All Ops & safety articles – Page 329
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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...
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Frontier sale to be resolved in early 2013, says Republic
Republic Airways Holdings will begin meeting prospective buyers of its low-cost subsidiary Frontier Airlines this month, and aims to decide on a sale in...
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IN FOCUS: MRO consolidation leads to different airline supplier environment
Airlines are facing a changing maintenance, repair and overhaul market. The sector has been consolidating for some time and continues to evolve. Various...
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LOT 767 gear-up crash probe advises checklist changes
Polish investigators are recommending amendments to checklists to help pilots cope with alternate undercarriage deployment failure, following the gear-up...
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NewsSandy's impact on airline financials too early to tell
The jury remains out on the impact of superstorm Sandy on the financials for airlines, as operations creep back to normal. Airlines had cancelled 18,445...
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ANALYSIS: Why do ATC costs only ever seem to increase?
Air traffic control charges take a significant toll on hard-hit carriers, yet different systems around the world struggle to provide efficiencies to keep...
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Lufthansa expects 'noticeable' operating loss in 2012
Lufthansa Group plans to introduce new cost-cutting measures after most of its subsidiaries recorded lower year-on-year operating profits for the first nine...
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Lufthansa's nine-month profit falls by 13%
German airline group Lufthansa posted operating profits of €628 million ($812 million) for the first nine months of the year, a little under €100 million...
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Air France-KLM makes third quarter profit gains
Air France-KLM improved group operating profits by more than a quarter to reach €506 million ($655 million) for the three months ending September 2012. The...
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Maintenance flaw led to Air Tahiti ATR engine fire
Inadequate maintenance procedures leading to a fuel leak from an injector were behind an 18 November 2011 engine fire on an ATR 72-200 (F-OIQO) in Moorea,...
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NewsRussian leasing firm plans order for 35 737 Max jets
Russian state corporation Rostekhnologii is intending to purchase 35 Boeing 737 Max twinjets, through its leasing division Aviakapital-Servis
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Tupolev puts Tu-204SM through wet-runway trials
Tupolev has performed a series of wet-runway tests with its Tu-204SM twinjet as the type nears certification. It conducted the tests with aircraft...
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Bombardier seeks approval for CSeries high-altitude cruise
Bombardier is formally seeking approval to operate its new CSeries twinjet at altitudes above 40,000ft, as the airframer approaches first flight of the prototype.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Recession woes continue at small end of cargo conversion market
The cargo market is only slowly emerging from the doldrums of the global recession, which has also had a negative effect on the conversion of smaller passenger types into cargo feeder aircraft