All Ops & safety articles – Page 255
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockwell Collins joins European GNSS project
Rockwell Collins’ flight management system and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver has successfully enabled the first demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for the European Union’s new airspace-enhancing project.
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NewsPICTURES: Avianca's return to Heathrow
Friday 4th July 2014 marked the return of Avianca to London Heathrow airport. The carrier had last operated the Bogota-London route in 2001 using a Boeing 767-200 aircraft. British Airways, who also operated the route as a tag-on via Caracas had suspended services in 2005. The 4th July flight ...
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NewsEmirates finalises order for 150 777X jets
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has finalised its order for 150 Boeing 777X twin-engined aircraft, a deal originally disclosed at last year's Dubai air show.
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AirAsia A320 veers off runway in Brunei
An AirAsia Airbus A320 veered off the runway upon landing at Brunei International Airport on 7 July.
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NewsUncharged electronic devices barred from US flights
Passengers on US-bound flights are being warned of stricter security measures under which they might have to demonstrate that their portable electronic devices can be switched on.
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NewsMalaysia deploys more assets in MH370 search
Malaysia has announced plans to deploy additional assets in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean.
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NewsQantas A380 makes air turn back due to water leak
A Qantas Airways' Airbus A380 had to make an air turn back an hour after take-off on 2 July because of a "water leak" on board.
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NewsCertification issues delay TaxiBot trial at Lufthansa
Lufthansa’s planned operational trial of the pilot-controlled TaxiBot tow tractor has been delayed by a year due to an unexpected volume of certification tests for the semi-robotic vehicle.
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NewsFokker 50 freighter crashes into building in Nairobi
A Fokker 50 Freighter crashed into a building in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi in the early hours of Wednesday morning, shortly after take-off.
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NewsMH370 mars otherwise improved safety performance for first half of 2014
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 casts a shadow over an a set of excellent global airline safety figures for the first half of 2014 that would otherwise bust previous records by a big margin. The irony is that MH370 cannot yet be declared an "accident". The official line ...
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UTair cleared for Superjet MRO at Ufa
Russia's UTair has secured certification to provide maintenance service for its Sukhoi Superjets at its Ufa station.
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NewsMH370: Hunt depending on complex mathematics
Details of investigators’ analytical techniques to determine the fatal track of Malaysia Airlines’ missing flight MH370 have illustrated the mathematical complexity of the inquiry.
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NewsMH370 inquiry puzzles over initial satcom message
Investigators are trying to understand the precise nature of the initial satcom log-on from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the first of seven exchanges which mark the only trace of the missing aircraft following its disappearance from surveillance radar.
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NewsMH370 search to shift south along “southern arc”
Australia, Malaysia, and China have established the priority search area for MH370, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER aircraft that disappeared on 8 March.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Global focus for this year's show
With this year’s major aerospace event fast approaching, companies will be gearing up to demonstrate their capabilities and showcase their products in the flying displays.
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NewsPIA A310 shot at in Peshawar landing; one dead
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A310-300 was shot at while on descent to Peshawar airport, leaving at least one dead, say reports.
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NewsNTSB rules crew errors as probable cause of Asiana crash
Though a number of factors contributed to the crash of Asiana flight 214 in San Francisco last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says failures by the crew ultimately caused the accident.
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News‘Crew competency’ not a factor in Asiana crash: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) hearing into the causes of the crash of Asiana flight 214 last year continues to focus on misunderstanding of the aircraft’s systems, with one board member saying “crew competency” was not an issue.
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NewsNTSB cites autothrottle system, crew failures in Asiana 214 crash
Over-reliance on automated systems and a misunderstanding of complex flight systems contributed to the crash of Asiana flight 214 on 6 July 2013, says the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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NovoAir acquires another ERJ-145
Bangladeshi regional carrier NovoAir has purchased an Embraer ERJ-145 in a transaction arranged by Airstream.