All Ops & safety articles – Page 869
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Lufthansa’s blueprint for South American training
Chile-based Lufthansa LAN Technical Training is looking towards Brazil and Mexico in its ambitions to expand its Latin American operations
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Transponder drop-outs spark AD
Regulators urged to act quickly as fault on Honeywell device causes flight details to disappear from radar screens
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No simple solutions
This year’s Airline IT Summit was a chance for airline chief information officers to put forward their views on IATA’s Simplifying the Business campaign, which they will be responsible for implementing
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Rendezvous with reality?
Despite the headlines, industry revenues appear to have fallen in real terms, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Fabrice Tacoun
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Traffic heads up in first half
Traffic figures for the first half have come in pretty strong across the board, although capacity growth has been strong too. Unsurprisingly, low-cost carriers continue to outperform.
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New wave of US hopefuls mix luxury with low fares
Despite the usual dangers in establishing a new carrier in the USA, several start-ups are raising money, hiring staff and sealing aircraft leases to tackle domestic and transatlantic markets.
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Crossing the line?
Washington is testing the limits on how far a single nation can or should go in asking others to adopt its rules on regulating air security. Some argue that increasingly intrusive entry procedures and new requirements on overflights cross the line
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FAA’s challenge to change
Russell Chew, chief operating officer at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), looks ahead to a unique chance for fundamental restructuring of the US air transport system in the face of budget constraints, ageing technology and a welcome recovery in traffic, although revenues still lag
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US watchdog says FAA has billion dollar deficit problem
A US Government watchdog has warned that the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization will produce a $4 billion budget deficit by 2010 if its does not implement stringent cost cutting measures.