All Ops & safety articles – Page 839
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Air India Express pilots win pay rises
Air India’s international low-cost subsidiary Air India Express is to give its pilots sizeable pay rises in a bid to keep them from resigning to join other airlines.
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Hole in fuselage discovered after Alaska emergency landing
A ground inspection of an Alaska Airlines Boeing MD-83 that was forced to return to Seattle Tacoma (SeaTac) due to a loss of cabin pressure has uncovered an approximately 12in long, 6in wide (30.5cm long, 15.2cm wide) hole in the fuselage.
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Azerbaijan Airlines grounds remaining An-140 after crash
Azerbaijan Airlines has grounded its remaining Antonov An-140-100 turboprop following its fatal 23 December crash involving one of the type.
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US NTSB finds cracks in wing spar of Chalks' crashed Mallard
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials have found a fatigue crack in the right wing spar of the Chalks Ocean Airways Grumman Mallard that crashed into the sea near Miami Beach December 19.
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Tuninter ATR 72 crash probe prompts fuel-gauge re-think
Crew of doomed aircraft received no warning of critically low fuel-state
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BAE Systems regional aircraft losses wipe out gains from Airbus
UK-based BAE Systems is warning that its regional aircraft division is expecting an increased loss this year, following a review prompted by the bankruptcy of several its US operators.
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How Boeing's 787 beat the A350 at Qantas
Cost, technology and delivery times were the key factors driving Qantas choice of 787 over Airbus A350
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Opportunity knocks
Washington’s offer to provide European investors with effective control of US carriers while keeping foreign ownership levels capped at 25% offers the best chance in years to unlock the door to a long-awaited transatlantic “Open Skies” deal
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Freight freedoms
The liberalisation of air services agreements has been a key enabler of growth in international air cargo for the past decade.
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EC soothes emissions trading worries
The European Commission (EC) has hinted that rules currently being drawn up for emissions trading will protect the interests of airlines that have invested in modern, fuel-efficient aircraft.
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Earnings stumble on oil slick
Earnings in Asia have fallen for the third quarter in a row as carriers continued to battle high fuel prices. But there was some positive news for the region