All Ops & safety articles – Page 236
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NewsGermanwings A320 left cruising altitude after 1min
Germanwings has disclosed that the Airbus A320 lost over the French Alps today initiated its descent about 1min after reaching its cruising altitude.
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NewsBackground to Germanwings A320 accident
There are few facts available about the 24 March Germanwings Airbus A320 crash in the French Alps, but it is an unusual event in that whatever precipitated the accident appears to have occurred in the cruise. In this case the cruise was a very brief period – less than 3min ...
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NewsAirbus details flight history of crashed A320
Airbus has disclosed that the Germanwings A320 involved in the accident in the French Alps had accumulated 58,300h.
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NewsNo sign of survivors from A320 crash: Hollande
French president Francois Hollande has indicated that none of those on board a crashed Germanwings Airbus A320 survived the accident.
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NewsLost A320 descended only minutes after reaching high cruise
Surveillance data from the Germanwings Airbus A320 lost over south-eastern France appears to indicate that the flight climbed to 38,000ft briefly before descending.
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NewsGermanwings A320 reportedly crashes in Alps
French media are reporting that a Germanwings Airbus A320 has crashed in the Alps.
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NewsATSB investigating MAS A330 hard-landing in Melbourne
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) is conducting an investigation into a severe hard-landing occurrence involving a Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Airbus A330 aircraft on 14 March.
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Europe launches latest SESAR plans
Launching the latest phase of the Single European Sky air traffic management (ATM) operational concept, Eurocontrol says the plan is, by 2019, to deliver an intelligent, networked system capable of optimising individual flight efficiency while maximising traffic flow through finite airspace and airports. Known as Reference Period 2 (RP2) of ...
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NewsHainan Airlines 737-800 makes biofuel flight
Hainan Airlines has become the first Chinese carrier to trial locally-sourced biofuel on a passenger flight.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Experts urge MROs to prepare for innovation wave
In recent years, the North American MRO business has been relatively stable and predictable, growing modestly in line with carriers’ fleet plans while capturing incrementally-more work from overseas operators, says experts.
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EASA awards contract for cabin air contamination research
EASA has commissioned a pair of German organisations – one a medical school and the other an applied research establishment – to research cabin air quality. The agency says the research will start with in-flight work to identify suitable instrumentation to measure cabin and cockpit air contamination.
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Air Madagascar renewal includes order for three ATRs
Air Madagascar is ordering three ATR 72-600s on top of a pair to be leased from Irish company Elix Aviation Capital.
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EASA proposes new safety oversight management
Following broad consultation with national aviation authorities, the European Aviation Safety Agency has published proposals for a more flexible and responsive way of managing safety oversight in Europe.
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China United completes transformation to LCC
China United Airlines will complete its full transformation into a low-cost carrier at the end of the month.
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French research project highlights risk of pilot stress
French aerospace engineering school the Institut Superieur de l'Aerospace et de l'Espace in Toulouse is researching pilot physiological and neurological reactions to stress, with the objective of recognising the signals that precede potential error in order to understand and prevent it.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: That pilot shortage – will it prove to be another mirage?
Aircraft order backlog figures show airlines are investing in unprecedented numbers of new aircraft, but not in the skilled trades that are still needed to maintain and fly them. As a result the global ab-initio training industry may have insufficient capacity to cope with demand when the existing rather shallow ...
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ANALYSIS: Mystery intact as MH370 report attempts no conclusions
A Malaysia-led multinational investigation team has published what facts it knows about Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the scheduled Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight that disappeared without trace on 8 March 2014.
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NewsICBC Financial Leasing signs for 30 ARJ21s
ICBC Financial Leasing has signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 30 ARJ21-700 regional jets.
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NewsRockwell unveils global aircraft tracking system
One year after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, avionics company Rockwell Collins announces it has developed an system that can help airlines cost-effectively track aircraft nearly anywhere on the globe.
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NewsPICTURES: Qantas’s first 747-400 makes final flight
Qantas Airways’ first 747-400 has flown into retirement after completing an historic ferry flight to Illawarra Regional airport on 8 March.