All Ops & safety articles – Page 840
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Debts mount at troubled Garuda
Garuda Indonesia’s financial position is continuing to deteriorate, forcing the state-owned carrier to again approach creditors in a bid to rework its debt repayments.
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Crash highlights IATA safety drive
Association reinforces ‘Focus on Africa’ to push up standards, and demands airlines carry out operational audits
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Chinese challenge
Anticipated regular non-stop flights between China and Taiwan and a brace of new Chinese hub airports threaten to knock Hong Kong’s aviation sector from centre stage, but it is fighting back
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Surcharges bring revenue joy
Despite the rise in fuel prices, European carriers have seen strong revenue growth on the back of fuel surcharges and strong hedging strategies
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Virgin Atlantic criticised over catalogue of loading errors
Airline tightens procedures after investigators cite instances of incorrect loadsheets
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Star raises prospect of airport boycotts
The airline-airport dispute has become an alliance-wide issue through an initiative begun by Air Canada’s Robert Milton, a vocal critic of spending at Toronto airport.
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Airbus prepares to roll out ‘FlySmart’ flight bag system
Manufacturer to offer Microsoft Windows XP-based EFB for all fly-by-wire models
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Asian group warns against over-reaction...
Health crises, taxation, insurance and fuel cost issues dominated discussion at the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines’ (AAPA) annual gathering of member airline chief executives.
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Pilots urge action on labour laws
Association fears airlines could move staff around to exploit less onerous local regulations in order to cut costs
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Accident prompts call to rethink low-fuel warning
Italian investigators recommend European regulators to consider changing fuel-system certification criteria.