All Ops & safety articles – Page 870
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Analysis
Traffic analysis:Growth spurt
Last year passenger traffic finally got back on track with a surge of growth, although as growth rates now settle down, worries persist about the impact of high oil prices and slowing economies
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News
Sterling buys Maersk Air
Budget operator Sterling has acquired fellow Danish independent Maersk Air from the AP Moller shipping group, with the aim of increasing its scale in the Scandinavian low-cost market.
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Brazil’s independents press ahead
GOL and TAM are moving to claim more of Brazil’s domestic market as struggling Varig faces court-supervised restructuring.
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Space Shuttle escapes damage
Nasa says Space Shuttle Discovery escaped damage from a piece of foam shield that broke off the fuel tank during lift off but may have been hit on the wing by a smaller fragment.
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Chinese regulator updates foreign pilot laws
China’s pilot shortage has led the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to standardise and update regulations to help local carriers wishing to employ foreign aircrew.
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US FAA backs Chicago's plan for O'Hare upgrade
A US Federal Aviation Administration study of plans to modernise Chicago O’Hare airport has backed a proposal by the city’s leaders criticised just days ago by a federal government watchdog.
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BMI to axe Manchester-Washington
Star Alliance carrier BMI is axing its transatlantic service between Manchester and Washington, blaming the failure of ‘open skies’ talks and poor connections from the US airport for its decision
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Rolls-Royce interim sales up 20%
Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division has turned in half-year sales of £1.73 billion ($3 billion), up nearly 20% on the interim figure last year.
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A man’s world?
Despite advances by women in the workplace, only 6% of licensed pilots are female. But airlines and training companies could benefit if more of them flew
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Feed the dragon
Air transport in China is mushrooming, leading to a demand for more pilots from airlines – which in turn is fuelling a drive to find more capacity at flying schools
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Back to school
Almost four years on from 9/11, the pilot training market has bounced back fully. But the legacy of the attacks has fundamentally changed the industry