All Ops & safety articles – Page 324
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News
Crashed Sukhoi Superjet flight data recorder found
Search teams have recovered the flight data recorder of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that crashed into a mountain in Indonesia on 9 May.
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NewsKingfisher eyes return to full operations in 12 months
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to continue operations with a limited fleet while carrying on with its aircraft reconfiguration programme.
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UTAir temporarily shifts MRO to external partners
Russian carrier UTAir has temporarily suspended much of its in-house maintenance operations following an EASA safety audit in the aftermath of the airline's...
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NewsGlobal passenger traffic up 6.1% in April: IATA
Global passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 6.1% in April against capacity growth of 3.8%, according to IATA's April traffic report.
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NewsGeneral Electric joins Air Canada investigation of GE90 shut-down
General Electric confirms it has sent a technical representative to Air Canada to support the investigation of an in-flight shut-down of a GE90-115B powering a Boeing 777-300ER.
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AirAsia X to re-enter long-haul market with A350s
AirAsia X will concentrate on the medium-haul market, and relook the long-haul segment only after it receives its first Airbus A350-900.
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Airbus converges on A320 sharklet retrofit
Airbus is closer to defining a formal modification programme to retrofit its 'sharklet' wing-tips on baseline A320s, but is still prioritising the forward-fit...
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GippsAero GA10 takes to the skies
Mahindra Group aircraft manufacturer GippsAero conducted the first flight of its GA10 earlier this month....
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The value of distribution channels
The decline of Indian carrier Kingfisher serves as a warning to chief executives of the need to keep IT management high on their agendas, says airline technology consultant Ian Tunnacliffe
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: ETS row hangs heavy over European carriers
Speak to European network carrier chiefs and what is immediately apparent is a growing sense of frustration at the political stalemate, and consequent looming...
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MARKET OUTLOOK: Should traders "go away" from airline shares?
Airlines must face up to challenging economic conditions and high fuel prices in the fight to attract investor attention
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Opinion
COMMENT: Is there some comfort to be found in expensive fuel?
Sustained oil prices are ratcheting up the pressure on airlines to find more ways to tackle costs that are under their control. But with the industry pointing in the direction of unknown territory, could there also be some comfort to be had from expensive fuel?
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NewsBoeing hails Charleston 787 first flight
Boeing says its first South Carolina-built 787-8 performed "exactly as we expected" during its 5h initial flight on 23 May, nearly four weeks after the aircraft...
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NewsAirbus admits no quick-fix for A380 wing-rib crack issue
Airbus is expecting up to 120 A380s to be delivered before the permanent fix for the wing-rib bracket cracking problem on the type is fully in place. The...
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NewsDoubts emerge over A320 rate rise
Reservations over the wisdom of increasing the Airbus A320 production rate have started to emerge at the airframer, although it still intends to raise the...
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UK CAA extends EASA pilot licensing deadline
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has extended the 1 July deadline for the issue of European Aviation Safety Agency licences to 17 September.
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NewsOil pump failure forces EC225 ditching
EASA emergency airworthiness directive reveals detail of mechanical failure that lead to emergency in the North Sea
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IN FOCUS: Volatile fuel prices inflame airport charges debate
"We have gone from a situation where airports were a branch of local or regional government and have been asked to stand on their own" Against a backdrop...
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NewsTerrain-warning system on crashed Superjet was working: United Aircraft
Analysis of initial audio data from the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia shows that the terrain-warning system was active and providing information...