All Ops & safety articles – Page 496
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FAA denies Embraer's request to withdraw E-170 rulemaking
The US FAA has denied a request by Embraer to withdraw a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) requiring operators of as many as 77 US-registered E-170 aircraft...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Limited damage in gear-up Newark landing
FAA officials say damage to a United Airlines Airbus A319 (N816UA) that landed at Newark on 10 January with its right main landing gear retracted is less...
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US regulators to probe industry on automation
US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says he will bring together airlines and human factors experts in April or possibly sooner to discuss the consequences...
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'Laser blinding' becomes specific criminal offence in UK
New UK laws specifically criminalising the aiming of lasers at aircraft have come into force this month, as Civil Aviation Authority statistics show there...
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Jet Aviation plots US expansion
Jet Aviation is seeking to double its US management fleet over the next three years and expand its network in a...
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Virgin cancels remaining A340-600s after firming A330s
Airbus' latest order and delivery figures show that Virgin Atlantic has cancelled six of the A340-600 aircraft it had on order. Virgin Atlantic firmed...
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Tiger launches IPO to raise S$246.8 million
Singapore's Tiger Airways launched its initial public offering (IPO) today to raise S$246.8 million ($177.7 million), as it seeks to quadruple its fleet...
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FAA firms up proposed rule prompted by Southwest fuselage hole
The US FAA has finalised a rule it proposed in September 2009 requiring structural inspections of Boeing 737 classics for cracks after Southwest Airlines...
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Boeing outlines 747-8F certification plan
Boeing has outlined details of the 747-8F flight test campaign that is due to start early this year after a long delay. Three aircraft will complete...
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A350-800 to be developed as -900 shrink
Airbus has opted to develop its A350-800 as a shrink version of the -900, an adjustment aimed at simplifying the programme. By optimising the A350...
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Permagard 'Bio Coatings' polymer to reduce water use
A polymer layer that protects livery paintwork and could reduce the need for washing aircraft is being employed by Etihad Airways and Virgin Blue. Developed...
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Airbus lands 271 net orders in 2009 and sets deliveries record
Airbus secured net orders for 271 aircraft in 2009, far ahead of Boeing's 142. Gross orders for the airframer totalled 310.
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Cathay Pacific reports 1.7% fall in 2009 traffic
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a 1.7% year-on-year fall in passenger traffic in 2009.
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Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi traffic up 4.9% in 2009
Total passenger traffic at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport grew 4.9% in 2009 from a year ago, driven by strong growth in the domestic market.
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Firms focus on supply chain for camelina-derived jet fuel
Alternative aviation jet fuel supply chain integrator BioJet Corporation has been partnering with camelina seed producer Great Plains Oil and Exploration...
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LAN continues to grow passenger traffic
Chile's LAN for the seventh consecutive year has registered double-digit growth in full-year passenger traffic, reporting an 11% increase in RPKs and a 16%...
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Stalled airline safety needs new action to advance
Airlines have exhausted the advances offered by safety management strategies developed during the 1990s and will not improve their safety performance without...
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Global airline accident review of 2009
New technology and regulations led to giant leaps in aviation safety in the 1990s, but what will drive the next improvement?
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Beating the bombers
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab may have failed in what is alleged to have been his objective - to blow up a US airliner on approach to Detroit - but his attempt...