All Ops & safety articles – Page 328
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ALTA: Interview with executive director Alex de Gunten
Next year, executive director Alex de Gunten will celebrate a decade at the helm of ALTA during which time he has navigated an era of dynamic change both...
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ALTA: Air Panama looks for growth through niche opportunities
Air Panama, the country's second carrier, aims to serve niche domestic and international regional markets rather than challenging Panama's powerful Copa...
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NewsALTA: ALTA pushes IATA for small airline safety programme
Leaders of ALTA called on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to create a set of safety standards for airlines not eligible for the organisation's...
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NewsALTA: Superjet confident Interjet debut will create more Latin success
Superjet International chief is confident more Latin American airlines will follow Interjet's lead in a region where the 100-seater is perfectly suited...
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Europe backs down on international emissions trading
In the face of concerted and worldwide opposition, the European Union has "temporarily" climbed down over its proposal to unilaterally impose its Emissions...
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NewsBoeing confirms third final assembly line for 737 in 2015
Boeing has confirmed plans to open a third final assembly line in 2015 to boost 737 production capacity even beyond the increase to 42 per month planned...
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NewsBoeing adds tweaks to final 737 Max configuration
Boeing has finalised the design and production plan for the 737 Max several months before beginning the detailed design phase of the re-engined and updated...
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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: 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...