All Ops & safety articles – Page 410
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Airbus expecting busy year for A380 order talks
With agreements from two new customers in as many months, airframer expects busy year ahead for more order talks Airbus is confident that the recent...
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Global airline accident and safety review for 2010
After decades of constant improvement, the industry's safety record has frustratingly levelled off. What can be done to lift it again?
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KLM student pilots to undergo mandatory upset training
KLM Flight Academy is to begin mandatory in-flight upset recovery training for students at its Phoenix, Arizona facility in February, using two Extra 300L single-engined aerobatic aircraft operated by Aviation Performance Solutions.
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Oil has airlines over barrels
Rising fuel prices are hitting carriers hard, but passengers will not stand increases
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Comment: Shock of the new
By going public with IndiGo's intention to take 150 re-engined A320 aircraft, Airbus is aligning its ambitions with global economic shifts - and turning up the heat on its dithering rival
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Airbus: A380 deliveries will push into second-half
Airbus expects that most of the A380 deliveries this year will take place in the second half, as the manufacturer assesses the effects of last November's Qantas engine failure incident.
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Airbus edges Boeing in 2010 orders battle
Airbus achieved net orders for 574 aircraft in 2010, against rival Boeing's figure of 530. It also delivered a total of 510 jets over the course of the year.
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Boeing to restart 787 certification operations
Boeing will restart 787 certification operations, the first of three major milestones slated for 17 January, say programme sources. Currently based...
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Indian market analysis
IndiGo's agreement for the new aircraft appears to illustrate confidence in the Indian market's prospects despite the problems of overcapacity, losses and poor yields that followed an earlier wave of aircraft orders by the country's carriers.
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Injector prime suspect in TAAG 777 engine inquiry
Portuguese investigators suspect that the fuel injector system was the source of damage to a General Electric GE90 engine on a TAAG Angola Boeing 777-200...
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Star in-flight safety monitoring system gains traction
A real-time in-flight safety monitoring system developed by Canada's Star Navigation Systems Group is attracting increasing industry interest for use as a potential counterpart to traditional flight recorders.
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Smolensk approach strategy unclear
The Polish comments appended to the report say that the Smolensk controller's command to "level off" was delivered too late, because the aircraft was already at 55ft (17m) height.
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CFM completes Leap X blade-out testing
CFM International has completed successful blade-out testing of its next-generation Leap X powerplant.
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Aircraft must be smart swimmers to make next-gen ATM work
Next generation air traffic management concepts will only realise their full potential to reduce airspace congestion in the 2020s with help from an all-new generation of airliners designed to be intelligent "swimmers" within the electronic ATM environment.
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Iran Air 727 crash comes months after blacklisting
Iran Air's loss of a Boeing 727-200 outside of Orumiyeh is the first serious accident involving the flag carrier since much of its fleet was blacklisted by the European Commission last year.
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Australian Antarctic division freezes services due to runway concerns
The Australian Antarctic Division has put on hold Airbus A319LR services between Hobart, Tasmania and Wilkins aerodrome, Antarctica because of safety concerns with the aerodrome's blue ice runway as a result of warmer than normal temperatures.
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Six operators ground Tu-154Bs after Surgut fire
Six Russian air companies have grounded Tupolev Tu-154B aircraft in the wake of the fire on a Kolavia jet at the beginning of the year. Federal transport...
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Isle of Man airport runway extended to enable A320, 737 flights
Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man has undergone a runway extension that will enable it to handle Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Discovery on the mend at long last, looking to late February launch
NASA programme managers have finally found the cause of the cracks on Space Shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank - and a fix - setting a possible launch date of 24 February, the US space agency says.
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Star in-flight safety monitoring system gains traction
A real-time in-flight safety monitoring system (ISMS), developed by Toronto-headquartered Star Navigation Systems Group, is attracting increasing industry...