http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbTue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223622/iata-accident-rate-up-but-fatalities-lower-in-2007.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223622/iata-accident-rate-up-but-fatalities-lower-in-2007.html IATA’s bid to slash the commercial air transport accident rate for Western-built aircraft has suffered a setback after losses in Indonesia and Africa drove the figure up by 15% last year. The organisation set a target to reduce the 2006 figure of 0.65 hull losses per million flights to just 0.49 in 2008. But accidents in Indonesia quadrupled the Asia-Pacific region’s rate to 2.76, while Africa and Latin America showed only marginal improvements to 4.09 and 1.61 respectively. Brazil was the scene of the year’s worst accident, the TAM Airbus A320 overrun at Sao Paulo Congonhas in July, which resulted in nearly 200 fatalities. IATA points out that the overall number of fatalities fell by nearly a fifth, to 692, despite the number of accidents rising to 100 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223638/airbus-confirms-new-a380-delays.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/13/223638/airbus-confirms-new-a380-delays.html Airbus has confirmed a new round of delays to the A380 programme that will affect deliveries at least this year and next year. The manufacturer says in a statement that it has “completed the A380 programme review and is now informing customers about changes to its delivery schedule”. It says it now plans for 12 deliveries this year, rather than 13 as previously expected, and 21 next year, instead of 25. “Details about the new plan and the further ramp-up and delivery slots in 2010 and the following years will be discussed with customers in the coming weeks,” it adds. “The results of this review do not, at this stage, cover the financial impact. The exTue, 13 May 2008 07:18:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223606/headline-briefings.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223606/headline-briefings.htmlFinmeccanica 'poised for major US buy' DEFENCE Speculation is rife that Italian defence and aerospace group Finmeccanica is poised to make what would...Mon, 12 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223627/power8-or-powerout.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223627/power8-or-powerout.htmlAirbus has now twice failed to realise key aspects of its grand cost-cutting schemeMon, 12 May 2008 14:22:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223603/gulf-air-names-new-chairman-and-appoints-ex-ba-exec-to-board.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223603/gulf-air-names-new-chairman-and-appoints-ex-ba-exec-to-board.html Bahrain’s Government has appointed Talal Al-Zain as chairman of flag-carrier Gulf Air, succeeding Mahmood Al-Kooheji. Al-Zain is the chief executive of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s investment division, Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, and was formerly at financial firms Investcorp and Chase Manhattan.Former British Airways flight operations director Lloyd Cromwell Griffiths has also been appointed to the Gulf Air board.Gulf Air’s board of directors includes Jawad Habib Jawad, Adel Kanoo, Mohammed Farooq Al-Moayyad, Khalid Omar Al-Romaihi, and Mustafa Al Sayed. Source: flightglobal.com's sister premium news site Air Transport Intelligence news Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223578/single-european-sky-is-born-in-rome.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/12/223578/single-european-sky-is-born-in-rome.htmlAfter a long and painful gestation, the Single European Sky (SES) was born in Rome on 6 May. Nearly 500 people from the industrial and institutional partners...Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/09/223589/bombardier-eyes-london-city-airport-operations-with-cseries.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/09/223589/bombardier-eyes-london-city-airport-operations-with-cseries.html Bombardier's CSeries small mainline airliner could be cleared to operate from London City airport from 2014. Speaking at the manufacturer's pre-Farnborough...Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/09/223576/isle-of-man-carrier-euromanx-suspends-operations.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/09/223576/isle-of-man-carrier-euromanx-suspends-operations.html Isle of Man-based regional EuroManx has this morning announced it is ceasing operations, citing increased fuel costs and reduced passenger numbers. EuroManx, which operated a pair of Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops, has been flying for the last five years on domestic routes from the Isle of Man. But a statement on 9 May says it is ceasing operations and will operate no further flights. © Simon Murdoch A EuroFri, 09 May 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223568/air-canada-latest-carrier-to-detail-787-delivery-delays.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223568/air-canada-latest-carrier-to-detail-787-delivery-delays.htmlBoeing has told Air Canada deliveries of its first 787 will be pushed out up to 30 months, resulting in first delivery around January 2012.Thu, 08 May 2008 21:18:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223564/video+pictures-finnair-a319-to-carry-retro-finnish-airlines-livery.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223564/video+pictures-finnair-a319-to-carry-retro-finnish-airlines-livery.html Finnair is to follow the trend for retro colour schemes by painting an Airbus A319 in a 1950s livery. Chief executive Jukka Hienonen revealed the plan, which will mark the airline's 85th anniversary, at a briefing in Helsinki today. © Finnair Finnair's retro 1950s livery The aircraft will carry the blue-striped 'Finnish Airlines' colours and will begin flights at the end of July. Cabin crew will also be dressed in uniforms from the pThu, 08 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223539/icelandair-cargo-chief-resigns.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223539/icelandair-cargo-chief-resigns.html Icelandair Cargo managing director Petur Eiriksson has resigned from his post at the head of the freight division. He is stepping down after leading the company since it was founded eight years ago. Icelandair Cargo has just decided against acquiring a batch of Airbus A330-200 freighters and Eiriksson says that, while he supports the decision, he believes the new strategy requires a new leader. Eiriksson, who has been with Icelandair Group and Flugleidir for 26 years, will take a seat on the Icelandair Cargo board. No successor has yet been named. Source: flightglobal.com's sister premium news site Air Transport Intelligence news Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223524/dnata-ties-up-with-dubais-empire-aviation-to-offer-luxury-air-travel.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/08/223524/dnata-ties-up-with-dubais-empire-aviation-to-offer-luxury-air-travel.html Emirates Group's ground services division Dnata is expanding its business jet charter business...Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/07/223537/baa-claims-no-forewarning-of-serious-terminal-5-problems.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/07/223537/baa-claims-no-forewarning-of-serious-terminal-5-problems.html UK airport operator BAA’s chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd, has told a Parliamentary committee that there were no indications of any problems which would have led the company to postpone the opening of London Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Rudd and BAA chief executive Colin Matthews were answering questions from Parliament’s transport select committee over the 27 March switch of British Airways services to the new building. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and thousands of items of luggage misplaced over the following two weeks as BAA battled to address problems with the terminal’s baggage-management system. Addressing the committee, Rudd said he was “bitterly disappointed” that the transfer had not proceeded smoothly. But he insisted that, while a number of problems “might have been foreseen”, there was none of a size that would have led BAA to stop the openiWed, 07 May 2008 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/06/223512/ntsb-double-engine-trouble-disabled-beech-1900c-in-southern-sudan.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/06/223512/ntsb-double-engine-trouble-disabled-beech-1900c-in-southern-sudan.htmlThe US National Transportation Safety Board is reporting that “power loss in both engines” preceded the crash of a chartered Beech 1900C that crashed on Friday, killing both pilots and all 18 passengers on board, including Sudan defence minister Dominic Dim Deng. Tue, 06 May 2008 21:11:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/06/223496/northwest-easyjet-praise-pws-geared-turbofan.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/06/223496/northwest-easyjet-praise-pws-geared-turbofan.htmlNorthwest, easyJet praise P&W's geared turbofanTue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/06/223492/headline-briefings.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/06/223492/headline-briefings.htmlThielert insolvency grounds Cessna diesels SCANDAL The accounting scandal that led diesel engine maker Thielert to insolvency has also...Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/05/223460/iata-sees-more-signs-of-slowdown-in-march.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/05/223460/iata-sees-more-signs-of-slowdown-in-march.htmlAirline passenger traffic figures for March are a further indication of the slowing growth rate of air travel demand, warns the International Air Transport...Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/02/223481/faa-mandates-a320-stabilizer-inspections.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/02/223481/faa-mandates-a320-stabilizer-inspections.htmlThe US FAA has finalized an airworthiness directive (AD) first proposed in October, calling on operators of 721 US-registered Airbus A320-family aircraft to perform a one-time inspection of the aircraft’s trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator (THSA).Fri, 02 May 2008 23:06:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/02/223428/slot-trading-an-acceptable-practice-says-european-commission.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/02/223428/slot-trading-an-acceptable-practice-says-european-commission.htmlEuropean regulators have formally acknowledged, for the first time, the potential value of secondary slot-trading between airlines, in a clarification of...Fri, 02 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/02/223427/lufthansa-cargo-to-conduct-krasnoyarsk-test-flights.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/05/02/223427/lufthansa-cargo-to-conduct-krasnoyarsk-test-flights.htmlLufthansa Cargo has signed an agreement that could result in transferring its Asian freight hub to Krasnoyarsk, Russia, if the airport's navigation systems...Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT