All Ops & safety articles – Page 326
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NewsUnited 787 diverts to New Orleans
A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 diverted to New Orleans due to a "mechanical issue" today, according to the airline. The aircraft was operating flight...
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Fastjet in talks to buy grounded 1time
African low-cost start-up Fastjet is in negotiations to buy grounded South African budget operator 1time Airline from parent company 1time Holdings. 1time...
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Australian Wings Academy buys DA42NG for flight training
Hawker Pacific has sold a Diamond Aircraft DA42NG to flight training school Australian Wings Academy (AWA). The twin-engined aircraft will be based...
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IN FOCUS: Lubricants have to become tougher to keep future gas turbine engines well oiled
As new generations of aero engines display greater efficiency thanks in large part to higher core temperatures and pressures, oil suppliers are needing to freshen up their lubricants to withstand the harsher operating conditions - and meet demands for longer on-wing service times.
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EASA starts certificating sharklet-equipped A320s
European regulators have certificated the Airbus A320 twinjet featuring sharklet wing-tips, initially for the CFM International CFM56-powered airframes. Other...
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NewsEgyptAir 777 fire probe inconclusive but short-circuit suspected
Egyptian investigators have failed to pinpoint the cause of the fire which destroyed an EgyptAir Boeing 777-200 at Cairo. But the inquiry suggests...
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Gulf Air chief quits after board reshuffle
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air's chief, Samer Majali, has resigned from his post at the helm of the troubled airline, days after the government overhauled...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: American's paper bankruptcy anniversary
Happy paper anniversary American Airlines, it was a year ago today that you filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and ended an era. The Fort Worth,...
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Airbus pushes enhanced A330 against 787-9
Airbus believes its proposed higher-weight and fuel-capacity modifications to the A330-300 will offer certain competitive advantages over the Boeing 787-9. The...
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Pan-African low-cost carrier Fastjet launches scheduled flights
Pan-African low-cost carrier FastJet has commenced domestic operations from Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere airport. The maiden flight was operated...
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NewsAirbus to raise A330 take-off weight and fuel capacity
Airbus is further hiking the maximum take-off weight of the A330, raising it to 242t, and will offer a higher fuel capacity option for the larger A330-300...
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AirAsia chooses A320 over CSeries
Malaysia's AirAsia will stick to an all-Airbus A320 fleet after deciding against an order for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The low-cost carrier's...
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Sukhoi confident over funding despite $100m interim loss
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division is confident of securing funding to address its liabilities, after auditors raised concerns about the airframer's financial...
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ANALYSIS: Former execs seek to steer Qantas in a different direction
Former Qantas chief executive Geoff Dixon seems set for a clash with his one-time protégé, the carrier's current boss Alan Joyce, over his connection to...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A320neo 'on track' as milestone approaches
In the two years since it announced the re-engining plan, Airbus has notched 1,500 A320neo orders, and assigned the first one a serial number
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NewsPilots evaluate Taxibot before planned certification in 2013
Lufthansa to conduct trials with early version of Israeli-developed cockpit-controlled tow-tractor shown off at Châteauroux
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NewsBA to allow passengers to use IFE for entire flight
British Airways is to allow passengers to watch and listen to in-flight entertainment from boarding through to landing, following an assessment of safety...
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Taimyr ATR incident keeps pressure on de-icing issue
Russian investigators have detailed an incident involving an ATR 42, which was found to have not been properly de-iced after it experienced control problems...
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Nordic states insist SAS rescue package is not illegal aid
SAS Group's three government owner states believe their proposed participation in the company's restructuring is based on market terms, and that their assistance will help lead to the sale of national shareholdings in the airline company.
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NewsGol to close Webjet and shed over 800 staff
Brazilian carrier Gol Linhas Aereas is to shut down budget airline Webjet and lay off 850 employees. Webjet will be closed down in phases, beginning...