All Ops & safety articles – Page 305
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Cathay eyes mid-2013 decision on A380 v 747-8I, open to 777-X
Cathay Pacific could decide on its very large aircraft requirements by mid-2013, although the heavy twin-engined widebody aircraft will remain the backbone of its long-haul fleet.
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ANALYSIS: KLM sidelines Heathrow with Manston feeder service
KLM's new feeder service from Manston airport to its Amsterdam Schiphol hub illustrates a growing trend of connecting traffic being funnelled outside the...
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: ARJ21 first delivery slips further
Chinese airframer Comac has again pushed back the delivery schedule of its ARJ21 regional jet, this time by "one to two years". Speaking to Flightglobal...
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ANALYSIS: Creaking Italian market shows signs of crisis
Back in February Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC launched a probe - a verifica straordinaria, as it puts it - into the financial well-being of the...
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EU exempts intercontinental flights from ETS for one year
The European Union is willing to exclude intercontinental flights from the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) until October 2013 as a "gesture of good...
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Airbus to install RFID tags on seats and life vests from 2013
Airbus is to introduce radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for seats and life vests on all in-production aircraft models in 2013. The manufacturer...
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Extensive SAS restructuring to cut headcount by 40%
SAS Group expects the disposals and outsourcing of its new '4XNG' restructuring plan to shed some 6,000 personnel from the company. Salaries will also...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAG determined to tackle the pain in Spain
One thing few people would doubt about International Airlines Group chief executive Willie Walsh is his willingness to tackle structural issues in the industry....
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air Canada feels pressure on US routes
Air Canada is seeing some compression to its yield on services to the northeast USA, even as it ramps up flights to the region, say executives at the Montreal-based...
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NewsCargo Air selects TP Aerospace for wheel and brake MRO
Bulgarian cargo charter operator Cargo Air has contracted Copenhagen-based wheel and brake specialist TP Aerospace to support its fleet of Boeing 737-300Fs. The...
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NewsCHINA CAREERS: Shenzhen Airlines trawls Europe for captains
In a small, basement conference room in a Rome hotel, 15 middle-aged Italian airline pilots are watching slides of family excursions to Lotus Mountain and smiling expats celebrating Halloween and Christmas in one of China's most modern and prosperous cities.
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NewsCHINA CAREERS: 'Career airline' Cathay looks for second officers with an eye to promotion
Like its counterparts on the other side of China's internal border, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific will be aggressively recruiting pilots over the next three...
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NewsCHINA CAREERS: Training centres seek to fill pilot shortfall
China may be recruiting airline captains in their thousands from abroad, but it fully expects to provide the next generation of commanders from its own citizens....
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Strong Q3 for US airlines, but Sandy's impact looms
US airlines reported strong earnings in the third quarter after being aided by lower than expected fuel prices, even as massive flight cancellations resulting...
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Iberia Express arbitration ‘back to square one' after court ruling
The Spanish High Court has overturned the original arbitration process that nominally ended the conflict between Iberia and pilots union SEPLA, saying it...
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Bombardier confirms talks with Russians on local production
Bombardier Aerospace confirms it is in contact with Russian officials about the possibility of starting local production. "We're having in this preliminary...
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AirAsia X records loss of M$29m in first-half 2012
AirAsia X has posted a loss after tax for the six months ended 30 June 2012 of Malaysian dollars (M$) 29.1 million ($9.53 million), an improvement from a...
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Lufthansa installs new A330 simulator at Berlin
Lufthansa's pilot-training division has commissed a new Airbus A330-200 full-flight simulator at its Berlin Schonefeld facility. The simulator, from...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Tiger eyes Southeast Asia after Virgin Australia deal
Virgin Australia's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Tiger Airways Australia spells good news for the budget carrier's parent in more ways than...