All Ops & safety articles – Page 405
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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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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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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
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Status check: the 787 flight-test programme
An electrical fire during a flying evaluation caused further slippage in the Boeing 787's schedule, pushing first delivery from February to August or September
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Qantas and Jetstar cancel flights again due to ash cloud
Qantas Airways and its low-cost subsidiary Jetstar have again cancelled all trans-Tasman flights and some domestic Australian flights today due to the ash...
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Local rivals – or partners?
In the face of global competition, the best response may be on your doorstep
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Vinga project proves airlines can drive down costs and emissions
If airlines could make departures and approaches shorter, less time-consuming, and more fuel-efficient, they would save money. If the secondary effect of adopting procedures to achieve these objective could cause less local noise nuisance and lower emissions, that would increase the incentive.
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More efficient approaches in sight as Vinga project delivers
An Airbus A321 operated by Swedish charter airline Novair has achieved a world first by flying a seamless continuous descent approach required navigation performance (RNP) letdown to the instrument landing system at Landvetter airport.
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NewsThai to acquire eight 787s and 12 A350s in 37-aircraft deal
Thai Airways International will acquire eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 12 Airbus A350s as part of a 37-aircraft acquisition worth Thai baht (Bt) 119 billion...
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Australian airlines scrap flights amidst volcanic ash cloud
Qantas Airways has cancelled all trans-Tasman flights to and from New Zealand and domestic flights to and from Tasmania today due to a volcanic ash cloud...
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NewsFAA updates guidance for installing satellite voice to support ATS
The US FAA has issued a draft update of an advisory circular (AC) that provides guidance on airworthiness approval for designers, manufacturers, and installers...
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Boomerang trainer builder Dean-Wilson up to sale
Australian aircraft sales and aviation services company SM Aviation is selling off the assets of Boomerang manufacturer Dean-Wilson Aviation after the collapse of the Kingaroy, Queensland-based company.
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ANZ probes GE CF6-80 engine problem
Air New Zealand (ANZ) is investigating an incident involving a Boeing 767-300, which had its left hand General Electric CF6-80C2 engine shut down after an...
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Red Wings owner prepared to hand airline over to the govt
Russian carrier Red Wings' owner has proposed transferring control of the company to the government in the hope of progressing the Tupolev Tu-204SM project. National...
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NewsWeak Flybe MRO procedures led to Dash 8 dual-engine oil leak
UK investigators recommended the tightening of maintenance procedures at Flybe Aviation Services after determining that several weaknesses led to a Bombardier...
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NewsAviation biofuels on verge of official certification
Certifying body ASTM International looks set to approve the use of hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuel for use in commercial aviation, opening up the possibility...