All Ops & safety articles – Page 481
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Polish An-26 crashes on frozen Estonian lake
Rescue personnel in Estonia are at the scene of an accident involving an Antonov An-26, in which the aircraft suffered damage after landing heavily on a...
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CAAC orders checks on 737s in China
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued a directive to Chinese airlines to carry out safety checks on their Boeing 737 aircraft, following...
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FSF calls for regional air accident investigation boards but rejects proposed European model
The Flight Safety Foundation and the European Regions Airline Association are supporting the creation of regional multinational, independent air accident...
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Boeing looks to extend 777 wingspan for incremental improvement package
In addition to studying the long term future of the 777, Boeing is working to implement a host of incremental changes to the long-range widebody, as well...
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LAN to launch Galapagos flights in September
LAN has been authorised by the Ecuadorean government to become the third carrier to serve the Galapagos Islands.
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BA and Unite race to recruit support as strike looms
British Airways is reinstating a number of flights tentatively cancelled after a cabin crew strike notice, while unions are trying to thwart the carrier's...
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Delta pilots in overflight event allowed to re-apply for licenses in August
The US FAA will allow the two pilots of a Northwest Airlines A320 that in October 2009 overflew their destination and ignored air traffic control calls for...
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Runway safety incidents may be responding to treatment
In the third year since it launched its runway safety initiative, Flight Safety Foundation runway safety results appear to have improved for 2009.
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Boeing study finds that all airlines win with fatigue risk management
Airlines would do well to operate their crew rosters according to a well-constructed fatigue risk management system, because it beats reliance on flight...
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Airframers detail possible changes required to re-engine their narrowbodies
Boeing has released the most detailed information yet on the changes it is considering for a proposed 737 upgrade powered by advanced turbofans. Meanwhile,...
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Boeing: 737 trim tab directive not linked to 2003 rework
Boeing says an emergency airworthiness directive issued 12 March for the Boeing next generation 737 family is not connected to a previous directive aimed...
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Skywest clinches employee shuttle contract from Citic Pacific Mining
Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines has clinched a contract with iron ore company Citic Pacific Mining
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Canadian TSB launches transportation watch list
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today launched a watch list for "critical safety issues" impacting the country's transportation system.
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Hazy questions benefits for re-engined narrowbodies
Potential re-eninged offerings from Airbus and Boeing are receiving a cool reception from former IFLC chairman Steven Udvar Hazy.
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Perm 737 crash pilot intoxicated and negligent: prosecutor
Russian prosecutors have formally ruled that the captain of the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 which crashed in Perm was intoxicated by alcohol and negligently...
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Boeing gauges possible modifications for 737 re-engine
Details are emerging about possible structural modifications that could be introduced if Boeing decides to re-engine its Next Generation 737.
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WestJet's CEO Durfy steps down for personal reasons
Canadian carrier WestJet's president and CEO Sean Durfy has resigned for personal reasons with effect from 1 April, and will also leave the airline's board.
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Boeing adds aircraft to 747-8 and 787 flight test programmes
Boeing added a pair of new flight test aircraft to its 787 and 747-8F certification programmes on 14 March.
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Latest AF447 wreckage hunt set to start in days
Resumption of the search for the flight recorders from crashed Air France flight AF447 has been delayed, but French investigators expect a US detection vessel...
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Glass cockpits: fewer accidents, more fatal
A two-year study by the US National Transportation Safety Board reveals that a target group of light general aviation aircraft with digital "glass cockpits"...