All Ops & safety articles – Page 697
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News
Pittsburgh's parable
David Field Washington Pittsburgh Airport has learned the hard way that hub status, as desirable as it is, does not always last forever as US Airways...
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NASA refusal to release safety data creates controversy
NASA has said it will reconsider its decision to withhold from Associated Press data compiled during a multi-year survey of airline and general aviation...
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Northwest A320 landing incident tied to cocked nose wheel
In what appears on the surface to be a case of déjà vu, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating yet another Airbus A320 that has landed with its nose-wheel twisted at a 90-degree angle.
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Opinion
Comment: Green sidestep
The tensions over whether carbon trading should be a part of air transport's efforts to reduce its emissions mounted at the recent ICAO assembly. European...
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Garuda report says crash captain was fixated on landing
The report says on the approach the ground proximity warning system sounded 15 times, and the co-pilot called for the captain - the pilot flying - to go...
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NTSC issues recommendations in wake of Garuda crash
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has recommended improvements to pilot training, better oversight of airlines and an upgrade of...
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Scarce resources: Regional analysis
Many regionals are slowing their growth as they compete for pilots against domestic and foreign majors It is a small world for regional airlines,...
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Emissionary positions: will the EU get its way on emissions trading?
The global wrangle over whether airlines should take part in emissions trading is dividing into two camps: Europe is pressing on with its own scheme, whereas...
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Fear factor: the impact of price-fixing accusations on the air cargo industry
Air cargo has always prided itself on being a friendly and open industry. The US investigation into possible collusion over surcharges is changing all that ...
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China concern: shine wears off air cargo's most important market
Slowing growth and overcapacity have taken the shine off air cargo's most important market in recent months. But is it a temporary glitch or a worrying sign...
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GMR and Sabena Flight Academy in pilot training joint venture at Hyderabad
Brussels, Belgium-based Sabena Flight Academy and the India-headquartered infrastructure group GMR have just signed an agreement to set up a pilot training...
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Chalks’ seaplane rebuild continues as commuter certification is revoked
The first of four Grumman Mallard amphibious aircraft owned by Chalks Ocean Airways could be airborne by the end of the first quarter 2008, after a lengthy...