All Ops & safety articles – Page 381
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ANZ to resume some NZ flights today
Air New Zealand (ANZ) plans to resume operations in the lower South Island this afternoon, as ash plumes from a volcano eruption in Chile continue to affect...
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Thai reveals second phase of fleet plan
Thai Airways International has unveiled the second phase of its new aircraft acquisition plan.
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NewsGalaxy Tabs and iPads won't destroy case for embedded IFE, say stalwarts
News that Oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and British Airways are to distribute Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Apple iPads, respectively, in certain...
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PARIS: Lessor order set to reinforce turboprop's appeal
ATR is expected to today disclose details of an order from a large leasing company for up to 30 turboprops. The order will consist of 15 firm ATR 72-600s...
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Rockwell Collins to inject new autonomy into business jets
Rockwell Collins' Pro Line Fusion integrated cockpit will be home to an increasingly comprehensive suite of safety-enhancing autonomy functions, early components of the company's long-term vision for more automated operations for business jet and airline cockpits, using fewer crew members.
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NewsJetBlue unveils early boarding in extra legroom re-brand
JetBlue has re-branded its "Even More Legroom" offering to a new suite of products to include early boarding, early access to overhead bin space and expedited...
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NewsThree major airlines gear up for in-trail tests with ACSS
British Airways, Delta Air Lines and US Airways are to conduct in-trail procedure tests, beginning in the second half of the year, using equipment from the ACSS joint venture between L-3 and Thales.
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Thales to deliver A350 avionics in 2011
Testing is under way of Thales's cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft before the end of 2011.
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NewsThe View from the City: Back to familiar territory for true asset-based financiers
Market participants will agree that in the last six to nine months liquidity has been back to a point rarely expected a year ago. We are even seeing some...
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Australian carriers continue to cancel flights due to ash cloud
Australian carriers have continued to cancel trans-Tasman and domestic flights due to a volcanic ash cloud in the region.
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NewsVirgin America dreams big for next generation IFEC system
Virgin America is dreaming big for its next generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system, which will be rolled out in the fourth quarter...
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NewsMars500 crew looks like they will make it home
When George Bush declared in 2004 that US astronauts would resume Moon missions by 2015 and set off for Mars by the mid-2020s, the then-US president set NASA two tremendous challenges
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NewsA350-900 first flight pushed back to end-2012
Airbus has pushed back the first flight of the A350-900 to the end of 2012 and is aiming for certification and service entry by the end of 2013 because of a delay to final assembly, disclosed in January, which will start at the end of 2011.
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Stage set for MRJ at Paris
Despite the turmoil wreaked on its homeland by natural disasters, Mitsubishi Aircraft is on course with its ambitious MRJ regional jet programme
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Airbus to broaden in-cockpit surveillance function
Airbus is intending to extend an in-flight traffic awareness system to airport surface movements following certification of the concept by European safety...
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NewsEritrean volcanic eruption threatens Middle East flights
Flights in the Horn of Africa region are being disrupted as airlines and meteorologists throughout the Middle East monitor an ash cloud resulting from the...
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Bell and Cessna break ground on new Singapore centre
Bell and Cessna have broken ground on a new service facility in Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park that will serve the manufacturers' customers in the Asia-Pacific...
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CSeries - Keeping the faith
CSeries sales will again be under the spotlight at Paris, as Bombardier looks to find a launch customer for the CS100, set for entry to service in 2013
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Toulouse on track with A350XWB
Airbus appears gradually to be winning its battle with A380 production just as it faces the daunting prospect of keeping its latest airliner programme, the three-member A350 twinjet family, on schedule