All Ops & safety articles – Page 366
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Testing times for biofuels
Recent rush of airline biofuel flights illustrates growing momentum, but ramping up remains key challenge ahead Moves to push forward the use of biofuels...
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Qantas takes flight to Asia
Australian airline unveils plans to create premium carrier in region as part of major shake-up Combine an international division that is chronically...
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Market outlook: Why less may be more for airline profits
Chris Tarry examines the difficulties of keeping capacity in line with demand, when the course to recovery is never straight
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United-Continental eyes paperless flight decks with iPads
United-Continental intends to convert to paperless flight decks and deploy 11,000 Apple iPad tablet computers to all United and Continental pilots.
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NTSB: Disney, Shuttle key factors in Southwest-Cirrus separation incident
Air traffic controllers in Florida considered an unresponsive Cirrus SR22 en route from Mississippi to the Orlando area on 27 March to be a threat to national...
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Baltic Aviation Academy wins Israeli approval for 737 training
Lithuania-based Baltic Aviation Academy has received an approval certificate to operate type rating training for Boeing 737 aircraft from the Israeli Civil...
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NewsCrew did not survive First Air 737-200 crash
None of the crew members of the First Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in the Canadian Arctic survived the accident, but three survivors are still being
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Chartered 737 crashes in northern Canada
Police in Canada have reported survivors from among 15 occupants of a chartered Boeing 737 which crashed in the north of the country.
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MAKS: Volga-Dnepr details new modernised An-124 variant
Russian outsize freight specialist Volga-Dnepr has reached another development agreement to modernise the Antonov An-124, this time into a version designated...
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NewsJetBlue partner ViaSat addresses likely delay of Ka satellite launch
A likely further delay to the launch of ViaSat's high-capacity Ka-band satellite, ViaSat-1, is not expected to impact the timeline for offering in-flight...
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NewsFAA, EASA certify 747-8F for delivery
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly awarded Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for the 747-8...
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AUVSI: RQ-7 likely not to blame for C-130 collision
An initial analysis may absolve the AAI RQ-7 Shadow of blame for a mid-air collision with a Lockheed Martin C-130 over Afghanistan on August 15, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
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Flight recorder tapes from An-24 overrun undamaged
Russian investigators have determined that the flight-recorder tapes from the IrAero Antonov An-24 badly damaged in an overrun at Blagoveshchensk are in good condition.
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Aeromechanical says it meets BEA specifications for data streaming
A Canadian company says its equipment would meet specifications for the flight-data transmission capability that French accident investigator BEA has recommended in its latest interim report on the Air France flight 447 crash in the Atlantic.
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NewsMAKS: Armavia doubles Superjet presence at show
Armavia's first Sukhoi Superjet, the initial production aircraft, demonstrated its capabilities at the MAKS show four months after the type entered airline service with the Armenian carrier.
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NewsBoeing close to re-engined 737 fan size decision
Boeing appears to be nearing a final decision on the fan size of the re-engined 737, settling on a powerplant that will not require any modification to the...
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BA arms cabin crew with iPads to 'revolutionise' customer service
Apple's highly popular iPad tablet is finding its way into the hands of British Airways' cabin crew, who are using the latest model to "revolutionise" the...
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NewsAir Berlin to reduce fleet, slash routes in major shake-up
Air Berlin is to implement a wide-ranging cost reduction plan that will see it cut eight aircraft from its fleet, cancel a number of routes and partially...
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MAKS: Tu-204SM shown off days after second prototype flies
Tupolev has shown off its upgraded Tu-204SM at the MAKS show for the first time, days after the maiden flight of its second flying prototype.
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NewsUnited-Continental to offer Premium Economy on first 787
United-Continental has confirmed its plans to offer Economy Plus seating on its first Boeing 787, which began final assembly at the airframer's Everett,...