All Ops & safety articles – Page 830
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Qantas move worries staff
Qantas is taking brand segmentation a step farther by using lower-paid staff from some of its lower-cost affiliates on flights operated by Qantas itself.
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Slot shake-up
A reform in the rules that allocate slots at Europe’s airports to make the most of a scarce resource is long overdue, argues Dan Edwards, international aviation policy advisor at the UK CAA
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Surrogate supply
The growth of the wet-lease business has been driven by carriers eager to cut costs and match capacity to demand in an increasingly competitive world
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NewsFrench bank considering legal action over loss in A380 delay-provoked EADS stock slide
French state-owned bank Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) could take legal action over the loss in value of its 2.25% shareholding in EADS.
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Pictures: First Westernised Tupolev Tu-204 freighters for China prepared for delivery by Aviastar
The first of five westernised Tupolev Tu-204-120CE freighters for Chinese carriers is being prepared for delivery at the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk .
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NewsScotland's City Star suspends operations after Fairchild Dornier 328 overrun
UK regional carrier City Star Airlines has suspended all services after one of its Fairchild Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft overran the runway at Aberdeen Airport yesterday.
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NewsBA and other carriers facing probe over alleged fuel surcharge cartel
US and UK competition regulators are investigating alleged collusion between airlines including British Airways over the introduction of fuel surcharges.
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French opposition leader calls for resignation of Noël Forgeard in growing political scandal over EADS
The leader of the French opposition party has become the country's highest ranking politician to call for the resignation of Noël Forgeard, co-chief executive of EADS, who is currently being accused of insider trading over delays to the A380 airliner.
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Night flights under green scrutiny after study finds nocturnal contrails environmentally worse
Scientific study by the UK’s Reading University flags up increased impact of nocturnal contrails on global warming
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Airbus presses GE to power A370 with new GEnx to counter R-R Trent 1000 engine offer on revamped A350
Airbus is trying to convince General Electric to develop an engine that it can offer on the revamped A350 family, which is now being proposed to potential customers powered only by versions of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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Japan starts ball rolling, with Fuji Heavy Industries completing first compostie lower-skin section
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) completed work on the first production composite lower-skin section for the Boeing 787 on 12 June in preparation for the start of final assembly of the centre wing box, scheduled for 27 June and marking the starting point for the manufacture of the first aircraft.
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Question time: the A380 delay saga
The A380 delay saga has left more questions than answers – not least of which is who and what is to blame