All Ops & safety articles – Page 346
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IATA: 2012 forecast left unchanged at $3bn profit
IATA has left is global profit forecast for the year unchanged at collective industry profits of $3 billion. Disclosing its latest quarterly update...
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IATA: Ethiopian targets Brazil with Sao Paulo route
Ethiopian Airlines is aiming to begin Sao Paulo services this year, having identified Brazil as a crucial market, and intends to feed the flights with its...
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IATA: Tyler hopes for open and lively AGM
Tony Tyler is capping off his first year in charge at IATA by taking to the stage in Beijing for what he hopes will be an open, entertaining and purposeful...
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IATA: Chairman Peter Hartman taking steps to greater transparency
KLM's Peter Hartman has ridden shotgun as IATA chairman for Tony Tyler during the director general's first year in charge A number of major issues...
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NewsDelta to replace majority of its 50-seat regional jets
Delta Air Lines plans to reduce the number of 50-seat regional jets that it contracts with regional carriers to 125, if its Air Line Pilots Association-represented...
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NewsDana Air flight recorders en route to NTSB lab
The flight data and voice recorders recovered from a crashed Dana Air Boeing MD-83 will be available for analysis by the US National Transportation and Safety...
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NewsBritish Airways may take more 777-300ERs as it ponders ‘big-twin’ order
Concerns over the robustness of delivery schedules for potential new large twinjet acquisitions could prompt British Airways to opt for additional Boeing 777-300ERs as an interim solution.
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NewsVIDEO: Dana Air crash renews spotlight on Nigerian aviation
David Learmount, Operations and Safety Editor at Flightglobal, talks through the known facts of the fatal Dana Air MD-83 crash, which claimed the lives of over 150 people in Lagos on 3 June.
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Air India eyes measures to make up for pilot shortfall
Air India plans to speed up the training of its cadet pilots and recruit first officers and captains locally and internationally to make up for a shortfall. The...
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NewsNTSB: Mechanical and pilot errors cited in American overrun
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that a combination of mechanical defects and the captain's failure to monitor the speed brakes...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Chinese secondary airports eye international service expansion
China's secondary airport market is a lucrative, if little-known, part of the nation's growing network
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Air Baltic launches new seatbuddy concept
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has become the launch airline of Satisfly’s new intelligent assigned seating product SeatBuddy.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mercator reports a surge in cargo e-commerce
This year is supposed to be a key year for the IATA e-freight programme - the project to remove all paper documents for air cargo - as airlines move towards the target of having all air waybills electronic by the end of 2014. Full e-freight with all paper documents eliminated ...
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NewsFlybe launches new type of operations quality assurance
UK regional carrier Flybe has launched a new type of operational safety assurance system, in collaboration with the country's air navigation service provider...
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NewsEtihad to fit sharklet wing-tips to A320s
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to equip some of its Airbus A320s on order with the new 'sharklet' wing-tip being developed by the airframer.
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NewsFAA to advance inspection technology for engine rotables
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking industry input on inspection techniques to better protect against uncontained engine failures. Under...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Is there room for both A330 freighter and conversion?
Early operators are pleased with the mid-sized A330 freighter. But can the market support both a production freighter and a conversion? Peter Conway/London Airbus...
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NewsOfficials investigate two weekend P2V accidents
US safety investigators are probing two separate P2V Neptune aerial firefighting tanker accidents on 3 June, both of which were involved in efforts to extinguish...
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NewsDana Air suspends flights as MD-83 crash investigation begins
Dana Air suspended flights today and reportedly closed an office in Abuja as Nigerian officials begin to investigate the cause of a McDonnell Douglas MD-83...
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Boeing 747-8I makes smooth debut with Lufthansa
The Boeing 747-8I had a flawless introduction with Lufthansa on 1 June between Frankfurt and Washington DC, which also marked the debut of the airline's...