All Ops & safety articles – Page 227
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Malindo picks Aeromobile and Panasonic for connectivity
Malindo Air has selected Aeromobile and Panasonic Avionics to provide phone and wi-fi connectivity options.
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Satellite experiment proves case for space-based ADS-B
An experimental European satellite has demonstrated the feasibility of tracking aircraft from orbit.
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Crashed Asiana A320 drifted below glidepath in low visibility
Japanese investigators have indicated that an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 began to deviate from its descent path shortly after its autopilot was disengaged, before it collided with the localiser antenna at Hiroshima.
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Qantas on track for cost-cutting programme
Qantas Airways says it is on track to reduce debt by A$1 billion in its 2015 financial year, as part of its transformation programme.
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Australian budget sets aside further MH370 search funds
Australia’s government has set aside A$50 million ($40 million) over 2015-16 to cover the costs of continuing the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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EasyJet commits to higher-density A320s
UK budget carrier EasyJet has become the latest airline to commit to a higher-density Airbus A320 layout with the decision to fit 186 seats in the type.
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Joy MA60 accident likely to be type's fifth hull loss
The runway excursion of a Joy Air Avic MA60 aircraft on 10 May is but the latest in a long series of accidents involving the troubled turboprop.
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Joy Air MA60 veers off runway in Fuzhou
A Joy Air Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprop veered off the runway upon landing at Fuzhou Changle International airport on 10 May.
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OBITUARY: Maurice Flanagan, the expat who helped Emirates take over the world
Maurice Flanagan, who has died aged 86, caught the Dubai bug when he arrived on a two-year secondment to run the city’s airport and travel operator Dnata in the late-1970s. “Everything looked so promising that I decided to stay,” he recalled two decades later. By taking up the royal family’s ...
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Controllers unaware of erratic Germanwings altitude selections
French air traffic controllers were unaware of highly-unusual altitude selections being made on the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 during its prior flight to Barcelona.
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New Russian-Chinese lessor aims for 100 Superjets
Russian and Chinese parties have tentatively agreed to establish a new leasing company for Sukhoi Superjet 100s which aims to build a fleet of 100 aircraft and focus on sales to Asia.
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Bombardier confirms Swiss as CSeries launch operator
Bombardier has identified Swiss International Air Lines as the launch carrier for the CSeries twinjet, with the airline taking delivery in the first half of 2016.
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Emirates Group profit surges despite runway interruption
Middle Eastern operation Emirates Group has achieved its second-highest full-year profit, up 34% to Dhs5.5 billion ($1.5 billion).
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Germanwings crash: Extreme altitude selections recorded on prior flight
Investigators have disclosed that the altitude selector on the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 was adjusted to extreme values several times, in the captain’s absence, during the previous outbound flight to Barcelona.
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MH370: Winter seas force search teams to halt AUV operation
Search teams hunting for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have suspended use of autonomous underwater vehicles owing to increasing difficulties with operations in the onset of winter.
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Qatar Airways tie-up brings RAM closer to Oneworld
Royal Air Maroc is entering a partnership with Oneworld carrier Qatar Airways which will involve a commercial tie-up centred on their services between Casablanca and Doha.
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Thomas Cook Airlines debuts A330 leased from AirTanker
Thomas Cook Airlines has made its first commercial flights with an Airbus A330-200 being operated under a three-year “damp lease” agreement with the UK’s AirTanker Services.
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EASA details joint upset-recovery training initiative
European safety authorities are introducing training requirements aimed at reinforcing the ability of pilots to recover from upset scenarios and avoid loss-of-control accidents.
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Atlantic steps up to A320 but also studies smaller type
Atlantic Airways has agreed to acquire an Airbus A320 next year, a step up in capacity from its A319 fleet.
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Rise in pay-to-fly pilot numbers raises ECA concerns
Despite years of protest from the pilot community, pay-to-fly schemes are becoming more common, according to the European Pilot Association. This is a practice where inexperienced but licenced pilots – who want to gain experience to become more employable - pay to act as crew on commercial or business aviation ...