All Ops & safety articles – Page 276
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NewsSearch continues for missing Swiftair MD-83
Search teams are continuing to look for the missing Boeing MD-83 operated by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of Air Algerie.
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Valid information obtained from MH17 flight-data recorder
Investigators have downloaded information from the flight-data recorder of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that crashed in eastern Ukraine.
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NewsSwiftair MD-83 operating missing Air Algerie service
Spanish carrier Swiftair has identified itself as the operator of an Air Algerie service which lost radar contact after departing Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
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NewsAir Algerie reportedly loses contact with Ouagadougou flight
Air Algerie has reportedly initiated an emergency plan after losing contact with a service connecting the Burkina Faso city of Ouagadougou with its Algiers base.
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NewsFAA lifts ban on Tel Aviv operations
US airlines have been cleared to restart services to the main Israeli airport, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion, after the FAA lifted a restriction on operating to the gateway.
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Australia reaffirms commitment to MH370 search
Australia says that the bathymetric survey of ocean floor where the lost Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 is suspected to have crashed is well underway.
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NewsTaiwan struck by typhoon before TransAsia crash
Circumstances of the TransAsia ATR crash in Magong have yet to become clear but the area has been battered by typhoon activity.
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NewsFatalities reported after TransAsia ATR crash in Taiwan
Taiwanese emergency services are reportedly attending the scene of a crash involving a TransAsia Airways ATR 72 turboprop at Makung.
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MH17: Dutch authority takes over as lead investigator
Dutch investigators are to assume the lead role in the inquiry into the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine.
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NewsRocket attacks halt flights into Ben Gurion airport
Several foreign airlines have suspended flights to Israel following rocket attacks launched from Gaza.
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UK investigators to analyse MH17 flight recorders
UK investigators have been assigned the task of retrieving and examining the flight-recorder data from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER lost over Ukraine.
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NewsGerman research body DLR studies wing-contamination by insects
German aerospace research centre DLR is conducting test flights to assess how wing contamination by insects can be avoided on laminar-flow aerofoils.
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MH17: Rebels hand over recorders to Malaysian team
Rebels in control of the Donetsk region have handed over cockpit and flight data recorders from the down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to team of Malaysian investigators.
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NewsMH17: Combat exclusion zone to surround crash site
Ukraine's president has ordered that an combat exclusion zone of 40km be placed around the wreckage site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, to aid the investigation into the crash.
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Malaysia frustrated about MH17 crash site access
Malaysia has stepped up its demands for access to the crash site of MH17, and says that a “safe corridor” to the crash site is still not open.
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Uncertainty lingers over location of MH17 flight recorders
There is still no clear indication as to the location or status of the two flight recorders from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which crashed in eastern Ukraine.
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Missile sightings back MH17 attack claim: security service
Ukraine’s counter-intelligence chief strongly believes that an Buk-M surface-to-air missile systems were transferred from Russia to Ukraine along with its crew before being used to shoot down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.
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Malaysia worried about integrity of MH17 crash site
Malaysia is concerned about the security and integrity of the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashed on 17 July.
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NewsUkraine to lead MH17 investigation from Kharkiv
Ukrainian air investigation authorities will establish a base in Kharkiv for the investigation into the apparent shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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MH17 hit by missile launched from separatist zone: Obama
Evidence gathered by US intelligence indicates the missile that struck Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was launched from territory inside Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists, President Barack Obama said at a press conference.