All Ops & safety articles – Page 467
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INTERIORS: Doubling business with stacked sleeper seats
If airlines could double the number of fully-flat sleeper seats in their business-class cabins without surrendering comfort, would they do it? US engineering...
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Airbus points sharklet A321 at 757 replacement market
Airbus is confident that performance upgrades in the pipeline for its single-aisle family will give its largest model, the A321, a sufficient range boost...
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International flights at Tokyo Haneda to start on 31 Oct
Tokyo Haneda Airport's fourth runway and international passenger terminal will begin operations on 21 October, followed by the start of international scheduled...
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US crash investigators launch for Tripoli
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent a team of investigators to help the government of Libya determine what caused an Afriqiyah Airways...
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Uptick in air travel seen for summer
US airlines are expecting a modest improvement in air travel in the third quarter but even as demand grows, recovery may be stifled by higher fuel costs.
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NASA, EasyJet to study commuting, fatigue
How does fatigue really affect flightcrews? EasyJet staff are to be monitored by NASA in a bid to measure risks
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BEA assists with Afriqiyah A330 probe as latest AF447 search fails
France's BEA safety agency is to assist with the investigation into last week's Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 crash at Tripoli
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Airline industry comes to terms with ash cloud impact
As the industry picks up the pieces after April's ash cloud, questions are being asked about how losses will be recovered
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Aeroflot looks for consolidation boost
Aeroflot views its acquisition of six other Russian airlines as potentially the first stage in a much-needed consolidation of the country's carriers. The post-Cold War dismantling of the Soviet-era Aeroflot resulted in the creation of hundreds of smaller operators, dozens of which subsequently went out of business or were shut ...
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Airbus aims to 'keep it simple' with A320 NEO
Airbus aims to avoid any temptation to add complexity to its proposed "A320 new engine option (NEO)" upgrade to ensure it will achieve its 2015 service-entry...
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SAS cleared to conduct curved approaches to Stockholm
Scandinavian Airlines has secured approval from Swedish authorities to conduct satellite-guided curved approaches to Stockholm Arlanda. The airline...
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Crashed Libyan A330 had logged just 1,600 hours
Airframer data for the crashed Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 shows that it had accumulated just 1,600 flight hours
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Afriqiyah identifies crashed A330-200
Libya's Afriqiyah Airways has identified the Airbus A330-200 involved in an accident at Tripoli today.
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PICTURE: Afriqiyah Airways flight crashes at Libya's Tripoli Airport
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has confirmed that its flight 8U771 was the service involved in the crash at Tripoli Airport today. The airline states...
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UK CAA removes buffer zone around ash cloud
At midnight on 11 May the UK and Irish aviation authorities removed the arbitrary 60nm (111km) safety buffer zone around airspace where the ash cloud is...
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Avsoft provides web based training solutions to Sabenavita
Avsoft has provided Sabenavita Training Center in Vilnius, Lithuania with web based training solutions to meet their pilot training curriculum requirements...
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Airbus confirms A330-200 involved in Tripoli crash
Airbus has confirmed that the aircraft which crashed at Tripoli today was an A330-200, although it has yet to identify the specific airframe. The manufacturer...
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Jetstar Asia to launch long-haul flights in end-2010 with first A330
Low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia will receive its first Airbus A330 by year-end, and plans to launch long-haul flights from Singapore before Christmas.
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UK CAA removes buffer zone around ash cloud
Effective midnight last night, the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Irish Aviation Authority have removed the arbitrary 60nm safety buffer zone around airspace...
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Working Week - Ian Edmonson
After spending the early years of his career as an engineer in the automotive industry, a move to the aviation sector was a logical progression for Ian Edmondson, chairman and managing director of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres