All Ops & safety articles – Page 369
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NewsA321 suffered laboured take-off after weight entry error
Investigations into a sluggish take-off involving an Airbus A321 at Manchester have again uncovered erroneous performance calculations undetected by crew cross-checks.
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Air Berlin switches to Class 2 EFBs
Air Berlin is to begin trials of a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) from Sweden's NavAero on a Boeing 737-800, as it looks to roll out the improved system...
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CSeries first-flight timing rests on aircraft systems maturity
First flight of the Bombardier CSeries airliner will depend upon establishing the maturity of dozens of aircraft systems close to entering the final phase...
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NewsYemenia faces mounting French pressure over crash probe
Yemeni flag-carrier Yemenia could come under pressure from the European Commission as France's government becomes increasingly impatient with investigative...
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InterviewWorking Week: Tim Procter
Tim Procter is Managing Director of charter business Air Charter Travel Ltd. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the company has built a solid reputation...
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UK CAA issues lithium battery warning
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning against sending lithium batteries by airmail or taking them on board flights.
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Pegasus extends MRO contract with Turkish Technic
Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Technic have agreed to extend their existing Boeing 737 Next Generation wheel and tyre services contract. The current...
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NewsEtihad orders 10 more 787s
Etihad Airways has ordered an additional 10 Boeing 787-9s, making it the largest customer for the type. Abu Dhabi's national carrier also signed up...
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Qantas' talks to start premium carrier continue; domestic bookings back to pre-strike levels
Qantas Airway's CEO Alan Joyce said on Monday that talks to set up an Asia-based premium airline are still ongoing and that the airline's domestic bookings...
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Airbus lawsuit details sharklet patent dispute
Airbus's lawsuit against Seattle-based winglet specialist Aviation Partners follows a claim by the US company that the airframer should pay royalties over...
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NewsIdling approaches on tap for Capital region in 2012
A slate of new "green" optimised arrival and departure procedures for three major "metroplex" airports near Washington DC will go live in stages starting...
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NewsVIDEO: L-3 and Lufthansa get moving with e-taxi demonstrator
Lufthansa and technology company L-3 Communications have conducted taxi trials with an Airbus A320 equipped with electrical motors on both main landing gears...
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News787 breaks endurance records
Boeing has pushed its 787 to the outer limits of performance, breaking two endurance records for an aircraft of its size. 787 test aircraft ZA006,...
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American Kingston overrun triggers tailwind training recommendations
A 2009 overrun of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Kingston, Jamaica has prompted the US National Transportation Safety Board to recommend that the...
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Shanghai Pudong airport gets approval for two new runways
Shanghai Pudong International airport has received government approval to build a fourth and fifth runway, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China...
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Volcanic ash sensor trial prepares industry for next crisis
A programme to keep Europe flying safely the next time a volcanic ash cloud affects the continent's airspace is forging ahead, with trials for an airborne...
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NewsFAA and industry aim to halve fatality risk by 2025
The US FAA and airline industry have refocused and evolved the commercial aviation safety team (CAST) programme with a new fatality reduction goal for 2025. Using...
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NewsFatal Merlin crash puts spotlight back on stall recovery
Norwegian investigators believe that a fatal stall involving a Fairchild SA-226 Merlin regional turboprop illustrates the need for changes in taught recovery...
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MAS unveils plan to bring airline back to profit by 2013
Loss-making Malaysia Airlines (MAS) unveiled a business plan on 7 December to bring the group back to the black by 2013.
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IATA cuts 2012 profits forecast and warns on Eurozone
IATA has cut its airline industry profit forecast for next year to $3.5 billon and warned failure to tackle the Eurozone banking crisis could drive the sector...