All Ops & safety articles – Page 845
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Airlines sustain positive long-term safety trend
Hull losses so far this year are down on 2004, despite August’s rash of accidents
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Day of reckoning nears for ailing Independence Air
Analysts believe the future of Independence Air is more likely to be liquidation, rather than buyout or asset purchase, as the regional jet operator files for Chapter 11.
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FAA acts to reduce tank explosion risk
NPRM issued to lessen fuel vapour flammability levels, building on 70 directives issued over past nine years
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Honeywell’s helicopter CFIT study dispels accident myths
Most crashes occur during cruise and in good visibility, confounding preconceptions
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TAP to take 10 A350s, seven A330s for fleet renewal
Star Alliance carrier TAP Portugal is to acquire ten Airbus A350s and seven A330-200s, finalising its much-anticipated long-haul fleet renewal.
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Rocky relations
The row between Airports Council International (ACI) and IATA, with the airport group refusing to negotiate with IATA over the issue of airport charges, signals a new low in relations between the two trade bodies, but it may help clear the air towards finally agreeing performance benchmarks
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Growth phenomena
There seems to be no stopping the relentless expansion of the Gulf’s main carriers, but are their growth plans sustainable and realistic?