All Ops & safety articles – Page 508
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Air China posts 11% increase in October traffic
Air China posted an 11% increase in passenger traffic in October, driven by strong growth in the domestic and regional markets.
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AAPA 09: Thai to operate its own freighter fleet
Thai Airways International plans to operate its own freighters in future, says the airline's executive vice president (commercial) Pruet Boobphakam.
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DUBAI 09: Honeywell signs deals with Garuda, Kingfisher
Honeywell has secured a deal to provide Garuda Indonesia with weather radar for 25 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, as well as an avionics and APU contract with...
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Dunlop Tyres opens distribution, retread facility in China
UK-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has opened a retread and distribution facility in Jinjiang, located in China's Fujian province between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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AAPA 09: ANA urges Japan govt to create fairer, more equitable market
All Nippon Airways has urged the Japanese government to create a fairer market and relax some regulations to help the country's airline industry.
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Sydney Airport October traffic up 6% in October
Macquarie Airports' (MAp) Sydney Airport posted a 6% year-on-year increase in passenger traffic for the month of October, although traffic at its European...
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Congolese MD-82 badly damaged in Goma overrun
One of the Boeing MD-82 aircraft operated by Congolese carrier Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) has been badly damaged in an apparent runway overrun...
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FAA codifies “cooling off” rule for former inspectors
The US FAA is proposing formal rules that would prevent airlines and fractional ownership programs from hiring former air safety inspectors (ASIs) or their...
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Router problem resulted in flight plan glitch: FAA
The FAA is blaming nationwide flight delays and cancellations today on a software configuration glitch within the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)...
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Customers reaffirm commitment as 787 advances
As Boeing advances toward validating its 787 side-of-body reinforcement, customers have reaffirmed their commitment to the aircraft.
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European Court: Long-delayed flights are not cancellations
Passengers cannot claim that a flight has been cancelled simply because of an extensive delay, the European Court has ruled, but are nevertheless entitled...
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Aer Lingus warns of more jobs cuts without cost deal
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is warning that failure to reach an agreement over its restructuring plan will result in even more jobs being shed at the airline. Its...
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FAA grounds two AMD factory-built light sports aircraft
Seven months after being asked by the US National Transportation Safety Board to do so, the Federal...
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AAPA warns of uncertainty in recovery
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), which represents 17 of Asia's major carriers, has warned that it is uncertain whether the recovery in the...
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Airlink suffers again as Jetstream veers off runway
South African carrier Airlink has suffered another British Aerospace Jetstream incident, less than two months after a fatal crash in Durban. The airline's...
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Irkut studies flutter potential on MS-21 wing
MS-21 prime contractor Irkut is performing wind tunnel tests on the wing/engine combination for the new family of aircraft in the 150-212 seat range in development...
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Qantas A330 upset inquiry considers cosmic particle strike
Australian investigators are to examine whether cosmic radiation played a role in the still-unexplained
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Freight operator Avient starts bringing in MD-11Fs
Cargo airline Avient Aviation, which until now has operated exclusively McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 freighters, is poised to take delivery of its first Boeing...
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Report: crashed Irish Air Corps PC-9 had 'no technical defects'
The loss of an Irish Air Corps Pilatus PC-9 trainer on 12 October appears to have resulted from a controlled flight into terrain event ...