All Ops & safety articles – Page 298
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NewsVIDEO: Why shorter economic lives could speed depreciation of aircraft values
Concerns are growing among bankers and analysts that changes to the economic lives of airliners driven by high fuel prices and availability of young, efficient types are accelerating the depreciation of older equipment.
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NewsRussian investigators to decode crashed CRJ recorders
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee is to take responsibility for retrieving flight-recorder information from the SCAT Bombardier CRJ200 which crashed...
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NewsDOT Secretary LaHood to step down after controversial term for aviation
US secretary of transportation Ray LaHood has announced that he will not serve a second term in the cabinet level position, leaving behind a legacy of championing...
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NewsTransport ministry identifies crashed SCAT CRJ200
Kazakhstan's transport ministry has identified the SCAT Bombardier CRJ200 involved in an accident outside the city of Almaty as a 13-year old airframe
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NewsKazakh prosecutor opens inquiry into SCAT CRJ crash
Kazakhstan's transport prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry into the crash of an aircraft operated by local carrier SCAT.
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NewsKazakh crash reportedly involves local operator SCAT
Unconfirmed reports from Russia indicate that an accident in Kazakhstan involves a domestic service operated by local Kazakh carrier SCAT. The reports...
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NewsInadequate de-icing caused near-stall on Danish ATR
Norwegian investigators believe a Danish Air Transport ATR 42-300 entered an uncommanded climb, and came close to stalling, as a result of inadequate de-icing. The...
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NewsCanadian transit officer left explosive sample on 767 during test
A transit police officer left a sample of an explosive substance on an Air Canada Boeing 767 after a dog training exercise in Vancouver, documents obtained...
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NewsPICTURES: Bombardier final assembly progress on CSeries revealed
Bombardier has quietly released new pictures showing that it has attached the tail and landing gear to the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV-1) and...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will United turn around in 2013?
United Airlines barely eked out a profit in 2012, while the majority of its US-based brethren posted impressive results. This was not unexpected. The...
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Dassault awards training providers CAE and FlightSafety
Dassault has issued certificates to its two training partners, CAE and FlightSafety International, for demonstrating "full compliance with the requirements of the new Falcon Training Policy Manual".
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NewsANA and JAL extend grounding of 787s
Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have extended the grounding of its Boeing 787 fleet, following reports that official...
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IN FOCUS: Chinese lessors' growth viewed with mixed feelings
Although China's lessors have demonstrated inexperience on occasions, they are building their know-how rapidly and will soon become serious competitors for the rest of the industry
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NewsNTSB finds signs of short circuit, thermal runaway in JAL 787 battery failure
The Boeing 787 battery involved in the Japan Airlines incident on 7 January reveal signs of a short-circuit in one cell and thermal runaway that led to a...
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NewsCrashed Tu-204 powered forward as pilots tried reversing thrust
Pilots of the crashed Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 twice selected maximum reverse thrust without the reverser system engaging, and unwittingly catapulted the...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Lithium-ion chemistry becomes focus as 787 grounding continues
Prospects for returning the Boeing 787 to flight within days or weeks dimmed as a worldwide grounding in response to battery over-heating problems entered...
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ATR awaits shareholder approval of 90-seat turboprop
ATR has provided early details about its projected 90-seat regional turboprop, but is not confirming whether the programme will be formally launched this...
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NewsHelicopter hit crane while pilot was turning to head for heliport – investigators
The AgustaWestland AW109E helicopter that crashed into a crane over central London on 16 January was turning right over the river Thames to reverse its easterly track and head west for Battersea heliport when it hit the crane's jib at a recorded secondary surveillance radar altitude of 800ft (244m), according ...
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NewsFlybe to cut fleet as part of restructuring plan
UK regional carrier Flybe's restructuring programme will involve reducing the fleet by seven aircraft compared with its previous growth plans.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can European ATC gain from the American way?
Private competition in the provision of 'contract towers' has helped drive down US air traffic control costs and the opportunity is there for similar savings...