All Ops & safety articles – Page 710
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2008 forecast: will Boeing or Airbus win production crown?
Delays to Boeing's 787 programme mean Airbus could maintain its lead in production figures - but it will be close max kingsley-jones
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2008 forecast: A dip, not a fall expected for airline industry
airlines A dip, not a fall, ahead Airlines face challenging year as profits peak and downward cycle begins, but the outlook may not be as gloomy...
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2008 forecast: Safety standards in a minority of states will remain low
Safety and Security Waiting for change As far as safety is concerned, the worst offending states and airlines show no sign of improving, at least...
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Comment - Safety: soft talk, big stick
Sanctions against states that fail to oversee airline safety standards will not work unless they hurt. If they are not applied as intended they might as well not be applied at all
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NewsPICTURE: Revised separation distances for A380 delayed as testing continues
Airbus's hoped-for relaxation in the International Civil Aviation Organisation's ...
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Rolls-Royce works to improve Trent 1000 for Boeing 787
Rolls-Royce is planning improvements to the Trent 1000 engine ...
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Navaid confusion and CRM failure led to Mahan Air A310’s low approach
Investigators have found that a Mahan Air crew's incorrect interpretation of navigation data, reinforced by poor cockpit communication, led an Airbus A310-300...
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Bird strike on two engines brought down An-12 at Moscow
Bird strikes on the starboard engines of a Russian-operated Antonov An-12 freighter caused the aircraft to lose control and crash just seconds after it took...
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NTSB uses in-house software to find Southwest 737 engine parts
US National Transportation Safety Board engineers have used a home-grown analysis program to narrow the search area for...
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Qantas accidentally pumped nitrogen into aircraft’s oxygen tanks
It has emerged that Qantas was forced to inspect a large portion of its fleet and notify other airlines after an incident last year when engineers at Melbourne...
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Boeing expands biofuel strategy
Boeing's biofuel strategy has greatly expanded as the airframer prepares to select a specific fuel source for two demonstration flights scheduled next year. A...
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NTSB: CRJ200 gear collapsed after flawed short landing at Providence
The US National Transportation Safety Board says an Air Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ200 landed "hard" and "porpoised" down the runway at TF Green Airport in...
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Peak of cycle was 2007
IATA now projects industry profits will go down in 2008 as the credit crunch starts to bite Many of the world's carriers turned their highest profits...
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Americas in brief
Lynx launches Frontier Airlines in December finally won FAA approval to launch Lynx, its turboprop feeder unit. Lynx, which Frontier hoped to start...
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Spin-off fever hits AMR
American has unveiled plans to sell Eagle as several US majors consider divestitures American Airlines parent AMR will sell off its massive regional...
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Asia in brief
In brief star gets air india Star Alliance in mid-December officially accepted Air India's application to join the grouping....
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IATA forces out audit failures
IATA is kicking out several carriers for failing to meet its 31 December 2007 deadline for completing IATA operational safety audits (IOSA) and will likely...