All Ops & safety articles – Page 391
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American heightens distribution tension with Travelport-Orbitz lawsuit
American Airlines is claiming that GDS owner Travelport and its affiliate Orbitz are engaging in anti-competitive practices and has solidified its argument through a lawsuit against the travel company.
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MROAM: Southwest, Boeing refrain response to FAA scrutiny of airframer's manufacturing
Southwest Airlines and Boeing have opted not to publicly respond to US FAA administrator Randy Babbitt's revelation that the agency is taking a close look...
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FAA reveals new sleeping controller incidents, new countermeasures
The US FAA says it is assigning additional controllers on the midnight shifts at 27 air traffic control towers across the US following an incident this morning...
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MROAM: MRO industry sees growth over next decade
Industry analysts see overall growth in the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry over the next decade, yet industry consensus points to today's fragile...
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Airbus grants exception to permit Koito seats on SIA A380s
Airbus has granted exceptional authorisation to allow installation of business-class seats from Koito Industries on Singapore Airlines Airbus A380s, despite...
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NewsCRJ stall sparks clash over automating anti-ice warning
Norwegian investigators have clashed with Canadian regulators by pressing for automated warnings to activate Bombardier CRJ200 wing anti-ice systems, after...
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NewsMROAM: FAA studying Boeing manufacturing techniques after Southwest 737 rupture
US FAA officials are taking a close look at Boeing's manufacturing techniques after the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 ruptured over Arizona on...
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Armavia misses key date for Superjet handover
Armavia has missed the planned handover date for taking the first Sukhoi Superjet 100, although it has signed a technical acceptance agreement for the aircraft. It...
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NewsExclusive: Airbus grants exception to permit Koito seats on SIA A380s
Airbus has granted an exceptional authorization to allow the installation of business class seats from Koito Industries on Singapore Airlines' delayed Airbus...
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NTSB investigates Air France A380 wing tip clip of a CRJ700
Staff from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have officially launched an investigation into the wing tip clipping of a Comair Bombardier...
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NewsMROAM: ATA urges lawmakers to muzzle extreme energy speculators
US lobbying group the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) is calling on lawmakers to implement commonsense rules to "muzzle" extreme energy speculation,...
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Europe to modify controversial passenger rights legislation
Europe's controversial passenger rights rules are set to be modified, a move that has been welcomed by the Association of European Airlines (AEA). European...
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NewsVIDEO: Air France A380 hits CRJ while taxiing at JFK
Extraordinary video images have emerged of an Air France Airbus A380 colliding with a Bombardier CRJ during taxiing at New York JFK. Air France has...
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General malaise
This month's Aero Friedrichshafen show will serve as a rallying post for a European general aviation sector battered by the economic downturn. Our special report tackles subjects certain to dominate the agenda: the European Aviation Safety Agency's regulation of light sport aircraft, new engine designs aimed at decreasing reliance on ...
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New group takes fresh look at upset training
UPSET RECOVERY JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC Securing the edges of the envelope AN INTERNATIONAL group formed under the auspices of the UK Royal Aeronautical...
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Interview
Working Week: Dr Steve Jarvis
Getting the best out of people Dr Steve Jarvis works at the School of Engineering at the UK's Cranfield University, where as an expert in civil aviation...
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Private flying's decline
As applications to training schools and clubs fall away, is the industry losing vital sources of commercial pilots?
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Business people
PEOPLE moves Aerojet, Flydubai, HKAC, ILFC, Jade Cargo, Raytheon Holcroft: Cambridge airport Islamic financier Mukesh Sodani is to join...
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Opinion
Comment: Heat, fuel, oxygen and delay bring disaster
Few threats to an aircraft in cruise hold the same dread as cabin fire. Combustion is a complex process that seems to defy its purely physical and chemical...
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Business bad week
VIRGIN BLUE The carrier reached a "mutually satisfactory" and confidential settlement with its IT service provider Navitaire over a reservation systems outage...