All Ops & safety articles – Page 669
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Opinion
Comment: For whom the bell tolls
Airlines attending the June IATA annual meeting in Istanbul faced up to the realisation that their industry is in crisis amid record oil prices and slowing...
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News
Throttle failure jams Eclipse programme
FAA yet to determine cause of Chicago drama in which very light jet's engines stuck at maximum thrust during landing
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LOT incident shows how reliant pilots are on flight management system: AAIB
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch says the LOT incident demonstrates how reliant pilots may become on the flight management system, and how essential...
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Ex-flight attendant offloads herself from MAS flight after fume concerns
An Australian former flight attendant offloaded herself from three successive Malaysia Airlines flights on which she was due to depart from London Heathrow...
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Boeing looks to boost 787 lithium ion battery service life
As Boeing activated the electrical system of its 787 for the first time last week, the airframer acknowledged that it was exploring a change to its power...
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Crash course in problem solving
Crash course in problem solving The causes and prevention of air accidents has been central to the development of aviation. Working Week talks to Peter...
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Southwest to cut emissions with engine wash system
Southwest to cut emissions with engine wash system
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Government subsidies for airlines not likely, says US Airways CEO
Government subsidies for airlines not likely, says US Airways CEO
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News
Sudan A310 "veered off runway" during landing
Sudan's civil aviation authority SCAA has confirmed that at least 171 occupants survived the fire that gutted a Sudan Airways Airbus A310-300 after it veered...
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London Heathrow airport unveils Tarsier FOD detection system
London Heathrow airport is aiming to reduce the risk from undetected foreign object debris (FOD). The airport has invested in Tarsier, a millimetric-wave...
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Gulf Air must expand or risk being smothered: chief executive
Gulf Air insists an aggressive fleet-expansion programme is central to defending its position in the...
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Peru's Aerocondor ordered to suspend 737-200 flights
Peru's Aerocondor ordered to suspend 737-200 flights
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Language hampered ATC rescue of lost Polish 737: inquiry
Language hampered ATC rescue of lost Polish 737: inquiry
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Streamlined build plan will cut A350 XWB assembly time in half
Airbus will introduce a streamlined final assembly concept for the A350 to enable...
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The Airline Business IT Trends Survey 2008
The Airline IT Trends survey, conducted by Airline Business in association with SITA, has been tracking the importance of technology to the airline industry...
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Bell Boeing aims to speed up external load-carrying V-22
The Bell Boeing V-22 test squadron at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland is evaluating whether the tiltrotor is capable...