All Ops & safety articles – Page 420
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Weathering heights: FAA cockpit simulator to help airline safety
A US cockpit simulator project models supply of real-time data on climatic conditions for pilots flying transoceanic routes
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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...
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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 people
PEOPLE moves Aerojet, Flydubai, HKAC, ILFC, Jade Cargo, Raytheon Holcroft: Cambridge airport Islamic financier Mukesh Sodani is to join...
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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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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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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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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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ASH CLOUD: Europe practises for next ash event
Eurocontrol, together with Europe's national aviation authorities and air navigation service providers, will mark the anniversary of the disruption caused...
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NewsAirbus watching A380 schedule closely after quake
Airbus is confident it will meet its delivery forecast of some 25 A380s this year despite the Japanese earthquake which has further complicated the juggling...
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NTSB: No signs of smoke in United A320 emergency
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have found not found "any signs of burning" or "indications of smoke or other anomalous system...
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FAA fines Lynx $350,000 for Q400 non-compliance
The US Federal Aviation Administration has fined Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Lynx Aviation $350,000 for operating a Bombardier Q400 while the aircraft...
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France starts recovery phase for crashed AF447
French investigators have confirmed they will launch a fifth phase in the search for flight AF447 after the discovery of wreckage from the Air France Airbus...
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VIDEO: UPS to fit vision system after fatal 747 fire
Seven months after its fatal Boeing 747-400F fire, freight operator UPS is to fit a system to its fleet which enables pilots to see their cockpit instruments...
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NewsFAA mandates tough inspection regime for older Boeing 737s
Airlines that operate Boeing 737s face a rigorous new emergency inspection regime following the fuselage rupture of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 over Arizona...
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MAS carries out preliminary inspections on 737s
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is conducting preliminary inspections of some of its Boeing 737 aircraft, following a service bulletin issued by Boeing after the...
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Southwest starts lap joint repairs on five aircraft
Southwest Airlines has started repairs on the lap joints of five Boeing 737s after finding minor subsurface cracking on the aircraft. The repairs stem...
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Fiji's Air Pacific appears to cancel entire 787 order
Fiji's Air Pacific appears to be the carrier behind the cancellation of eight Boeing 787s disclosed in Boeing's order books last month.
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US Airways likely to broaden Wi-fi in the future to remain competitive
US Airways believes that despite low take-up rates for its in-flight Internet connectivity, at some point it will have to offer the product fleet-wide to...
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INTERIORS: Heath Tecna targets year-end customer for retrofit overhead bins
Aircraft interiors specialist Heath Tecna (stand 7B20) aims to sign up a customer by the end of this year for its Project Amber remote control-operated overhead...