All Ops & safety articles – Page 271
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NewsEasyJet plans to trial Avoid ash detection systems on fleet
Budget carrier EasyJet along with partners Airbus and Nicarnica Aviation have completed the final test of their jointly developed Avoid ash-detection system in the skies above the Bay of Biscay.
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NewsFatigue failure suspected in F-27 blade-off accident
French investigators have revealed evidence of fatigue on a retaining bolt from the Fokker F-27 that sustained serious damage when a propeller blade passed completely through the fuselage.
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NewsAerolineas tentatively signs for four A330s
Aerolineas Argentinas has tentatively agreed to order four Airbus A330-200s to reinforce the South American carrier's long-haul fleet.
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NewsUS Airways and American reach settlement with US DOJ
American Airlines and US Airways have announced that they have reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in the government’s challenge of its proposed merger, with the airlines now expecting to complete in December 2013.
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NewsCollision alert overridden in serious Swiss airprox
Pilots of a business jet obeyed an air traffic control instruction to descend, despite a contradictory collision-avoidance warning, aggravating a serious airprox incident in Swiss airspace.
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NewsJAL 787 receives battery fault indication on Helsinki-Tokyo flight
A Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 operating a flight from Helsinki on 8 November received an indication of a problem with the aircraft's auxiliary power unit battery.
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NewsAirbus backlog reveals conversions to A320neo
Two customers for the baseline Airbus A320 family appear to have converted their orders to the A320neo, despite previous insistence from the airframer that such swaps would not be entertained.
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ANALYSIS: Is it time for Europe to change CAMO rules?
EASA plans to permit airlines to fully outsource their continuing airworthiness management responsibilities, but carriers and authorities see clear advantages in keeping engineering expertise in-house.
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United and US Airways gain approval to expand PED use
United Airlines and US Airways are the latest airlines to gain approvals from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to permit passengers to use portable electronic devices (PEDs) from gate to gate.
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NewsJetstar cleared to start 787 operations
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has given approval to Jetstar Airways to commence operations with its first Boeing 787-8.
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Spirit A319 still undergoing repairs
Spirit Airlines says an Airbus A319 that sustained an engine failure last month will return to service only late this year or in early 2014.
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NewsMD-83 struck wing after unstable Afghan approach
Pilots of a Boeing MD-83 conducted an unauthorised approach to Kandahar, and failed to stabilise the aircraft, before it sustained serious damage in a runway wing-strike.
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NewsFlight data recorder of crashed Lao Airlines ATR 72-600 recovered
The flight data recorder from the Lao Airlines ATR 72-600 that crashed into the Mekong river near Pakse was recovered on 31 October, more than two weeks after the fatal accident.
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JetBlue and Delta file plans to expand PED usage
JetBlue and Delta Air Lines are both vying to become the first US carrier allow passengers to use portable electronic devices (PEDs) from take-off to landing.
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CAE and Jazz Aviation renew training contract
Jazz Aviation and CAE have renewed a training agreement for the Bombardier CRJ, DHC8-100/300 and Q400 aircraft types into the next decade.
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Safety experts call attention to prevalence of unstable approaches
Safety executives at many airlines underestimate dangers posed by unstable approaches, and airline policies do little to ensure pilots follow company procedures for unstable approaches.
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Lufthansa restarts mainline pilot recruitment
Lufthansa is to set resume ab-initio pilot training after freezing recruitment of cadets for its in-house flight academy for more than a year.
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NewsFlight recorders of Lao Airlines' crashed ATR 72 yet to be recovered
Two weeks after the crash of its ATR 72-600 into the Mekong river, Lao Airlines says it has still not been able to retrieve the turboprop's flight recorders.
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NewsScandinavian's MD-80s bow out with special flight
Scandinavian Airlines’s final three Boeing MD-80s were retired from operations on 26 October, ending 28 years of service with the carrier.
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NewsJetBlue’s E-190 deferrals widen Embraer’s 2018 production gap
JetBlue Airways decision defer delivery of 24 Embraer E-Jets by four years may make it more difficult for Embraer to maintain production of current generation E-Jets until 2018, when it begins producing its second-generation E-Jet E2.