All Ops & safety articles – Page 385
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ILFC closes purchase and leaseback of 737s to Virgin Australia
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has completed a deal to purchase and lease back five new Boeing 737-800s to Virgin Australia. The aircraft...
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Next generation 777 comes into focus
Building on its 777-300ER, Boeing is evaluating its next moves in the 300 to 415-seat market with its conceptual 777-8X/9X, powered by a smaller GE90-derived...
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EASA bids to banish fuel exhaustion
New fuel gauge standards aim to reduce the risk of commercial aircraft suffering fuel exhaustion by providing earlier warnings to flight crew about possible starvation.
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ATM trial aimed at cutting long-haul emissions bears fruit
A trial aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions from long-haul flights by offering more flexibility in choosing routes has resulted in reductions in fuel...
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Europe moves closer to alleviating code shortage
European airspace authorities have moved closer to resolving a shortage of secondary surveillance codes, after the approval of new Single European Sky rules on aircraft identification.
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NewsBrazil to scale up production of jatropha-derived aviation fuel
California-based bioenergy company SG Biofuels (SGB) has joined forces with a group including Airbus and Brazilian carrier TAM to push forward the production...
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INTERIORS: ANZ open to retrofitting Skycouch for 787
Air New Zealand could install lie-flat Skycouch seats for economy class on the Boeing 787-9 despite its absence from the airframer's product catalogue, an...
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ICAO maintains 747-8 heavy designation
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has granted Boeing the use of the heavy designation for its 747-8 , continuing the wake separation rules...
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NewsINTERIORS: Virgin America selects Lufthansa Systems BoardConnect
In a move that is certain to generate a big buzz in the in-flight entertainment and connectivity space, Virgin America has selected Lufthansa Systems' new...
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DSEi: Banshee now screams at jet speed
Meggitt's venerable Banshee target drone is now available in a jet version which adds 80kts to its top speed, to 240kts.
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EU court rules against Lufthansa pilot retirement rules
The European Court of Justice has ruled that mandatory retirement of airline pilots at the age of 60, as practised by Lufthansa, constitutes age discrimination...
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DSEi: Scout mini UAS offers instant ISTAR capability
UK firm Malborough Communications is demonstrating the Aeryon Scout vertical take-off and landing mini-unmanned air system (UAS) at London's Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition.
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INTERIORS: Airbus tweaks A350 to seat over-sized passengers
Aircraft seat manufacturers are still working to ensure that the armrests on economy class seats for the Airbus A350 XWB can completely retract back so that...
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Inquiry considers Yak-42 test as crash cause proves elusive
Russian investigators are considering a full-scale experiment to identify the cause of the Yakovlev Yak-42 crash at Yaroslavl, having failed to find an obvious...
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NewsFAA seeks to fine ATS $1 million for lapsed Southwest inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration proposes to fine Everett, Washington-based Aviation Technical Services (ATS) $1.1 million for making improper repairs...
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INTERIORS: IMS helps send American into the Galaxy
American Airlines, a long-time customer of The IMS Company, has turned to the in-flight entertainment and connectivity firm for assistance.
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NewsFAA mandate requires yearly training for single-pilot jets
Starting 31 October, the US Federal Aviation Administration will require pilots of business jets certified for single-pilot operations to pass yearly proficiency checks.
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Medvedev seeks more power to ground unsafe carriers
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has ordered new measures to ground airlines in the country which are unable to provide an acceptable level of operational...
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NewsCaution welcomed: Boeing's 737 Max
Boeing eventually chose discretion over valour in deciding its future narrowbody strategy - and the decision has found favour with the credit markets
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NewsEmirates helps Boeing devise new 777
Emirates president says the carrier is working closely with the Seattle airframer on development of twinjet's successor