All Ops & safety articles – Page 460
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News
Long-term pilot and mechanic needs forecast to climb dramatically
Long-term forecast demand for airline pilots and mechanics is significantly higher than it was before the global economic recession, according to new figures...
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ILA: Airbus and IAI float possibility of fully automated towing
Fully automated towing of aircraft could emerge as a spin-off of an Israel Aerospace Industries concept for pilot-controlled towing tractors, initial testing...
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Airline customer satisfaction improves, says JD Powers
Airline customer satisfaction has increased over the past year after three consecutive years of decline, according to a new survey by JD Power and Associates....
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ILA: IAE partner talks over A320 NEO proposal under strain
The cracks began to deepen yesterday in the public facade built by the International Aero Engines partners that they are confident in finding a solution...
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BA cabin crew union to issue fresh strike ballot to members
British Airways faces the possibility of further industrial action with the union representing its flight attendants planning to issue another ballot. A...
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Satellites to track ash clouds in view
A new generation of satellites should dramatically improve the tracking of future volcanic ash clouds, but airlines and passengers weary of the disruption...
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NewsILA: Dornier 228NG on track for August certification
Ruag is optimistic of firming another order for its Dornier 228NG turboprop during the show, with certification of the aircraft on track for the end of August.
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NTSB issues urgent recommendations for CF6 engines
Cargo airlines are likely to be the worst hit by urgent safety recommendations issued by the US National Transportation Safety Board affecting older General...
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IATA AGM: time to get tough with labour
The first topic debated at yesterday's CEO Forum was the thorny one of labour, and it was no surprise that moderator Nik Gowing called on British Airways...
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NewsVIDEO: Stearman biplane flips, shuts down DCA
Departures from Washington National airport's longest runway were halted today after a Stearman biplane flipped on arrival.
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Large jet production boon expected: Forecast International
Nearly 12,000 large commercial jet aircraft will be produced during the 10-year period through 2019, as Airbus and Boeing show signs of increasing production...
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ILA: Turkish deal a delight for Rockwell Collins
Turkish Airlines has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide avionics systems for new Airbus and Boeing aircraft it will start to receive next year. The...
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PICTURE: Superjet completes water ingestion trials
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has completed runway water ingestion trials at the company's test centre in Zhukovsky near Moscow.
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IATA AGM: Bisignani slams new German air tax plans
IATA chief executive Giovanni Bisignani has hit out at German plans to introduce a new departures tax aimed at raising €1 billion annually, details of which...
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ILA: Airbus A320 P2F certification date slips into 2012
Airbus Freighter Conversion (AFC) has pushed back the target certification date for its A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme from late in 2011 to mid-2012 to provide more time to complete engineering work on the project.
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ILA: All go for EADS algae demo
Airbus parent EADS (hall 7, stand 100) is to make an environmental breakthrough at ILA by flying an aircraft powered by a biofuel composed purely of algae.
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IATA AGM: Thai counts cost of political violence
After turning the corner in its restructuring, fresh political troubles in the country dealt a new blow to Thai Airways. Siva Govindasamy reports.
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IATA AGM: BOC Aviation on the blocks for growth
BOC Aviation is carefully watching what chief executive Robert Martin calls extremely "uncertain" market conditions this year before embarking on the next phase of the Chinese-owned lessors growth.
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Opinion
Comment: Airlines are required to manage technical and operational risk, so why not fatigue risk?
Fatigue risk management is about to become an established way of coping, globally, with one of the major causes of modern accidents. And about time too. In...