All Ops & safety articles – Page 424
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Pilots given option to land at “uncontrolled” airport
Pilots of at least two airline flights arriving at Reagan National airport just after midnight on 22 March were given the option of landing at the airport...
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Recession obscures European airport capacity crunch
A European airport capacity shortage that will begin to damage the EU economy within a decade is being obscured from public and political view by the current...
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NewsVIDEO: Begg snow inquiry sets tough target for London Heathrow
London Heathrow Airport must improve its resilience to ensure that it "never closes as a result of circumstances under its control", according to the formal...
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Tupolev moves ahead with Tu-204SM test-flight programme
Tupolev is working to cut Tu-204SM production and maintenance costs as it continues the test-flight programme for its updated twinjet, which has achieved...
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Cockpit fire on Qantas A330 forces flight diversion
A cockpit fire on a Qantas Airways Airbus A330-200 forced the aircraft's flight crew to divert it to Cairns early yesterday.
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FAA extends 737 hypoxia protection to next generation aircraft
Mirroring a February rule for early generation Boeing 737s, the FAA on 24 March will propose new rules to prevent pilots of next generation 737 models from...
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NewsEFB 'sea change' expected with Apple iPad 2: Jeppesen
Boeing's aeronautical data specialist Jeppesen is developing capabilities to provide real-time in-flight content delivery to electronic flight bags based on the Apple iPad hand-held tablet.
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NewsAeroflot opens flight school as pilot shortage looms
Shortage of professional aviation personnel in Russia has driven the creation of Aeroflot Aviation School, which has opened in Melkisarovo and will offer training in 120 aviation-related fields.
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Airbus teams up with Tarom to build biofuel plant in Romania
Airbus has teamed with Tarom to establish a facility in Romania to produce aviation biofuel from the camelina crop, as part of the European airframer's plan to develop at least one such facility on every continent.
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NewsAeroflot A320 familiarity aids Superjet pilot training
Aeroflot is capitalising on similarities with the Airbus A320 to aid training of its initial batch of Sukhoi Superjet 100 pilots, in the absence of a full-flight simulator.
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Regionals: The big squeeze
Passenger numbers are swelling and Europe's capacity-constrained airports are struggling to make room, putting huge pressure on operators of smaller aircraft types
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Market outlook: oil price fears hit airline market shares
Chris Tarry explores the ebb and flow of stocks as they are influenced by global events. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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747-8 Intercontinental moves into flight test
With its 747-8 Intercontinental first flight complete, Boeing has now begun the just-over 600 flight hour process of certifying the new 467-passenger jet,...
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Swiss A320s' simultaneous departure sparks conflict inquiry
Swiss investigators have opened an inquiry after a proximity incident on the ground involving two Airbus A320s conducting take-off at Zurich.
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Can new entrants take on Airbus and Boeing
Airlines are welcoming the prospect of the duopoly in the mainline jet market finally facing some serious challenges, but do any of the young pretenders really represent a viable threat?
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Questions loom over Japan quake impact on Boeing production ramp-up
Infrastructure issues in the wake of the 9.0 magnitude Japanese earthquake continue to leave questions hanging over Boeing's Japanese supply chain supporting...
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Iberia uses DORIS programme to cut transatlantic fuel burn
Iberia has embarked on a series of trials to cut fuel consumption as part of the Dynamic Optimisation of the Route in Flight (DORIS) programme.
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Pressure mounts on Europe's second tier carriers
With little sign of respite from competitive and economic pressure, many of Europe's second tier carriers have embarked on a fresh round of restructuring actions aimed at ensuring their survival.
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Airline profits: Demand dampens oil threat
Improving yields and better balanced capacity keeps profits hopes despite price surge This year's strong start is helping ally fears over oil price...
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NewsFAA calls for Boeing 737 thrust reverser inspections
The US FAA wants operators of more than 1,000 next generation Boeing 737s to begin periodic inspections of the twinjet's thrust reverser assemblies.