All Ops & safety articles – Page 248
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NewsIATA backs safety performance over documentary compliance
The future of commercial air transport safety regulation and oversight should be based on carrier operational performance, not on documentary compliance with regulatory minima, according to the International Air Transport Association’s regional director safety and operations for Europe, Giancarlo Buono.
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NewsRepublic to take 50 E-175s as Q400s head for Flybe
UK regional carrier Flybe is cancelling orders for 20 Embraer 175s in favour of a lease agreement to take 24 Bombardier Q400s from US operator Republic Airways, which is to purchase 50 E-175s to operate for United Airlines.
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Jet Airways signs training agreement with CAE
India’s Jet Airways has entered into a pilot training centre services contract with CAE that will see its training centre move from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
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Opinion
OPINION: Industry must learn from MAS tragedies
Hugh Dunleavy is commercial director at Malaysia Airlines
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NewsMH17: Metal fragments subjected to forensic scrutiny
Dutch forensic investigators probing the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are examining a number of fragments recovered from casualties and luggage in order to determine their origin.
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OpinionOPINION: Utmost integrity crucial to investigation into MH17
The fuselage of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 operating flight MH17 was extensively punctured by “high energy objects” that entered from outside, says the initial report. The weakened hull then broke up, and wreckage was widely scattered over agricultural land in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine.
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NewsACT A300's gear collapse traced to undetected fatigue
French investigators have determined that fatigue cracking in the undercarriage of an ACT Airlines Airbus A300B4 freighter caused the left main landing-gear to collapse after touchdown in Afghanistan.
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NewsBA to use A380 on San Francisco route
British Airways is to deploy Airbus A380s to the US city of San Francisco from the beginning of next summer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...
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China Eastern unveils new logo
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new logo, its first change in over 30 years.
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PICTURE: Jiuyuan Airlines takes first two 737s
Chinese low-cost start-up Jiuyuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first two aircraft, as it gears towards launching operations.
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Ceasefire could allow MH17 team to return to crash site
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says the ceasefire with the separatist movement could permit further detailed investigation of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777’s wreckage.
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NewsMH17 findings point strongly to missile attack: Malaysian PM
Malaysia’s prime minister believes the preliminary inquiry report into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 supports the suggestion of a missile strike on the Boeing 777.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Electronic flightbags come of age but still require pilot discipline
Only a few years ago all pilots carried their trademark flightbags – large, black box-like briefcases. These were usually covered in stickers showing destinations, aircraft types and the logos of airlines and flight training organisations. One glance at a well-stickered bag provided an instant guide to the owner’s age and ...
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Inquiry confirms MH17 was flying offset from airway
Dutch investigators have confirmed that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had been flying an offset course from its airway before the Boeing 777 broke up after sustaining multiple high-energy impacts.
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NewsMH17 suffered multiple high-energy impacts: inquiry
Investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in the air after sustaining substantial damage to its cockpit and forward fuselage from high-energy projectiles.
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NewsRyanair orders up to 200 197-seat 737 Max jets
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is ordering up to 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which will be configured with a higher-density seat layout unveiled by the airframer earlier this year.
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Air Tahiti Nui picks Sabena for more A340 checks
Pacific carrier Air Tahiti Nui has agreed a heavy maintenance pact with Sabena Technics covering a pair of Airbus A340s.
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NewsAAR sees widebody MRO work returning stateside
Demand in the USA for MRO work on widebody aircraft is on the rise as airlines increasingly chose to have such work completed stateside, according to MRO service provider AAR.
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NewsBoeing delivers first GE-powered 787-9
Boeing has delivered the first GE Aviation-powered 787-9 off the production line to United Airlines, which also becomes the first North American customer to receive the stretched model of the Dreamliner.