All Safety articles – Page 62
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News
South African cancels flights due to strike
Strike disruption has forced South African Airlines to cancel all of its domestic and regional flights scheduled for Sunday 17 and Monday 18th November, although it will operate all of its scheduled international flights departing from Johannesburg’s Tambo airport on 17 November.
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Air Peace 737 captain seized control before wheel-loss landing
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that the captain of an Air Peace Boeing 737-300, which lost its nose-wheels on landing at Lagos, had suddenly taken control of the aircraft just moments before touchdown.
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Opinion
Is 737 Max nearing a comeback?
When will the 737 Max fly again? For months, it seemed one guess was as good as the next. You might as well have asked someone off the street.
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News
Go-around call overruled before damaging 737 landing
Investigators probing a landing which damaged an Air Peace Boeing 737-300 have revealed that the first officer called for a go-around but was overruled by the captain.
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News
Air Peace 737 landed off side of runway during rain
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that an Air Peace Boeing 737-500 touched down partially off the side of the runway at Port Harcourt, after landing long in poor weather conditions.
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US codeshare flights may be at risk: Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines’ codeshare flights to the United States could be affected by the US Federal Aviation Administration downgrading its safety rating to Category 2
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Azul and Alitalia announce codeshare agreement
Brazil’s low-cost airline Azul and Italian flag carrier Alitalia have announced a codeshare agreement which will allow smoother connections for customers of both airlines, due to go into effect on 2 December.
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Copa expedites E190 retirements as it eagerly awaits Max return
Copa Airlines will be phasing out its Embraer E190 aircraft and moving to a Boeing-only fleet faster than originally expected, while eagerly awaiting the Boeing 737 Max’s return to service, the Panama-based carrier tells analysts in the airline’s quarterly earnings call.
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Intercepted calls indicate high-level Russian ties in MH17
Investigators pursuing the criminal prosecution of individuals over the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have revealed evidence of close links between high-ranking Russian officials and the leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine.
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News
Fog rendered Jet2 737 'invisible' before taxi collision
Fog enshrouding East Midlands airport prevented tower controllers from realising that a parking stand was occupied by a Jet2 Boeing 737-300, before the jet was struck by a Ryanair 737-800 taxiing past it.
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Hawaiian-JAL JV expands scope to include Russia and India
Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Air Lines have expanded the geographic scope of their proposed joint venture to include numerous additional connections across Asia and the Pacific beyond direct Japan-Hawaii flights, as well as current and future service to India and Russia, in an attempt to show additional public benefits of ...
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Wizz chief derides airline rivals' zero-carbon pledges
Wizz Air chief Jozsef Varadi has scorned the pledges of airlines which are committing to becoming carbon-neutral in several decades’ time.
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News
Armenia's Taron-Avia ceases operations
Armenia’s civil aviation regulator has cancelled the air operator’s certificate of local carrier Taron-Avia.
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Hawaiian responds to US DOT for JAL joint venture
Hawaiian Airlines has submitted further detailed information to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) in support of its proposed joint venture with Japan Air Lines, as it strives to gain antitrust immunity for the transpacific alliance.
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News
Wrong speed, wind change caused ATR bad landing
An incorrect landing speed coupled with a sudden change in wind direction caused the hard landing of a Virgin Australia ATR 72-600, causing substantial aircraft damage, say investigators in a final report on the incident.
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News
Boeing's orders slipped in October as airlines swap 737 Max
Boeing's total number of commercial aircraft orders received in 2019 dropped by 11 during October as at least one customer swapped orders for the 737 Max to the 787.
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News
Silverstone ordered to suspend Dash 8 flights after audit
Kenyan regional carrier Silverstone Air Services has suspended operations of its Bombardier Dash 8 fleet following an audit from the country's civil aviation regulator.
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News
Tailwind and poor braking present before ERJ-145 excursion
Preliminary indications suggest the Envoy Air Embraer ERJ-145 which suffered a runway excursion at Chicago O'Hare had landed with a tailwind in gusting conditions.
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News
Door of Qantas A380 damaged during maintenance
A door on a Qantas A380 was damaged as the aircraft was undergoing scheduled maintenance in Sydney.
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Kuala Lumpur vows change after FAA downgrade
Malaysia’s civil aviation authority has requested a reassessment from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), as it vows to make “serious changes” to address apparent shortcomings.