All Ops & safety articles – Page 540
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NewsFatalities reported as Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 skids off runway
A Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 has skidded off the runway while landing at Koh Samui airport and crashed into a control tower. The aircraft has the Thai...
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NewsAer Lingus defers A350s and A330s to ease long-haul pain
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is to defer delivery of its first two Airbus A350s and three A330s...
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Shanghai Airlines warns of H1 loss
Shanghai Airlines expects to post a net loss for the first half of 2009, citing the global financial crisis and H1N1 fears.
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Working Week: It's good to talk at the IAA
It's good to talk at the IAA Paula Quinn left the legal world to train as a radio officer with the Irish Aviation Authority's radio communications...
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NTSB issues probable cause in go! sleeping crew incident
Investigators with the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today said both an undiagnosed sleep apena condition for the captain and crew work...
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FAA toughens icing protection standards
The US FAA today finalised amended certification standards that will require makers of transport category aircraft to either have icing protection systems...
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US to legislate for detection and filtering of toxic bleed air
The US Congress is processing a law that will require the Federal Aviation Administration to mount research and development on systems for detecting and...
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NewsSearch ongoing for missing Merpati Twin Otter
Search and rescue teams are still searching for a Merpati Nusantara turboprop aircraft that went missing on Sunday while on a domestic flight over the Papua...
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Private Indian airlines call off planned strike
Several privately owned Indian airlines have called off a plan to stop operations for a day on 18 August to lobby for government aid.
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NewsMerpati Twin Otter reportedly missing over Papua
Indonesian rescue personnel are searching for a Merpati Nusantara turboprop aircraft reportedly missing on a domestic flight over the Papua region. The...
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NewsLufthansa secures tentative clearance for Austrian takeover
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has secured conditional competition approval for its acquisition of Austrian Airlines. The European Commission says competition...
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NewsEASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/340 aircraft, and expect to issue a proposal in the next two...
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A350 flightdeck an evolution of A380 concept
Airbus has evolved the A350 XWB's flightdeck design from the A380, using the same display philosophy but adopting fewer, larger screens for improved inter-changeability,...
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Airbus devises 'class 2-plus' electronic flight bag offering for A350 XWB
Airbus aims to revolutionise electronic flight bag philosophy with the A350 XWB ....
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Business briefs
Continental Airlines is to axe 1,700 positions as part of a cost-cutting effort aimed at saving $100 million,...
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New safety legislation 'is not necessary': FAA's Babbitt
US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt says a bill introduced by Congress earlier this week aimed at improving regional airline safety in the wake of February's...
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Bengaluru Airport to start expansion work in 2010
Bengaluru International Airport hopes to begin work on an expansion of its facilities in early 2010, and start to plan for major additions later next year.
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Republic sees Mokulele gaining traction in interisland Hawaii
After recently investing an additional $7.5 million in Hawaiian interisland carrier Mokulele Airlines, Republic Airways Holdings believes Mokulele is gaining...
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NewsEASA alerts A320 operators of CFM56 anomaly
EASA today issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of CFM56-5A turbofan engines of an unexplained anomaly that on 30 June caused an aircraft...
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International traffic declines slow in June
Statistics compiled by IATA show that international scheduled traffic fell 7.2% in the month of June, a slight improvement over a 9.3% year-over-year decline...