All Ops & safety articles – Page 374
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NewsAustralia's CASA to decide on Tiger grounding extension in 24h
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will decide within the next 24 hours if it will extend the grounding of Tiger Airways Australia. The...
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NewsANZ keeps Skycouch, Spaceseat exclusive for time being
Air New Zealand has not yet decided when it will relinquish exclusivity of its highly acclaimed Skycouch economy class seat and premium economy Spaceseat...
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AeroSvit enters co-operation deal with Sweden's SkyWays
Ukrainian flag carrier AeroSvit has concluded a package of agreements with Swedish regional operator Skyways to fuel passenger traffic into its growing route...
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NewsFull A350-900 turnaround to take 62min: Airbus
Airbus estimates that a full turnaround of the A350-900 will take 62min while a minimum service turnaround could be achieved in 34min. The airframer...
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NewsFlying the MPL route
Debate continues on the merits of the multi-crew pilot licence, but for some airlines - such as AirAsia - it is ideal for providing cadets with the rounded training they need
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NewsKLM to begin regular biofuel-powered flights
KLM will start a series of biofuel-powered flights between Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle in September.
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NewsGPS Users remain worried over 4G
Critics of LightSquared roll-out unmoved by provider's plans to cut transmission strength and change frequency used
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Probe into grounded Tiger continues
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is continuing investigations into safety concerns at grounded Tiger Airways Australia, following the first...
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LiveTV to spread its wings with global in-flight television
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV is preparing for a global deployment of its dedicated Ku-band satellite-supported live television service for overseas...
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NewsEASA starts inspecting Superjet for European certification
European authorities have started inspecting the Sukhoi Superjet 100 as part of the effort to certificate the twinjet outside Russia.
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Cyprus Airways issues another profit warning
Cyprus Airways has issued another profit warning, some five months after it announced a financial survival plan.
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US FAA, NATCA agree on ways to reduce controller fatigue
A US FAA-National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) working group has agreed on recommendations to reduce the dangers of tiredness among controllers....
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NewsASTM certifies aviation biofuels from plant oils, animal fat
Certifying body ASTM International has officially approved the commercial use of renewable jet fuels derived from natural plant oils and animal fat. In...
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Senate sought tighter pilot training days before Tiger grounding
The grounding of Tiger Airways Australia comes just days after an Australian Senate committee stressed the need to underpin pilot training and ensure that...
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Tiger Airways details estimated cost of grounding
Tiger Airways estimates that the grounding of its Australian subsidiary will cost around Singapore dollars (S$) two million ($1.6 million) per week.
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Grounded Tiger posed 'serious and imminent' safety risk
Tiger Airways Australia's grounding follows its failure to convince the civil aviation regulator that it can conduct safe operations despite having been...
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Investigators probing second Tiger A320 descent incident
Tiger Airways Australia, which has been grounded by the Australian regulator, is being investigated after two incidents in June involving Airbus A320s descending...
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Tiger Airways' Australian arm grounded over safety concerns
Australia's air transport safety regulator has grounded Singaporean low-cost carrier Tiger Airways' flights within the country. The Civil Aviation...
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InterviewInterview: Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller
Aer Lingus has just turned 75 yet its recent history has been as taxing as anything in its past. On the one hand its story is the same as any other mid-sized European national carrier with a much-loved brand battling for relevance in the ultra-competitive world sandwiched between network giants ...
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No evidence of technical failure on crashed Tu-134
Russian investigators have found no evidence of technical failure on the RusAir Tupolev Tu-134 which crashed while landing at Petrozavodsk on 20 June.