All Safety News – Page 1285
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Air Foyle consortium takes controlling stake in CityJet
Chris Jasper/LONDON A consortium led by UK cargo carrier Air Foyle has purchased a controlling stake in Irish independent airline CityJet for a sum in excess of Ir£5 million ($6.8 million). Sources close to the deal say that it should stabilise Dublin-based CityJet and allow it develop its ...
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New date set for launch of Delta III
The launch of the Boeing Delta III has been rescheduled for 14 April following two launch cancellations on 6 and 7 April. The first cancellation was because of higher than acceptable winds, which, in the event of a launch failure, could have blown toxic gases into populated areas. The ...
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O'Hare near-collision
Two Boeing 747s avoided a collision at Chicago O'Hare Airport, USA, by about 8m (26ft), according to an initial assessment by the US National Transportation Safety Board. At 02:08 on 1 April an Air China 747 freighter, taxiing to the cargo terminal after landing on runway 14R, took a wrong ...
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Fuel approval
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved the use of a new aviation gas for use in thousands of piston aircraft, already approved to burn unleaded car fuel. The approval should help to spur the introduction of the 82-octane lead-free aviation gas, 82UL, as a replacement for 80-octane leaded avgas. ...
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Eurocontrol monitors Europe's ACAS progress
Emma Kelly/LONDON Eurocontrol is sending questionnaires to all users of European airspace to determine operators' ability to meet Europe's airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II) mandate, which takes effect from 1 January, 2000. The European ACAS mandate calls for all civil fixed-wing turbine-engined aircraft with a maximum take-off ...
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Yugoslav conflict forces airspace rethink
The conflict in Yugoslavia has forced Eurocontrol to conduct a major re-organisation of airspace in the region, with large areas of Balkan airspace closed to civil air traffic. On 24 March, Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU), which monitors traffic flows and airspace use in Europe, closed the airspace ...
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SIA and Lufthansa Cargo start anew
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Lufthansa Cargo have launched a joint cargo express programme, broadening each other's route networks from 1 April. The airlines have signed an interline agreement, giving each other's aircraft priority handling at their respective hubs. SIA will be able to ship freight to 15 new destinations in ...
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Cathay extends deadline in pilots' pay dispute
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways pilots have until 30 April to respond to an offer of stock options in exchange for a pay cut. The Hong Kong Air Crew Officers' Association (AOA)has welcomed the extension of the deadline, from 6 April to 30 April. Cathay initially tried to ...
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KAL Clarification
In the article "KAL faces new penalties after two new incidents", it was stated that Korean Air (KAL) "was banned last year from flying to Cheju" (Flight International, 24-30 March). The penalty imposed by the South Korean Government on KAL after a series of landing incidents in 1998 included a ...
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Legend Airlines plans lift-off before 2000
Completion of terminal construction at Dallas Love Field and finalisation of the US Federal Aviation Administration's Part 121 operating certificate process is expected to allow Legend Airlines to initiate services from the Texas airport in September. Plans to begin interstate business-class operations using 56-seat McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s may be ...
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Malaysia Airlinesplans to sell aircraft in consolidation plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Malaysia Airlines (MAS)plans to sell three Boeing 747 Combis, one 737-300F freighter and five 737-500s under its fleet consolidation programme. According to MAS vice-president of asset management Razali Harun, the company wants to base passenger operations on 737-400s, 777-200s and Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 747-400s, ...
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BAeFT leads training move to Europe
David Learmount/LONDON British Aerospace Flight Training (BAeFT) will be the first professional pilot training school to take advantage of the Joint Aviation Regulations for flight crew licensing (JAR FCL) when it moves its operations from Prestwick, Scotland, to Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in September. BAeFT's move to ...
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Emerging power
Max Kingsley-Jones/MUSCAT Oman Air is embarked on a programme of expansion and restructuring OMAN, on the Gulf's eastern side, rests in the shadows cast by the cosmopolitan regions to its west, such as Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai. The country has chosen not to follow its neighbours ...
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Rising forces
Rapid growth in Gulf air transport has spawned new carriers and put pressure on others. Max Kingsley-Jones reports. The developing air transport market in the Gulf has been one of the 1990s' most fascinating stories as well as one of the most difficult to unravel - for observers outside the ...
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Gulf bites back
Max Kingsley-Jones/BAHRAIN Gulf Air is fighting back from financial crisis with a clear strategy for the future Gulf Air has been through considerable pain over the past four years. Losses mounted to over $130 million and debts rose to $1.5 billion during two financially disastrous years in the ...
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The environment starts to hot up
The environmental debate, it seems, is back with a vengeance. Europe's decision to call a halt to hushkitting has already sparked an acrimonious transatlantic row and there is every indication that this is only for starters. A discussion paper is due from the European Commission (EC) within weeks and, if ...
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Israeli skies are opened up
Israel has laid down the basis for a competitive airline industry. Not only has the Government granted international passenger rights to domestic carrier Israir, it has also licensed the Tel Aviv-based air transport company, Cargo Airlines (CAL), to compete fully with El Al on international freight routes. Against ...
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FAA sees growth continue
The US Federal Aviation Administration has unveiled its latest commercial aviation forecast showing continued growth in the US domestic market and an even stronger rise in international markets. In the immediate term, the FAA believes that the US domestic market will see passenger numbers rise again by 2.4% ...
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News in brief
ProAir eyes public - Detroit-based ProAir plans to go public this year. The new entrant carrier is completing its final, $30 million, private placement and is planning an initial public offering. ProAir, which has received a fourth Boeing 737 and plans to add five this year, aims to add to ...
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Mexicans divided over Cintra
Mexican ministers have failed to agree on the future of Cintra, the holding company for Aeromexico and Mexicana. Unless they find a way to resolve their differences, the issue could be decided by Mexico's President Zedillo. The immediate question is what sanctions the competition commission can impose on Cintra ...