All Ops & safety articles – Page 345
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NewsSupply crunch could usher in $176 a barrel oil
Inadequate investment in oil production in the Middle East and North Africa is threatening to push prices as high as $176/barrel in 2015 - rivalling their heights in the months before the global financial crisis struck in 2008.
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Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust orders AgustaWestland AW169s
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has placed an order for two AgustaWestland...
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Civil Aviation Flight University of China begins helicopter ab-initio technician training programme
The Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) has started its first helicopter ab-initio technician training...
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Seawind eyes 2012 for 300C certification
With the help of the Canadian National Resource Council (NRC), nascent amphibian composite airframer Seawind is proceeding...
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NewsDUBAI: Qatar threatens to take 767F as A330 conversion stalls
Qatar Airways is intending to acquire a large batch of converted Boeing 767 freighters, after losing patience with Airbus over a possible A330 conversion programme.
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DUBAI: New Dubai ATC centre heads for 2012 start
Dubai's new air traffic control centre at Al Maktoum International Airport is undergoing certification tests for its planned operational start next year.
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NewsDUBAI: Designer details new Maximus Air Cargo livery
French designer Didier Wolff, founding owner of Happy Design Studio, is leaving his first footprints in the United Arab Emirates by designing the new livery for Abu Dhabi-based Maximus Air Cargo as part of the cargo airline's branding strategy.
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NewsDUBAI: Maximus Air Cargo eyes fleet expansion
Middle Eastern freight specialist Maximus Air Cargo is tentatively looking to expand its fleet with Boeing 747-400 freighters, as it prepares to receive its latest converted Airbus A300-600.
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Tiger Australia working to get suspension on sectors lifted
Tiger Airways Australia is working with the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to increase the number of sectors it is allowed to fly on.
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Smart coatings, lasers advance composite repair horizon
Aerostructures manufacturer GKN Aerospace is working with airframer Boeing on a series of advances to enable more accurate repair of composite components...
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Cranfield University proposes action over toxic cabin air
Cranfield University has concluded that on-board contaminant detection systems are vital for the safety of aircraft, and work to eliminate toxins from the...
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El Al to use electric nose-gear drive for 737 taxiing
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to become an initial customer for an electric nose-gear drive system, designed to enable aircraft to taxi without the use of...
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NewsBoeing completes initial review of 737 Max configuration
Having completed a recent review of requirement, configuration and certification plans for its 737 Max, Boeing plans to fly the first re-engined narrowbody...
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A320neo powers past 1,000 firm orders
Airbus has landed more than 1,000 firm orders for its re-engined A320neo after booking several agreements in its October 2011 figures, including landmark...
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DUBAI: US forces' Afghan lifeline at show
The Midex Airlines Boeing 747-228F on static display (B17-B18) spends most days supplying American forces in Afghanistan with supplies such as meat, vegetables,...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mining digital avionics data for future safety
Output from digital avionics systems could hold the key to anticipating incidents or accidents that were previously deemed unforeseeable
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NewsDUBAI: CAE training venture to add second simulator
Ten years after Emirates teamed with CAE to launch the Middle East's first third-party simulator centre, to meet soaring demand for pilot and maintenance technician training, the joint venture - ECFT - is planning a second facility in Dubai.
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DUBAI: Burt Rutan reveals secret ekranoplan project
Retired Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan has revealed at the Dubai air show that his latest, secret aircraft project is actually a wing-in-ground effect vehicle.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Man-machine interface promises revolution in flightdeck technology
Advances in technologies governing the man-machine interface promise a revolution in the flightdeck's ease of operation