All Ops & safety articles – Page 281
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AnalysisANALYSIS: MH370 search enters new phase
There have been two new developments in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but neither gives cause for optimism to relatives of those lost with the aircraft.
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IATA: Organisations work to limit delay compensation
ICAO and IATA are jointly developing new guidelines and regulations that limit unrestricted compensation to passengers who suffer delayed flights.
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OpinionOPINION: Is the industry facing a pilot shortage?
Japanese airlines are having to cancel schedules because they have too few flightcrew. American carriers, especially regionals, have the same problem. Ryanair is having to migrate crew around its network to patch up holes in local rosters.
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NewsSearch for MH370 ceases until August
Australian authorities have stopped searching for debris related to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the area where the ADV Ocean Shield detected acoustic signals in early April.
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NewsMalaysia releases MH370 satellite data
Malaysia has publicly released the raw data of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370’s ‘handshakes’ with an Inmarsat satellite on 8 March.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why small is beautiful in freighter conversions
Depending on which end of the market you are looking at, the freighter conversion sector is going full throttle or resembling a graveyard. While Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is straining to meet its backlog of Boeing 737 and MD-80 conversion orders and is preparing for the next types to come into ...
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NewsFAA should re-evaluate risk on lithium ion batteries: NTSB
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should re-evaluate the risk of internal short circuits within permanently installed lithium-ion batteries on commercial aircraft, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says in new recommendations released on 22 May.
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NewsUndersea search for MH370 resumes
The search for MH370 has resumed, with the autonomous underwater vehicle Bluefin-21 operating from the ADV Ocean Shield in waters to the west of Australia.
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Dragonair names new chief executive
Cathay Pacific subsidiary Dragonair has named Algernon Yau as its new chief executive, succeeding Patrick Yeung who is moving to become Cathay’s group general manager for Taiwan and Korea.
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Biman reissues 777 crew, maintenance and insurance tender
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reissued a tender seeking a company to provide crewing, maintenance and insurance services to operate two of its Boeing 777-300ERs on services to the US.
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Etihad acquiring Horizon arm to set up training school
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is planning to acquire part of Horizon International Flight Academy in order to set up a flight-training school in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsChina Southern to take 80 A320s and A320neos
China Southern Airlines is to acquire 80 Airbus A320-family aircraft including 50 of the re-engined A320neo jets.
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NewsRe-launched Eastern Air Lines orders up to 20 737s
Miami-based start-up Eastern Air Lines Group has signed an “initial” order for 10 Boeing 737-800s and with purchase rights for 10 more 737 Max 8 in a deal with potential combined value of $1.95 billion at list prices.
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NewsILS-RNP hybrid approach offers ‘best of both worlds’: Air Berlin
Air Berlin’s Boeing 737 fleet chief and pilot Michail Tounas says a hybrid approach the German carrier is using at Innsbruck airport “combines the best of both worlds” between traditional radio-based ILS and the new RNP procedure.
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NewsMH370: Inmarsat details proposal for free flight-tracking
Communications satellite specialist Inmarsat has put forward to ICAO a proposal to establish a free aircraft-tracking service for airlines.
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NewsEasyJet ‘very close’ to change in MRO tack
EasyJet will soon make a decision on the extent to which it will adopt a block-maintenance philosophy whereby aircraft are serviced in fewer but more comprehensive checks.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: ADAT sale signals strategic change for Mubadala
Abu Dhabi’s investment house Mubadala has signalled a major switch in its ambitious aerospace strategy, offloading its maintenance, repair and overhaul unit ADAT to Etihad Airways while taking full control of specialist Italian airframer Piaggio Aero.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: EasyJet embraces novel MRO technology
EasyJet is trialling a number of new operational and maintenance-related initiatives aimed at eradicating by 2020 aircraft departure hold-ups caused by technical issues.
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NewsEtihad takes over Abu Dhabi MRO firm ADAT
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to acquire maintenance operation Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, owned by investor Mubadala.
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AirAsia India awarded air operator’s permit
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted AirAsia India its air operator’s permit (AOP), clearing the last major hurdle for the Chennai based carrier to start operations.