All Ops & safety articles – Page 688
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Bringing a wild horse into line
What does a fleet manager do? At London Executive Aviation we have a wide range of aircraft types available to meet the different needs of our customers....
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Airbus agrees A350 workshare deals with China
Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II) have agreed to set up a joint-venture manufacturing centre...
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MLS certificated on A320 provides solution for BA at Heathrow
The European Aviation Safety Agency has approved the Airbus A320 series for Category IIIb precision approaches...
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NASA seeks industry ideas for 2030-35 airliners
NASA wants industry to think ahead to airliners that could enter service in 2030-35, and is to fund several advanced concept studies to catalyse work on...
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Air Mauritius Airbus A330 suffers depressurisation during test flight
Airbus suffered another pre-delivery testing incident last week, when this Air Mauritius A330-200 depressurised, after this photograph was taken, on a customer-acceptance...
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Carbon trading regime will hammer airlines for inaccurate emissions data
ENVIRONMENT AIMEE TURNER LONDON carbon trading regime will hammer airlines for inaccurate emissions data Tonne-per-kilometre calculations must...
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FAA: Airline safety management systems not quite ready for prime time
An international call for airlines to have safety management systems in place by January 2009 will probably not be met in the USA as the Federal...
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Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600 was unchocked during engine run
Investigators are trying to establish why engine runs being undertaken on the Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600 involved in the Toulouse ground-test accident...
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European Parliament backs EC plan
The European Parliament moved to bolster the European Commission's original plan to include aviation in the European Union emissions trading scheme after...
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European runway shortage could kill ATM environmental gains
Aircraft delays harm the environment. Can extra runway capacity, coupled with more efficient air trafficmanagement, help by getting aircraft down faster?
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Enabling technologies for future European ATM
ENABLING technology Airborne and ground networked communication systems will increasingly use digital technology and protocols, employing terrestrial...
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FAA assembles environmental puzzle with new analytical tools
A holistic suite of analytical tools being developed by the US Federal Aviation Administration will be central to better...
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TNT in talks with Airbus about launch of new-build A320 family freighter programme
Airbus is talks with TNT Airways about the launch...
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Comment - It's a lose-lose decision for London Heathrow airport
People love air travel but hate airports. They love prosperity but also peace and quiet. Politicians earn their pay when it's impossible to reconcile all the conflicting demands
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Green wars: The crucial test for ICAO's leadership abilities
Environmental issues are a crucial test for ICAO's leadership abilities - some critics say it is failing. Can aviation's rulemaking body reconcile rival factions?
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A310 rudder exploded in flight says report
An Air Transat Airbus A310-300's rudder literally exploded in flight, according to the just-published final...