All Ops & safety articles – Page 813
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NTSB urges approval rethink
Calls for safety-critical assessments follow investigations into ‘preventable’ disasters
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Blurring the model: Low cost airlines and regional carriers swap tactics
Low-cost chief executives have often said that there is no single low-cost business model, and the way the sector has developed seems to have proved them right
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Emissions trading only part of environmental solution: industry
Industry groups generally believe that emissions trading will go some way towards reducing the negative impact of aviation on the environment, but agree that it only offers part of the solution.
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Consultants warn more consolidation needed in European maintenance market
European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers must form joint ventures and expand their product portfolios if they are to take advantage market growth of 50% in the next six years, consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) has warned.
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Emirates expects Airbus A380 delivery mid-April 2007, reports record 2005 profits of $675m
Airbus has told Emirates that it can expect its first A380 to be delivered in mid-April next year. The announcement comes as the airline reports record profits of $675m for 2005.
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Eurocontrol to recommend continuous descent approach across Europe following trials
Eurocontrol is to focus on advanced continuous descent approach (CDA) techniques to be used in the busiest airport periods following promising early results following trials at three airports
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Making up the shortfall
High oil prices are here to stay. So can airlines boost revenues to compensate? asks Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Fabrice Tacoun
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Olympic flame to be extinguished
The Greek government is planning to rebrand troubled flag carrier Olympic Airlines as Pantheon Airways from the winter season, as it continues its battle to stop the troubled carrier from going under.
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Emilio Romano: Finally free
Liberated from a decade of government ownership, Mexicana now faces both the opportunities and the perils of freedom
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Delta finds middle ground with pilots...
Delta Air Lines continued the US industry’s new tradition of last-minute cliffhanger resolutions, reaching a new concessions deal with its pilots after a round of highly charged negotiations.
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Northwest teams sell labour contract
Northwest pilot union leaders along with their consultants, actuaries and lawyers staged a “road show”, visiting pilot bases to explain their tentative agreement before members vote on it.
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Mexico rings the changes
Change is coming at a furious pace in Mexico with the grounding of one airline, liquidation of another and the growing focus of Mexicana and Aeromexico on foreign routes.
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Brussels moves into charges debate
The European Commission (EC) held a two-day summit on airport policy in April, as it considers a Europe-wide framework on airport charges.