All Ops & safety articles – Page 594
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P&W GTF testing makes good progress on A340 flying testbed
The A340-600 trial enables P&W to test its GTF demonstrator engine alongside current generation turbofans - Rolls-Royce Trent 500s testing European...
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Matias Campiani: Revitalising South America's smallest flag carrier
In just 18 months Uruguay's Pluna has been transformed into a completely different carrier.
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Firmed Etihad order expected to feature 25 A350-1000s
Preliminary evidence indicates that Etihad Airways has firmed its extensive order for Airbus aircraft and that it includes 25 A350-1000s, the largest member...
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Jet-blast damaged elevator cables on crashed Moorea Twin Otter
Investigators have concluded that on-ground jet-blast contributed to the failure of elevator cables...
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ATA’s May urges new FAA funding mechanisms
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) CEO James May believes US legislators should renew a FAA funding extension that expires 6 March for roughly eight...
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Airbus poised to rethink A350 galley design after customer backlash
Airbus could be set for a major design U-turn in a key area of the A350...
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Sun Country secures financing for lease payments
Sun Country Airlines has won bankruptcy court approval for financing from fellow Petters Aviation subsidiary Elite Holdings. The Minnesota-based carrier...
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Airbus's Boeing 787 internal brief exposed
Highly sensitive Boeing documents detailing problems with the troubled 787 programme are being used by Airbus to craft its response to its rival's widebody....
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Australia details sweeping reforms to aviation
Australia's Labor government has announced sweeping reforms to the country's aviation sector, one of which rekindles a long-running debate over where Sydney's...
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FlightBlogger: Airbus 787 intel brief exposed
A 46-page Airbus document titled "Boeing 787 Lessons Learnt" examines key design, weight, engine, certification, production and schedule issues facing the Dreamliner, offering a glimpse inside the industry's competitive intelligence practices.
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Recorders withstood A320 crash, no sign of maintenance fault
Investigators have disclosed that the flight recorders of the Airbus A320 which crashed off the French coast last week resisted the impact, but that no data...
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Qantas in BA merger talks, Australia could ease ownership rules
Australia's Qantas Airways has confirmed British Airways' disclosure that the two airlines are engaged in tentative merger talks...
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Southwest to lose on hedges in 09
Falling fuel prices could continue to plague Southwest Airlines, with its hedges spurring losses of $100-$150 million in 2009 at fuel prices of $57 per barrel.
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Recorders from crashed A320 'badly damaged': ANZ
Both the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) from the Air New Zealand (ANZ) Airbus A320 that crashed in France last week were badly...