All Ops & safety articles – Page 86
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South African Airways to undergo 'radical' restructuring
South Africa’s government is to undertake an extensive restructuring of South African Airways, insisting that it has run out of alternative strategies for the troubled flag-carrier.
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A350-1000 maximum seating rises to 480
Airbus’s A350-1000 has been cleared for an increase in maximum accommodation to 480 seats, through the installation of modified exits.
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Newly-delivered Ethiopian A350 damaged in ramp mishap
Ethiopian Airlines’ newest Airbus A350-900 has been damaged by ground contact from a Turkish Airlines freighter at Kinshasa, less than eight weeks after delivery.
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NewsIcelandair expects 737 Max to re-enter service in March
Icelandair is expecting the Boeing 737 Max to return to service in March next year, 12 months after its grounding.
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Flydubai 737 could have been saved 6s before impact
Analysis of the Flydubai Boeing 737-800 accident at Rostov-on-Don shows the aircraft could have been recovered from its fatal dive just 6s before impact.
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Jet Airways' resolution deadline extended again
The committee of creditors (CoC) of collapsed Indian carrier Jet Airways has once again extended the deadline for the submission of a resolution plan for the company.
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Aircalin returns new A330neo to Toulouse after noxious fumes
Airbus is investigating the cause of noxious fumes in the cabin of a brand new Airbus A330-900 after New Caledonian carrier Aircalin returned the aircraft to Toulouse, following complaints of headaches and eye irritation by cabin crew and passengers.
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Fastjet looks to sell Zimbabwe arm to avert funding crisis
African budget carrier Fastjet Group is considering selling its Zimbabwe airline operation to raise capital, after disclosing that it is facing more funding pressure.
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El Al to test Melbourne route but complexity beckons
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to test a service to the Australian city of Melbourne using Boeing 787s.
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Flydubai: Go-around training enhanced in wake of 737 crash
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai stresses that it has taken pro-active measures to reinforce operational safety in the aftermath of the fatal Boeing 737-800 accident at Rostov-on-Don, including enhanced training in spatial disorientation and go-around procedures.
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Norwegian axing long-haul services from two Nordic capitals
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is axing several transatlantic and Asian routes as a consequence of low demand and continuing problems with Rolls-Royce Trent engines on its Boeing 787s.
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Flydubai 737 crash not triggered by 'pitch-up' illusion
Investigators believe that somatogravic illusion did not trigger the fatal Flydubai Boeing 737-800 accident sequence at Rostov-on-Don but might have contributed to a critical error by the aircraft’s captain.
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ATSB flags Indonesia AirAsia over A320 pressurisation problem
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued a formal safety recommendation to Indonesia AirAsia, asking that it review its pre-flight safety briefing and safety information card.
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Flydubai 737 crash captain mentally unprepared for go-around
Russian investigators believe the captain of a Flydubai Boeing 737-800 that crashed during a second go-around at Rostov-on-Don was psychologically unprepared for the manoeuvre and possibly suffering fatigue following a long hold.
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AtlasGlobal suspends operations until mid-December
Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal announced today that it will halt operations until December owing to economic problems.
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Lisbon restructures airspace to hike airport capacity
Portuguese air navigation service Nav Portugal has approved a project intended to increase the capacity of the capital’s Lisbon airport.
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Two CRJ900s apparently damaged by fuel truck at Dallas
Images have emerged of the aftermath of a serious ramp accident involving a fuel truck which appears to have struck two American Eagle Bombardier CRJ900s at Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Senior Italian regulatory figure to lead ICAO Council
Former senior Italian civil aviation authority figure Salvatore Sciacchitano has been elected as the president of the ICAO Council, succeeding Nigeria’s Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.
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Thales connected cockpit puts 5D flight management on horizon
Thales is promising a “game-changer” in flight management systems (FMS) with an internet-connected but secure system designed to let pilots take advantage of the full spectrum of available flight, weather and air traffic data to realise optimised flight trajectories for time and fuel efficiency – from 2024.
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South Korea completes 737NG ‘pickle fork’ inspections
South Korean authorities have completed structural crack inspections of all of the country’s 150 Boeing 737NGs.