All Ops & safety articles – Page 235
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NewsAir Canada A320 landed over 1,000ft short
Canadian investigators are trying to understand why an Air Canada Airbus A320 landed substantially short of the runway during an approach to Halifax.
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NewsFrench pilots fret over 'premature' cockpit rule change
French pilots are concerned that new cockpit occupancy procedures, in the wake of the Germanwings Airbus crash, are being rushed in without proper consideration.
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NewsAir Canada A320 comes off runway on landing at Halifax
An Air Canada Airbus A320 has come off the runway after landing at Halifax International airport in Nova Scotia, in an incident which has seen 23 passengers and crew sustain non-life threatening injuries.
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NewsWould two-crew cockpit rule prevent another Germanwings tragedy?
Among the many repercussions of the shocking revelation that Germanwings flight 9525 was deliberately crashed by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz while alone at the controls, the most immediate has been a move to require that there be two crew members in a cockpit at all times.
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NewsGermanwings parent to adopt two-in-cockpit rule
Germanwings parent company Lufthansa Group is the latest to adopt a new cockpit occupancy procedure in the wake of the French Alps Airbus A320 crash.
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NewsGermanwings crash pilot concealed illness: prosecutor
German prosecutors in Dusseldorf have disclosed the contents of documentation indicating that the first officer on the crashed Germanwings Airbus A320 had been concealing an illness from his company.
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OpinionOPINION: Aviation must address risk within the cockpit
The Germanwings Airbus A320 loss, it seems, was another deliberate act by a pilot. That statement is not intended to imply that this is becoming commonplace – because that is far from true – but the very fact that there have been several deliberate acts of destruction by pilots, even ...
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De-politicising Alitalia was crucial to tie-up: Etihad chief
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways believes the eradication of political influence on Alitalia has been crucial to sealing the two sides’ investment partnership.
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Norwegian moves to keep two crew in cockpit at all times
European low-cost carrier Norwegian is to change its procedures so that two crew members are always present in the cockpit in light of today's developments appearing to show the Germanwings Airbus A320 lost over the French Alps on 24 March appears to have been deliberately crashed by the co-pilot.
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NewsCo-pilot 'intentionally' crashed Germanwings A320: Lufthansa CEO
Lufthansa Group chief executive Carsten Spohr has acknowledged that the Germanwings Airbus A320 lost over the French Alps on 24 March appears to have been deliberately crashed by the co-pilot.
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NewsCo-pilot initiated Germanwings A320's descent: French prosecutor
Marseille's public prosecutor has confirmed that the co-pilot of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed on 24 March was alone in the cockpit throughout the aircraft's descent.
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Xiamen Airlines plans long-haul expansion with 787s
Xiamen Airlines will launch its first long-haul service to Amsterdam using Boeing 787-8 aircraft this July.
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NewsAmerican and US Airways to combine operations on 8 April
American Airlines anticipates receiving a single operating certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 8 April, it says in an employee newsletter.
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NewsChina's Hainan to acquire 30 787-9s
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines indicates that it is planning to acquire 30 Boeing 787-9 jets.
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NewsGermanwings A320 probe obtains audio from CVR
French investigators have been able to extract audio data from the cockpit-voice recorder retrieved from the crashed Germanwings Airbus A320.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air France, Malaysia Airlines losses prompt rethink on flight data
Calgary-based communications specialist Flyht did not need events like the loss of Air France flight 447 or Malaysia Airlines MH370 to persuade it that airlines’ connectivity with their aircraft could beneficially be improved. It had been producing intelligent on-board satellite communications systems since 2003, and if either or both those ...
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NewsInvestigators arrive at Germanwings A320 crash site
Lufthansa has sent a team of pilots and technical experts to the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed yesterday, to support the air accident investigation effort.
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Finnair invests in fleet-wide wi-fi and cargo terminal
Finnair has approved a €30 million ($33 million) investment to fit wi-fi to the airline's fleet as well as the construction of a new Helsinki freight terminal.
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Germanwings draws on external resources to operate schedule
Germanwings is operating 40 flights with aircraft and crews from Air Berlin, Lufthansa and TUIfly today.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Jotikasthira outlines plan to fix Thai
Thai Airways International’s new president Charamporn Jotikasthira is a man on a mission.