All Ops & safety articles – Page 376
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NewsGeneral aviation safety comes under NTSB spotlight
General aviation safety has come under the spotlight in the USA after the National Transportation Safety Board highlighted the sector in its "Most Wanted" list of areas for improvement.
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NewsEmbraer optimistic over forecast for regional jets
Embraer has raised its forecast for regional jets by 5% to 7,225 deliveries in the 30- to 120-seat sector over the next 20 years.
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NewsBoeing plans two-tiered ETOPS approval for 787
As it begins function and reliability (F&R) and extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) testing on the 787, Boeing will have a two--phase implementation...
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NewsAeroMechanical to provide flight reporting on two CRJ900s
AeroMechanical Services' next generation automated flight information reporting system (AFIRS) has been selected by an undisclosed customer for installation...
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FAA seeks to fine Boeing $1m
The US FAA has given Boeing 30 days to respond to a proposed $1.05 million civil penalty for "allegedly failing to correct a known problem in production...
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Branson makes personal appeal to strike threat pilots
A personal appeal from Virgin Atlantic Airways founder Sir Richard Branson to pilots who are threatening strike action has received a cool response from...
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NewsPARIS: CSeries rides wave of momentum
In an air show dominated by Airbus A320neo orders, Bombardier's CSeries announcements - that it has signed a firm pact with an undisclosed carrier for 10 CS100s plus six options and a tentative agreement with Korean Air for up to 30 CS300s - may seem like small beer.
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NewsPICTURE: First Tibet Airlines A319 takes flight
Tibet Airlines's first Airbus A319 has started test flights at the airframer's Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, ahead of delivery to the carrier. The operator...
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PARIS: Rolls-Royce to address cost impact of Trent XWB decision through Total Care programme
Rolls-Royce will address the maintenance cost impact of its decision to incorporate a new, scaled-up core in the Airbus A350-1000's Trent XWB - which eliminates commonality with -800/900's engine - through its Total Care support programme.
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ANA braces for possible domestic flight disruptions
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has warned that a possible ANA Group Pilot Union strike on 28 June could cause 166 domestic flights to be cancelled and 36 delayed....
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JetBlue awaits further details A320 winglet retrofit
While JetBlue Airways management is expecting a "fairly short" payback on its investment in a new Airbus A320 winglet retrofit programme, the carrier does...
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PARIS: CFM racks up Paris orders over Pratt & Whitney
CFM International will walk away from Le Bourget with orders for more than 1,000 of its Leap next-generation narrowbody turbofans for the Airbus A320neo family.
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Russia orders Tu-134 withdrawal after fatal crash
Russia is setting out a timetable to withdraw Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft from operation, days after the fatal loss of an airframe on landing at Petrozavodsk.
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PARIS: A350-1000 diverges from commonality with sisters
Airbus's A350 programme manager estimates the A350-1000 will retain 70% commonality with the smaller A350-800/900 after changes have been made to the large twinjet to improve payload and range.
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Opinion
Comment: Singapore spring at IATA agm
A week, so the saying goes, is a long time in politics. And for outgoing IATA chief Giovanni Bisignani, it took just two days in Singapore, where airline...
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European low-cost carriers ponder capacity crunch
Capacity control is central to the near-term outlook at European low-cost giants EasyJet and Ryanair, as they face uncertainties over rising fuel costs and...
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Pressure mounts on Europe over ETS move
Opposition is ratcheting up over Europe's unilateral imposition of its emissions trading scheme to cover international airlines from next year, as the spectre...
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Tyler takes IATA reins after highly charged AGM
Frustrations among Middle East carriers about association's transparency spill over during Singapore gathering as long-serving chief Giovanni Bisignani hands...
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Playing the long-game for IT merger wins
Once the posturing, negotiating and regulatory minefields of airline mergers have been overcome, the hard work begins on integrating IT to help deliver the...
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PARIS: Virgin Atlantic extends EcoPower engine wash agreement
All red - and green - Virgin Atlantic has extended its EcoPower engine wash agreement with Pratt & Whitney for its General Electric CF6-powered Boeing 747 fleet.