All Ops & safety articles – Page 332
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NewsSolar Impulse gets funding boost for round-the-world plan
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered aircraft project, received a boost to its bid to fly round the world in 2015 using only solar power thanks to an increased financial commitment from Bayer MaterialScience.
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LAN Peru and CAE open new training facility in Lima
LAN Peru and CAE have opened a new training centre for pilots and cabin crew in Lima. The facility, which currently offers training on a CAE Airbus...
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NewsAmerican points to saddle clamp for loose seats
American Airlines says that an improperly installed saddle clamp resulted in a row of seats coming loose in-flight on two of its Boeing 757-200s. The...
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GECAS signing breaks 800-order mark for 737 Max
Boeing's firm order count for the 737 Max climbed to 821 aircraft today after finalising a three-month-old commitment from General Electric Capital Aviation...
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Kingfisher talking to investors as labour dispute rankles
Kingfisher Airlines has confirmed that it is in discussions with foreign and local companies over its future ownership structure, following local media reports...
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NewsKingfisher suspends flights after declaring partial lockout
Kingfisher has suspended all flights until 4 October 2012 following its decision to declare a partial lockout. "Following a series of protracted and...
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NewsGol orders 60 737 Max aircraft
Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol has placed an order for 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, to be delivered from 2018. The new aircraft will help the airline...
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ROUTES: St Vincent and Grenadines airport on course for 2013 opening
Everything remains on course for St Vincent and the Grenadines' Argyle International Airport to open in late 2013, according to Glen Beache, chief executive...
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ROUTES: AEA warns austerity moves will damage EU aviation
European governments must not harm future aviation development by cutting back on infrastructure investment or overburdening the industry with regulation,...
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ROUTES: LAX gearing up to accommodate big jets and new routes
Visiting LA? You'll love the beaches and you won't want to miss Disneyland. While in town, walk with the stars in Hollywood and enjoy the great shopping.
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ROUTES: Heathrow debate has regional implications
News that Patrick McLoughlin, the UK's new transport secretary, has postponed his decision over Heathrow's third runway until after the next General Election...
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ROUTES: Greece looks to aviation industry to rescue economy
Greece sees aviation as key to rescuing itself from its economic predicament, the county's new minister of tourism Olga Kefalogianni says. Speaking...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Big three engine manufacturers shift up a gear
Powerplant makers are vying to deliver the 10% fuel-burn improvement targeted by Boeing for the next generation of its hot-selling 777 widebody twinjet family. We investigate the likely offerings from General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.
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Belated inquiry probes Germanwings pilots' fume struggle
German investigators have disclosed that both pilots of a Germanwings Airbus A319 were badly affected by fumes while approaching Cologne, but details about the seriousness of the event only emerged a year after it took place.
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The dangers of flying in Nepal
Today's fatal crash of a Dornier 228-200 in Nepal was the second in the mountainous country this year and adds to a dreadful safety record of nine fatal...
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NewsPAL orders 10 A330s for $2.5bn
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has exercised options to buy 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft for $2.5 billion, with deliveries planned in 2013-2014. The deal...
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NewsSita Air Do-228-200 crash kills 19 in Nepal
A Dornier Do-228-200 aircraft crashed three minutes after taking off from Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu, a Nepal police spokesman confirms. The aircraft,...
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NTSB corrects previous reports linking 747-8 engine failure to GEnx fan midshaft problem
US safety investigators have corrected a previous report that linked an engine failure on an AirBridge Cargo Boeing 747-8 to the fan midshaft cracks found...
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NewsPICTURES: Chinese ditching exercise uses full-scale mock-up jet
Chinese authorities have conducted a search and rescue exercise simulating the ditching of a twin-engined aircraft in water off Shanghai.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Is the weakness in the cargo market a temporary dip or a long-term trend?
"Our approach has primarily been to build our existing... large palletised bellyholds and combi capacities" Pierre-Olivier Bandet SVP marketing,...