All Ops & safety articles – Page 402
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Mitsubishi must build a 100-seat regional jet if it expects to be a serious competitor
Mitsubishi must build a 100-seat regional jet if it expects to be a serious competitor in the market, says leasing giant Steven Udvar-Hazy.
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NewsBoeing 747-8I completes first flight
The largest passenger aircraft in Boeing's 95-year history, the 747-8 Intercontinental, has completed it maiden sortie.
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Israel's Sun D'Or has operating licence withdrawn
Israeli authorities have revoked the operating licence of carrier Sun D'Or, citing non-compliance with international standards.
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NewsBoeing's 747-8I kicks off maiden sortie
The largest passenger aircraft in Boeing's 95-year history, the 747-8 Intercontinental, has lifted off on its maiden sortie. The aircraft - designated...
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NewsManx2 probe indicates stall
The Manx2 commuter aircraft that crashed at Cork airport on 10 February killing the two pilots and four of the 10 passengers may have stalled on short final approach, according to the interim factual report from the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit.
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NewsBoeing hails taxi run ahead of 747-8I first flight
Boeing's largest airliner has cleared high-speed taxi tests at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, setting the stage for first flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental...
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News747-8 must prevent inadvertent or malicious interference with flight-critical systems
Boeing must prove that its new 747-8 jumbo will prevent all unintentional or malicious interference to flight-critical domains from passenger systems in...
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PICTURE: German plant produces largest A350 panel
Airbus' German manufacturing operation has produced the largest carbonfibre fuselage panel for the A350 twinjet. The aerostructure will be located...
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Udvar-Hazy offers family planning advice
Boeing should develop a new family of aircraft, including a replacement for the 757, when it establishes a plan for developing a successor to its 737 series; Mitsubishi must build a 100-seat regional jet if it wants to be a serious competitor in the market.
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Europe's ATM future threatened by industrial unrest
The first measures heralding a new-age air traffic management system in a Single European Sky will be in place by the end of this year.
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Watchdog to review FAA’s wildlife controls
US DOT auditors on 21 March will begin reviewing the FAA's wildlife hazard mitigation programmes at airports due in large part to concerns about an increasing...
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Airbus defiant as legal investigation opens over AF447 crash
Airbus is staunchly defending itself after being put under judicial investigation in the wake of the loss of an Air France aircraft over the South Atlantic...
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SAA taps Quovadis for RNP assistance
South African Airways (SAA) has contracted Airbus subsidiary Quovadis to design required navigation performance (RNP) procedures to help reduce fuel burn...
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Action needed to avoid aviation staff shortages: ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organisation is warning that early action is required if serious shortages of pilots, maintenance personnel and air traffic controllers are to be averted over the next 20 years.
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NewsChina Airlines renews CF6 blades after corrosion incidents
General Electric is contacting operators of its CF6-80E1 engines in Asia to check for corrosion on the powerplant's high-pressure turbine blades, following three engine shutdown events on China Airlines Airbus A330-300s.
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Lufthansa to order 30 A320neo jets plus five 777Fs
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is set to order 30 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as well as five Boeing 777 freighters for its cargo operations. It...
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Cork crash Metro may have stalled on final approach
The Manx2 commuter aircraft that crashed at Cork airport, Ireland on 10 February killing the two pilots and four of the ten passengers may have stalled on...
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Lufthansa yet to decide placement of additional 777Fs
Lufthansa has yet to decide whether the five Boeing 777 freighters to be ordered by the carrier will operate for its Lufthansa Cargo division or its AeroLogic...
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NewsLufthansa to order 30 A320neo jets plus five 777Fs
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is set to order 30 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as well as five Boeing 777 freighters for its cargo operations. It...