All Ops & safety articles – Page 687
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Qatar Airways studies 100-seater acquisition for regional network
Qatar Airways is evaluating new-generation 100-seaters as part of a strategy to develop high-frequency regional services within the Gulf, while in the longer...
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Galileo satellites poised to clear hurdle NAVIGATION The European Union's Galileo satellite navigation system looks likely to clear a funding hurdle...
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The man who gets Gatwick flying
British Airways' Tim Hawkins has been a turnround manager at London Gatwick for 30 years. Formerly known as a flight dispatcher, the job calls for a wide range of qualities to keep airlines and airports on the move
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Civil engines: Pratt & Whitney gears up for the future with GTF
By promising double-digit reductions in fuel burn and emissions, Pratt & Whitney is hoping its geared turbofan will kick-start the move to a new generation of airliners and revitalise its commercial engine business
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Civil engines: Europe plans Clean Sky demonstrators
Europe plans several engine demonstrators, and environmental concerns ensure open rotors will be first to test
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Atlasjet MD-83 crew lost tower contact before crash
Turkish carrier Atlasjet says this Boeing MD-83, which crashed while preparing to land at Isparta early on 30 November with the assumed loss of all forty-nine...
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Industry mulls safety preventatives as accident rate climbs
International Air Transport Association chief Giovanni Bisignani last week said the first three quarters of 2007 represent...
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FAA reveals first cut at “small” UAS system description
The US Federal Aviation Administration has developed a rudimentary set of ground rules for the certification and operation...
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EU competitiveness ministers OK Clean Sky programme
The European Union's competitiveness council has given the go-ahead for the aeronautical Clean...
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AMR Corp to divest American Eagle
American Airlines is evaluating a number of options for American Eagle’s divestiture, including a spin-off to shareholders, a sale to a third party or some other form of separation.
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Etihad readies fleet plan up to 2020
Etihad Airways will sign a huge aircraft order next year ranging from new narrowbodies up to large widebodies, with the choice at the top end between the...