All Ops & safety articles – Page 466
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Cabin attendant wins damages for illness caused by toxic cabin air
A flight attendant from the former Australian regional carrier East-West Airlines whose health was damaged by toxic fumes in the aircraft cabin has won A$138,800 ($129,000) compensation at the high court despite an appeal by the aircraft manufacturer.
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Boeing projects need for one million pilots and maintenance personnel in next 20 years
Boeing has forecast that the commercial aviation industry will require 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel over the next 20 years given the...
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INTERIORS: Metzeler aims to step up aerospace presence
Aircraft flooring system supplier Metzeler (booth 840) is at the forefront of its new parent company Cooper Standard Automotive's ambitions to grow its aerospace...
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Wideroe Dash 8 suffers gear collapse in hard landing
Investigators in Norway are on their way to examine a Wideroe Bombardier Dash 8-100 aircraft which suffered a main landing-gear collapse during a domestic...
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NewsIll-fated UPS crew offered Doha alternate after fire alarm
Pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 which crashed in Dubai earlier this month had been offered the chance to land at Doha after receiving a fire warning on...
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ROUTES 2010: A new hub generation
Australian carrier Virgin Blue's strategic alliance with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad provides a further sign of how the hub and spoke system continues to evolve
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Israel 'failed for years to deal with aviation safety': report
Years of Israeli failure to deal with civil aviation safety issues led directly to the US Federal Aviation Administration's January 2009 downgrading of the country from Category 1 safety status to Category 2 (fail).
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INTERIORS: Brighter days ahead come with new challenges
While the industry consensus points firmly toward brighter days ahead, the coming upturn will not be without its challenges. Emerging markets, re-engined...
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INTERIORS: Quantum lightens the load with new trolley
After winning the Crystal Cabin Award for its new lightweight Quantum trolley in Hamburg, Norduyn has produced 1,500 trolleys for partner and main customer...
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NewsINTERIORS: Standing room only as Avio unveils new seat concept
The aircraft interiors industry is standing up and taking notice of the Skyrider, Italian seat manufacturer Aviointeriors' near-vertical standing seat concept.
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NewsFAA investigates Allegiant Air close call
An Allegiant Air Boeing MD-82 carrying a college football team to a game in Missouri struck runway end lights and appears to have overran the runway before...
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NewsBoth pilots among fatalities in Conviasa ATR crash
Neither pilot appears to have survived yesterday's crash of a Conviasa ATR 42 in Venezuela, after the twin-turboprop came down in the grounds of a steel...
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INTERIORS: One stop shopping for latest innovations
Airline brand managers descending on Long Beach have access to a bonanza of different product offerings ranging from the latest innovations in interiors,...
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INTERIORS: digEcor offers passengers an inflight shopping spree
Portable IFE device manufacturer digEcor arrives at the show having just unveiled a new business unit dedicated to high-end shopping to help airlines customers...
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NewsINTERIORS: Collaboration rules under new aircraft cabin paradigm
Last year in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) giant Panasonic Avionics unveiled the first-ever truly integrated IFEC/seat
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Crashed Conviasa ATR 42 identified
The Conviasa ATR which crashed in Venezuela earlier today has been identified as a 16-year-old ATR 42-300.
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NewsSeveral passengers survive Conviasa ATR 42 crash
Rescuers in Venezuela are heading for the scene of an accident involving an aircraft operated by state-run carrier Conviasa. Twenty-three of the 47...