a re-opened and controversial accident investigation.
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DUBAI: Enhanced safety discussion a goal for IFALPA
The International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is keen to strike up a conversation about safety with Middle East airlines.
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DUBAI: Emirates to show off first high-density A380
Middle Eastern operator Emirates is set to show off the first of its Airbus A380s to be fitted in a higher-density 615-seat configuration.
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Estonian Air collapses after state-aid judgement
Estonian Air is to cease operations after being ordered by the European Commission to pay back over €85 million ($91 million) in funding.
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DUBAI: Emirates new flight training aircraft on display
Think of Emirates and large widebodies such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 spring to mind. But two much smaller aircraft displaying the livery of the Dubai flag-carrier are on the static.
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VIDEO: Emirates A380 and Jetman Dubai perform amazing formation flight
Emirates Airline and Jetman Dubai greeted the Dubai air show in spectacular fashion with a formation flight over the Palm Jumeirah district.
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Russian 737 elevator concerns rooted in Tatarstan crash
Russian authorities’ concerns over Boeing 737 elevator controls appear to be rooted in a dispute over the cause of the fatal Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 crash at Kazan.
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NewsNo evidence for UK sabotage theory: Egyptian ministry
Egypt’s civil aviation chief insists that the country’s airports employ international security standards, and claims there is no evidence to confirm UK government suspicions that sabotage brought down the MetroJet Airbus over Sinai.
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NewsAir New Zealand signs for 15 ATR 72s
Air New Zealand has signed a firm agreement for 15 new ATR 72-600s, in a deal worth $375 million at list prices.
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NewsEmirates Academy orders $40 million of trainers
Emirates Flight Training Academy is to acquire 27 aircraft from Cirrus and Embraer in a deal valued at nearly $40 million.
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UK acts on suspicion that sabotage brought down A321
UK specialists are to carry out a security assessment of Sharm el-Sheikh airport after the government expressed concern that sabotage might have caused the destruction of a Russian-operated Airbus A321 over the Sinai peninsula.
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Dynamic 767 fire linked to disconnected fuel line assembly: NTSB
A coupling assembly had become disconnected from the fuel line of a Dynamic International Airways Boeing 767-200ER that caught fire on 29 October at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport.