All Ops & safety articles – Page 268
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News
SIA A380 diverts to Baku after cabin depressurisation
A Singapore Airlines A380 on the London-Singapore route was forced to divert to Baku, Azerbaijan on 6 January owing to a cabin depressurisation.
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NewsAn-12 crash investigation yet to yield clues
Russian investigators have taken fuel samples, and retrieved the flight recorders, as part of the inquiry into the Antonov An-12 crash in Irkutsk on 26 December.
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Number of fatal airline accidents rises slightly in 2013
In 2013, the world's airlines maintained the gentle safety improvement trend that has been visible for the last 10 years, but did not match the best-ever annual figure for the lowest number of fatal accidents.
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NewsLAM seeks answers in wake of 'deliberate' 190 crash
Mozambican carrier LAM is to request further details from investigators over preliminary findings which suggest the fatal loss of its Embraer 190 was the result of deliberate action.
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NewsSouth African CAA to probe BA 747 building strike
South African authorities have opened an investigation following the accident at Johannesburg during which a British Airways Boeing 747-400 struck and severely damaged a building while taxiing.
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NewsBA 747 wing tip collides with building while taxiing in Johannesburg
A British Airways 747-400 aircraft suffered damage to its right wing as a result of a collision with a building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport.
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NewsAir Caraibes firms A350-1000 order
Air Caraibes has transformed its long-standing commitment to the Airbus A350-1000 into a firm order for three of the type.
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NewsVIDEO: Stranded Ethiopian 767 extracted from Arusha
Specialists at the small Tanzanian airport of Arusha are working to reduce the payload of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767-300 after the twinjet made an unscheduled landing on its short runway.
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Survey highlights belief in improving safety standards
Almost two-thirds of industry personnel believe aviation safety is improving, according the results of an extensive survey.
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Pitot-heat review sought after Ryanair 737 incident
Irish investigators are recommending that Boeing reviews its pitot-heat indicator for modern 737 variants to ensure that crews are warned in the event of pitot heat failure.
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NewsSaravia to be first Russian E-Jet customer
Russian carrier Saravia is to lease a pair of Embraer 195s, and become the first E-Jet customer in the country.
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AirAsia X orders another 25 A330-300s
Long-haul low-cost operator AirAsia X is ordering 25 more Airbus A330-300s, taking its firm orders for the type to more than 50.
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NewsEthiopian 767 overruns after diverting to small airport
Ethiopian Airlines is gathering information after a Boeing 767-300 registered to the carrier landed in the small Tanzanian airport of Arusha.
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Tigerair changes training after low approach incident at Avalon
Tigerair Australia and Airservices Australia have made changes to their procedures following an investigation into an incident where one of the carrier’s aircraft flew below the required altitude while coming in to land at Avalon on 30 June 2011.
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Boeing to open Moscow training campus in 2015
Boeing is building a flight simulator centre in Moscow in partnership with Russian safety equipment specialist Transas.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Pilots becoming redundant
Pilotless – or remotely piloted – airliners are inevitable according to industry consensus. The only argument is about how long it will take to get there, most experts believing it will take a generation or more before the necessary technical integrity brings societal acceptance.
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EasyJet supports CTC to keep pilot-recruitment pool strong
EasyJet needs to recruit 200 new pilots per annum for the next five years to meet its expansion plans, but the UK low-cost carrier is not struggling to find cadets, with 30 applications for every first-officer position, says chief executive Carolyn McCall.
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NewsNo sign of mechanical failure on crashed LAM 190
Namibian investigators have found no indication of mechanical malfunction on the LAM Mozambique Embraer 190 which crashed while en route from Maputo to Luanda.
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Turkish Airlines leasing eight A330s among 11 jets
Turkish Airlines is intending to lease 11 aircraft including a batch of eight Airbus A330-200s to support its medium- and long-haul operations.
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Air India dismisses 787 grounding reports
Air India has dismissed recent media reports that its Boeing 787 fleet was grounded recently for software upgrade work.