All Ops & safety articles – Page 354
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NewsBoeing delivers 300th 777-300ER to Biman Bangladesh
Boeing has reached a milestone delivery in its 777-300ER programme, delivering the 300th aircraft to first-time customer Biman Bangaldesh on 21 October. The...
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BA chooses Thales to supply A380 full flight simulator
British Airways has ordered an Airbus A380 full flight simulator from Thales. The airline said its senior training captains have carried out "a rigorous...
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NewsUpgraded Rolls-Royce Trent 900 enters production
Rolls-Royce's first phase of performance improvements for its Trent 900 will enter production by the end of this year, clearing the way for enhanced engines - and providing a 1% cut in specific fuel consumption (SFC) - to be fitted to new-build Airbus A380s from early 2012.
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NewsChina, Russia make inroads with narrowbodies
Manufacturers behind China and Russia's emerging narrow-bodies are progressing full steam ahead with development of their aircraft programmes, although it remains to be seen whether they will be viable competitors against a new breed of re-engined narrow-bodies from Boeing and Airbus.
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NewsNTSB: American pilots had trouble deploying thrust reversers in Wyoming overrun
Pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that overran the runway on landing in Jackson Hole Wyoming in December 2010 could not deploy the aircraft's...
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Fighting fraud
During the past decade, the internet has become a critical channel where airlines can streamline booking, reinforce brands and create a positive customer experience. Unfortunately criminals have been just as fast to develop schemes to target these websites.
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Market Outlook: High hedges ruin the view
For some airlines the issue of survival, and in what form, will have moved on to the agenda again as fuel pain hits.
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Delta and US Airways await Department of Justice slot review
DoT ruling conditionally clears US Airways-Delta trading plan, but justice department flexes its muscles.
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NewsEngine technology: partners to prosper from others’ kit
The partnering of engine makers Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce gives the venture an expanded palette of power options for new narrow-body aircraft in the 2020 timeframe and beyond.
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NewsFAA: LightSquared quandary stalling early NextGen implementation
John Hickey, the US Federal Aviation Administration's deputy associate administrator for aviation safety, says the uncertainty on implementation details...
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The Arab spring effects leisure carriers' bottom line
Turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa has significantly impacted leisure carriers such as Thomas Cook and TUI and caused them to shift planes and capacity away from destinations such as Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
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NewsTurboprop industry growth switches on and off
As the price of fuel continues to steadily climb, many carriers are looking to turboprops for value
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Market outlook: Let the facts do the talking
We have often written that generalisations are dangerous, and against a background where some analysts are talking about there being black and grey skies ahead for a number of airlines, it is important to keep a sense of perspective.
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NewsSAS details its unit cost reduction strategy
New boss Rickard Gustafson targets annual reduction in unit costs of 5% in face of stiff competition from Norwegian.
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Cargo: economic woes cloud freight peak season
As the peak season approaches a worsening global economy has dashed hopes raised by the bounceback in air cargo in 2010. And softening traffic comes just as shiny new capacity is set to enter the market
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Cargo: is relaunched e-freight push on track?
The relaunch of the IATA e-freight project a year ago has energised some air cargo players to push for full adoption. However, the programme still has influential critics
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Fleet forecast: cargo's big transition
The latest edition of the Commercial Fleet Forecast illustrates the continuing move towards large widebody freighters and increasing shift eastwards.
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Opinion
Comment: Daydream Believers
The Boeing 787 should have been in service for more than three years, but after a series of frustrating delays it is only just making its debut.
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NewsNetwork 2012: Tampa region teams up to win new service
The city's international airport, which hosts Airline Business's 2012 Network USA route-planning event in March, is working with the local community to kick-start the region's economy with increased air services
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NewsEurocopter to launch third X3 flight test phase
Eurocopter will launch a third phase of flight tests with its X3 technology demonstrator within the next few weeks ...