All Ops & safety articles – Page 430
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Delivery pause stalls 787 assembly line advance
Boeing's two-week hold on 787 shipments has overshadowed an even longer period of non-movement in the final assembly line, as the company works to address...
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WAF 2010: Cost control puts airlines in position to exploit upturn
For an industry where even the good news seems more often than not to be couched with concerns, chief executive of aircraft lessor BOC Aviation, Robert Martin, had a bright message for the aviation sector. Speaking during a wide-ranging opening panel debate on the state of the industry during the ...
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Four EU states face legal action over Russian bilaterals
Four European states are facing legal action from the European Commission over their bilateral air service agreements with Russia, partly because they include...
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USA and Japan sign MoU on open skies agreement
Japan and the USA have agreed a memorandum of understanding to establish full open skies between the two countries. The deal - signed in Tokyo by US...
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Europe meets to thrash out the future for commercial air transport
Shock at member states' inability to co-operate during the April volcanic ash crisis has prompted the European Union to held its first high-level strategy...
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Pilots back BA chairman's criticism of airport security
UK pilots have backed British Airways chairman Martin Broughton after he criticised the heavy-handedness of airport security procedures in the country. Broughton...
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US low-costs turn to mergers
The acquisition of AirTran Airways by Southwest Airlines sees consolidation move into the US low-cost sector, writes Lori Ranson in Washington
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EC still on collision course despite ICAO deal
While securing a framework at ICAO to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation helped firm industry efforts to establish a global approach, there is...
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Market outlook: Chinese takeaways
Chris Tarry reflects on China's aviation potential following his recent visit
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Simcom offers Eclipse 500 training in full flight simulators
From 4 November, SimCom Training Centers is to offer Eclipse Aerospace Eclipse 500 light...
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Airports could limit very light jet growth
The latest Eurocontrol traffic projections suggest that capacity constraints for the expected growing numbers of very light jets will be at airports rather...
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Focus: bmi turnaround strategy
When former Jet Airways chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer took leadership of bmi late last year, he had a Herculean task ahead of him.
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Regional rise
Aircraft from China, Japan and Russia are poised to enter the regional jet market, but will they make an international impact? Flightblogger MARY...
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WORLD AIRLINERS: ATR and Bombardier continue to mull over larger turboprops
ATR and Bombardier believe there could be a market for a larger turboprop, but are cagey about making the first move
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WORLD AIRLINERS: Regional cargo conversions' role reversal
The transformation from small passenger airliner to freighter has led to an increase in popularity for some aircraft types BAE Systems Converting...
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Working Week - Joanna Stanley: From the cabin to the courts
From the cabin to the courts Londoner Joanna Stanley studied law at the London School of Economics, but took time out to work as an Emirates crew...
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IAI secures 29 freighter conversion orders
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured nearly 30 new orders for cargo conversion products, prompting its MRO unit Bedek to spool up its conversion...
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A320 passenger to freighter conversion deal secured despite second delay
Airbus Freighter Conversion's launch customer for the A320 passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion programme has found a client to lease three of the jets, but target certification has been pushed back to late 2012.
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EU's Dream engine project unlikely to finish on time
Completion of a European Union project to investigate open rotor engines and alternative fuels is likely to slip to the end of 2011 from its proposed conclusion...