All Ops & safety articles – Page 325
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines keep their grip in 2012, but what's ahead in 2013?
While it has been another tough year for airlines, particularly in Europe, their overall performance has been more robust than might have been expected after Malev and Spanair became high profile financial casualties early in 2012. Overall airline profitability this year is expected to be only a little down on ...
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NewsDiamond tests fly-by-wire on DA42
Diamond Aircraft has tested on the DA42 what it considers the first fly-by-wire system for an aircraft in the general aviation category.
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NewsCrashed Superjet's pilot silenced terrain-warning system
Indonesian investigators have determined that the captain of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 inhibited the terrain-collision system, believing its alerts to be erroneous. The...
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NewsQatar Airways leases three A330-200Fs to replace A300Fs
Qatar Airways is poised to replace its Airbus A300-600 freighters with new-build A330-200Fs after concluding a lease deal with BOC Aviation. The Doha-based...
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Airbus considers extra exits to lift A321neo to 235 seats
Airbus is examining a possible A321 fuselage modification which would aim to increase passenger capacity of the A321neo. The modification would potentially...
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NewsDelta leverages Trainer for fuel savings in Minneapolis
Delta Air Lines has leveraged its newfound status as a jet fuel producer to secure better contract terms for fuel at its Minneapolis-St. Paul hub. Paul...
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NewsAl Baker 'very disappointed' after latest 787 grounded by electrical issue
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has vented his frustration about more technical problems blighting his Boeing 787s after the airline's third...
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NewsEurocopter delays certifcation of EC175 by six months
Eurocopter has pushed back certification of its in-development EC175 medium twin by six months to summer 2013, following undisclosed issues with the type's in-house Helionix avionics suite.
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Delta to avoid 50-seat jet maintenance with fleet restructuring
Delta Air Lines says that it will avoid performing heavy maintenance on its 50-seat regional jets, as it moves away from the small jets. "We're never...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: BA loads A380s in favour of premium cabin
British Airways' configuration for its Airbus A380s illustrates a heavy weighting towards premium passengers, with almost the lowest levels of economy seating...
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NewsKingfisher confirms investment talks with Etihad
Kingfisher Airlines has confirmed that it is in talks with Etihad Airways about a possible equity investment, amid speculation that the latter is close to...
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NewsDiamond tests fly-by-wire on DA42
Diamond Aircraft has tested on the DA42 what it considers the first fly-by-wire system for an aircraft in the general aviation category. The four-axis...
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Gol plans Dominican carrier in 2013
Brazil's Gol plans to convert its Santo Domingo hub operation for flights between Brazil and North America, scheduled to start 15 December, into a full Dominican...
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NewsAmerican pilots ratify tentative agreement
American Airlines pilots have voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement by a margin of more than 47 percentage points. The Allied Pilots Association...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fresh move for CSA privatisation takes shape
Korean Air and Qatar Airways are reportedly showing an interest in the Czech Government's renewed attempts to privatise national carrier Czech Airlines. The...
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NewsGermanwings takes over nearly 30 Lufthansa A320s
Lufthansa will move 52 aircraft to its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings for the planned transferral of its decentralised European network next year. Starting...
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United Aircraft says Russian/Indian transport to fly in 2017
Russia's United Aircraft has provided new schedule information about its Medium Transport Aircraft joint venture with India ...
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Icelandair opts for 737 Max to operate alongside 757s
Icelandair has tentatively selected the Boeing 737 Max to modernise its fleet, opting for both the -8 and -9 versions of the twinjet. The carrier has...
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Boeing reduces 747-8 weight, tweaks aileron setting
Boeing has dropped the empty weight of the latest 747-8 Freighters by 2.5t compared to the aircraft delivered a year ago and tweaked the aileron configuration...
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NewsA330 incident sparks urgent angle-of-attack sensor action
European safety regulators are ordering operators of Airbus A330s and A340s to incorporate a new emergency procedure to cope with blocked angle-of-attack...