All Ops & safety articles – Page 371
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China Careers:Home-grown pilots can fill some of the demand
China's fast-growing carriers are prepared to offer experienced commanders lucrative rewards for relocating to the country
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NewsEU-wide pilot licences next year
Licences for general aviation pilots will be valid across the European Union from April. At the same time, qualifications for instructors, examiners and...
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Freight traffic slides further in October
Air freight levels continued to slide in October as fresh figures from IATA released today show cargo traffic nearly 5% down on the same month last year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Embraer’s narrowbody call could be smart move
Embraer's decision not to follow Bombardier into a head-to-head fight with mainline airliner manufacturers and concentrate on developing an enhanced, re-engined E-Jet instead has been well received by analysts and rivals.
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NewsIN FOCUS: A flight test of Antonov's An-158 regional jet
Antonov moved on from its Soviet origins and embraced 21st-century aircraft design with the highly modern An-148 regional jet - a stretched version of which, the An-158, was certified earlier this year. In this exclusive flight-test report, we put the longer variant through its paces
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Lufthansa tightens belt despite cost saving success
Lufthansa is cutting back investment due to the uncertain economic environment, despite the fact its "Climb 2011" cost reduction programme has created more...
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NewsHeathrow asks carriers to halve capacity to mitigate strike effects
Heathrow Airport has asked all carriers to halve capacity on flights due to arrive on 30 November in the face of potentially crippling strike action by UK...
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IN FOCUS: Changing role for airports
The competitive landscape for airports has evolved. The same drivers of competitive change within the airline industry - the emergence of low-cost and the...
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IN FOCUS: Technology key in airports development
Meeting future demand, be it increasing numbers of passengers and their ever-smarter mobile devices or airline business partners seeking to improve efficiency,...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing and Airbus maintain the narrowbody status quo
When Boeing bowed to the inevitable in July and abandoned plans for its New Single Aisle aircraft and instead opted to offer a re-engined version of its 737, there was always some doubt as to how the market would shape up.
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NewsPortable curing device enhances speed, safety of composite repairs
Lyon-based fuel leak repair specialist Sunaero has developed a hand-held composite curing device, which significantly shortens repair times without subjecting...
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Qantas says it will be strike-free for up to four years
The Transport Workers' Union (TWU) confirmed on 24 November that it will not appeal Fair Work Australia's (FWA) decision that no industrial action can be...
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NewsUK government outlines sweeping reform of CAA
The UK Civil Aviation Authority will undergo major reform so in future it is focussed on "furthering passengers' interests" under proposals laid out in a...
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Susi Air Cessna 208 crashes in Indonesia
A Susi Air Cessna 208 Grand Caravan turboprop crashed near Indonesia's Sugapa airport while attempting a landing this morning.
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NewsPC-12 gearbox failure reveals manufacturing error
A Pilatus PC-12 propeller gearbox failure in Australia has revealed a faulty manufacturing process, leading...
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ANALYSIS: Striking the right balance on labour
Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce and his management team won the first hand of a highly risky gamble after its high-profile grounding of the airline...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: IATA director general Tony Tyler
IATA director general Tony Tyler outlined his "new vision" for the association at this year's ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Rio de Janeiro, heralding a notable...
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Rulemaking committee: No mandate for ADS-B “In”
An aviation rulemaking committee says immaturity of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) "In" applications combined with "uncertainties" in...
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NewsThales works to support Qatar's A350 IFEC ambitions
In-flight entertainment specialist Thales is continuing to work towards receiving offerability from Airbus for its Ka-band satellite-based airborne connectivity...