All Ops & safety articles – Page 389
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FAA investigates Southwest close call with fireworks mortar
The US FAA has posted air traffic control audio tapes revealing a near miss...
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Final parts arrive for first Charleston 787
Boeing's North Charleston, South Carolina final assembly line has received its first locally fabricated Boeing 787 aft fuselage, completing the final shipments...
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China Eastern receives high-altitude capable 737-700
China Eastern Airlines has received its first Boeing 737-700 that has been reconfigured for high-altitude operations.
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Class 2 and 3 EFBs in pipeline as United-Continental rolls out iPads
United-Continental is looking to ultimately implementing Class 2 and Class 3 electronic flight bags on its aircraft in addition to the portable, kneeboard...
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GE certifies first performance kit for 787
GE Aviation says it has received US FAA certification for its first performance improvement package (PIP) for the GEnx-1B turbofan engine for the Boeing 787.
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Market outlook: Why less may be more for airline profits
Chris Tarry examines the difficulties of keeping capacity in line with demand, when the course to recovery is never straight
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Qantas takes flight to Asia
Australian airline unveils plans to create premium carrier in region as part of major shake-up Combine an international division that is chronically...
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Testing times for biofuels
Recent rush of airline biofuel flights illustrates growing momentum, but ramping up remains key challenge ahead Moves to push forward the use of biofuels...
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Fernandes takes state role
Landmark deal between AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines sees low-cost innovator join the establishment Malaysia's airline industry is undergoing a revolution...
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United-Continental eyes paperless flight decks with iPads
United-Continental intends to convert to paperless flight decks and deploy 11,000 Apple iPad tablet computers to all United and Continental pilots.
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NTSB: Disney, Shuttle key factors in Southwest-Cirrus separation incident
Air traffic controllers in Florida considered an unresponsive Cirrus SR22 en route from Mississippi to the Orlando area on 27 March to be a threat to national...
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Baltic Aviation Academy wins Israeli approval for 737 training
Lithuania-based Baltic Aviation Academy has received an approval certificate to operate type rating training for Boeing 737 aircraft from the Israeli Civil...
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NewsCrew did not survive First Air 737-200 crash
None of the crew members of the First Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in the Canadian Arctic survived the accident, but three survivors are still being
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Chartered 737 crashes in northern Canada
Police in Canada have reported survivors from among 15 occupants of a chartered Boeing 737 which crashed in the north of the country.
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MAKS: Volga-Dnepr details new modernised An-124 variant
Russian outsize freight specialist Volga-Dnepr has reached another development agreement to modernise the Antonov An-124, this time into a version designated...
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NewsJetBlue partner ViaSat addresses likely delay of Ka satellite launch
A likely further delay to the launch of ViaSat's high-capacity Ka-band satellite, ViaSat-1, is not expected to impact the timeline for offering in-flight...
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NewsFAA, EASA certify 747-8F for delivery
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly awarded Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for the 747-8...
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AUVSI: RQ-7 likely not to blame for C-130 collision
An initial analysis may absolve the AAI RQ-7 Shadow of blame for a mid-air collision with a Lockheed Martin C-130 over Afghanistan on August 15, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
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Flight recorder tapes from An-24 overrun undamaged
Russian investigators have determined that the flight-recorder tapes from the IrAero Antonov An-24 badly damaged in an overrun at Blagoveshchensk are in good condition.
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Aeromechanical says it meets BEA specifications for data streaming
A Canadian company says its equipment would meet specifications for the flight-data transmission capability that French accident investigator BEA has recommended in its latest interim report on the Air France flight 447 crash in the Atlantic.