All Ops & safety articles – Page 268
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NewsPICTURES: Qantas’s retro 737 touches down in Sydney
Qantas’s 75th Boeing 737-800 has arrived in Sydney, sporting a unique retro livery.
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Aegean to add 16 international destinations in 2015
Aegean Airlines will add 16 new international destinations to its network in 2015 as part of its strategy to help further develop the Greek tourism trade.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Gap widens among European airlines
CTAIRA analyst Chris Tarry on how the latest financial results season illustrates a growing gap between Europe's higher performing and struggling airlines
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NewsDutch team recover tail section from MH17 crash site
Dutch air accident investigators have recovered the tail section from the wreckage of flight MH17 after a second day of work at the crash site in the Ukraine.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Flightglobal investigates three-year 787-8 in-service saga
This investigation was supposed to have been published about 1.5 years ago. It's been slightly longer than three years since Boeing 787-8 launch customer All Nippon Airways launched revenue service with a charter flight from Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong.
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NewsWork begins on recovering MH17 wreckage
Dutch air accident investigators expect work on recovering the wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site to to take several days after beginning the recovery operation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airlines satisfied with 787 engines despite efficiency miss
If one of today’s market fashions becomes permanent, the Boeing 787 could be the last commercial widebody aircraft that offers buyers a choice of an engine supplier: the GE Aviation GEnx-1B or the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lithium ion battery fix prompts mixed reviews for 787 operators
Eighteen months after the US Federal Aviation Administration lifted the grounding order on the Boeing the 787-8 fleet, the two rechargeable lithium ion batteries installed in the aircraft produce mixed reactions among operators.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: After three years in service, how is 787 performing?
All Nippon Airways introduces Masami Tsukamoto as the first airline pilot outside of Boeing who was allowed to take the controls of the 787-8. When the day finally came to fly the first Dreamliner delivered to ANA from Seattle to Tokyo, Tsukamoto’s reading on the pre-flight fuel gauge still surprises ...
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NewsALTA: Bombardier points to CSeries hot-and-high capabilities
Bombardier is pitching its CSeries airliner's suitability for the hot-and-high conditions found in parts of Latin America.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Honeywell taps Air China Technics for APU repairs
Honeywell Aerospace has authorised Air China Technics as a warranty repair station for its 131-9A/B auxiliary power units (APUs).
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NewsBA quickens retirement of 767 fleet
British Airways is to quicken the retirement of its Boeing 767s and has advanced slightly the delivery schedule of its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleets.
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IAG details harmonisation efforts across A320 fleets
IAG has detailed its efforts to cut costs by harmonise aircraft configurations across the short-haul fleets of its three operators.
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NewsMH17 airframe to be reconstructed by inquiry team
Dutch investigators are to reconstruct a portion of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which crashed in eastern Ukraine in July.
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All of Air Canada’s 777s to get international business class
Air Canada will outfit an additional seven 777-300ERs with international business class and premium economy seats, meaning it will eventually have three-class cabins on its entire fleet of 25 777-300ERs and 777-200ERs, the airline announces.
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NewsChinese lessor CALC signs for 100 A320-family jets
Chinese lessor CALC has tentatively signed for 100 Airbus A320-family jets including 74 of the re-engined A320neo.
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NewsMH370 hunt holds out for improved weather
Vessels conducting the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have searched over 3,000km2 of the ocean bed since bathymetric survey mapping of the region was completed.
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Airbus, Vistara enter A320 maintenance pact
Indian carrier Vistara has entered a long term support package with Airbus that will cover its leased fleet of 20 A320 aircraft.
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Cebu Pacific sees progress in Tigerair Philippines integration
Cebu Pacific expects Tigerair Philippines to be a “solid contributor” to its operations from next year.
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NewsThai A330 stuck in soft ground after botched U-turn
A Thai Airways A330-300 stopped operations at Thailand’s Khon Kaen airport after its nose wheel became stuck in soft ground when the crew was attempting to make a U-turn.