All Ops & safety articles – Page 615
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Portable IFE providers rise in prominence
Increased pressure on airlines to offer some form of in-flight entertainment is driving significant interest in portable players as manufacturers of such...
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UK proposes radio spectrum usage charge
The UK Office of Communications (OFCOM) has proposed that all operators in UK airspace, airports and air navigation service providers should pay an "administrative...
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Startup Family Airlines seeks volunteers to review certification documents
Startup Family Airlines is looking for volunteers to work on US FAA manuals as the Las Vegas-based company manoeuvres the certification process. Family...
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Venezuela retaliates against US questioning of airport security
US carriers will trim flights to Venezuela effective 28 September due to a dispute between US and Venezuelan regulators. The Venezuela Institute...
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Gol to focus future fleet on short-field 737-800
Brazilian airline group Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes is undergoing a radical and fast-paced fleet transition that will see the 737-800 short field performance...
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XL Airways grounded as parent files for administration
Tour operator XL Leisure Group, the parent of in-house carrier XL Airways, has gone into administration and all flights are being cancelled with immediate...
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THY ruled out of Austrian bid after missing deadline
Turkish Airlines (THY) has been ruled out from taking part in the privatisation of fellow Star Alliance carrier Austrian Airlines Group after missing the...
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Alaska equipping entire fleet with Honeywell anti-incursion tool
Alaska Airlines by the end of September says it will become the first US passenger carrier to install a Honeywell-built runway incursion preventative system...
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Superjet pushes back first delivery for Western launch customer
Sukhoi has pushed back delivery of the first Superjet 100 to Western launch customer ItAli Airlines by at least one year due to delays in the new regional...
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Airbus to offer heavier A330 against delayed 787
Airbus is making a higher-gross weight version of the A330-200 available in the first half of 2010 in hopes of capturing new market share caused by Boeing...
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How will Europe achieve its Clean Sky goals?
Green and clean regional air transport is the goal of one of Europe's most ambitious research projects - but where can the technologies, materials and fuels be found?
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Will P&W, GE or R-R win battle to provide next-generation engines to power new narrowbodies?
Engine manufacturers are preparing to gamble on which technologies will win out as Airbus and Boeing edge ever closer to launching their new 150-seater families
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New tools target more environmental, economical icing operations
De-icing aircraft can waste time and money and cause environmental damage. But new tools becoming available could be more more economical and greener
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Bombardier still studying Q400X
Bombardier aims to beat rival ATR by several years in the so far slow-moving race to offer regional carriers a turboprop in the 90-seat category. Bombardier...
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This Week briefings
BOMBARDIER SEES CSERIES ORDERS THIS YEAR DEVELOPMENT Bombardier is confident it will secure firm orders for the 110/130-seat CSeries...
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Australia's safety watchdog issues recommendations to Qantas
Qantas's reputation for safety took another battering last week as Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority called on the carrier to raise its game and...
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Fuji Heavy mulls over involvement in MRJ programme
Fuji Heavy Industries could assist with designing the wings of the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet, using its experience with the Boeing 787. "We have...