All Ops & safety articles – Page 892
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PW6000 lands long-awaited launch deal as LAN signs up
Airline selects engine to power 15 A318s providing P&W with much-needed boost
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MD-82 suffered double flame-out
Flightcrew of West Caribbean Airways twinjet reported that the aircraft was ‘uncontrollable’ before fatal crash
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Under pressure: How aviation became the cash cow for the green lobby
Commercial aviation has striven to reduce noise and emissions, but politicians are stepping up calls for greater effort
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BA to use loophole to avoid passenger compensation
UK flag carrier pins faith in European rules covering ‘extraordinary circumstances’
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Green light
Development of hydrogen-powered aircraft remains stuck in low gear. What is stalling this apparently highly efficient and environmentally sound technology?
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NewsQantas prepares widebody RFP
Australian carrier to seek bids from Airbus and Boeing for up to 100 aircraft to replace existing fleet and to expand
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Labour turbulence shakes Aer Lingus management
A bitter labour row over a leaked memo about cuts greeted new Aer Lingus chief executive Dermot Mannion when he assumed the leadership of the Irish state-owned carrier in August.
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Africa’s era of liberalisation
The African airline industry is starting to benefit from liberalisation, but there are still many challenges ahead, says Elijah Chingosho, technical director of the African Airlines Association
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AnalysisAirline alliance analysis: Collective gains
As the alliances build ever more wide-reaching networks and become truly global, their attention is turning to finding ways to cut costs in new areas, and from some unexpected sources
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Alitalia thrown final lifeline
Italian flag carrier Alitalia is hoping a European Commission (EC) approved recapitalisation, coupled with a raft of restructuring measures, will enable it to return to profit next year.
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NewsAlliance values
The original bright revenue promises of the global alliances may have lost their lustre in today’s competitive reality, but initiatives in new areas such as distribution may revive early hopes that airlines could add more value together than apart