All Safety News – Page 355
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NewsINTERIORS: Turkish picks Lumexis for A330 IFEC systems
Turkish Airlines has selected Lumexis Corporation's Fiber-To-The-Screen (FTTS) fiber optic IFEC system for installation into two of its Airbus A330s.
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INTERIORS: Expliseat reveals weight-saving titanium seat
New kid on the block Expliseat aims to enter the market with a bang - promising to cut seat weight by "at least 50%" and thus shave off up to 5% from airlines' fuel bills.
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Fatal Sudan A310 overrun crew unaware of tailwind
Pilots of a Sudan Airways Airbus A310-300 which fatally overran after landing long at Khartoum had not realised that the aircraft was being subjected to...
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NewsCathay Pacific A330 damaged after air bridge collapses
A Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A330's forward passenger door was ripped off after a rear air bridge at Hong Kong International Airport collapsed on 7 April. The...
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NewsBoeing completes 787 final certification flight with improved battery
Boeing completed a final certification demonstration flight on the 787 Dreamliner with an improved battery design today, and will present data from its tests...
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NewsANA to train pilots for resumption of 787 operations
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is planning to put its Boeing 787 pilots through simulator training in April, to prepare them for the resumption of 787 operations. "We're...
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Aeroflot receives Superjet simulator
Aeroflot has taken delivery of a full-flight simulator for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, installed at its Moscow Sheremetyevo base. It is the third Superjet...
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NewsChina Eastern to add 56 new aircraft in 2013
China Eastern Airlines will be inducting 56 new aircraft into its fleet this year, the majority of which will be narrowbodies. These include 22 Airbus...
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NewsGol 737 declares emergency after two go-arounds
The flight crew of a Gol Boeing 737-700 declared emergency following two go-arounds while attempting to land at Imperatriz in an incident on 5 February. The...
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NewsStorm ice suspected in Etihad A340 cruise incident
Pilots of an Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600 diverted to Singapore after a sudden encounter with turbulent weather during cruise generated unreliable airspeed...
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NewsBoeing looks beyond batteries on latest 787 test flight
Boeing today completed two 787 test flights that was unrelated to the battery failures.
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Sukhoi bids to fix Superjet landing-gear glitch
Sukhoi is to release a service bulletin aimed at addressing landing-gear problems with the Superjet 100, following an incident at Moscow Sheremetyevo. The...
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NewsBoeing 'confident' of returning 787 to service soon
Boeing is confident that a 787 battery fix it proposed to US regulators will get the grounded aircraft back in the air soon. "We are very close......
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NewsAmerican-US Airways merger receives court approval
The bankruptcy court has approved the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways without a controversial $20 million payout to American chief executive...
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BA considering displaying A380 at Paris air show
British Airways is considering a proposal to have its first Airbus A380 participate in the upcoming Paris air show. Three of the flag-carrier's A380s...
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Ryanair strikes new crew pay deals
Ryanair has agreed pay increases and new rostering arrangements for cabin crew across the airline, as well as new pilot agreements at those Ryanair bases...
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Battery changes could take up to five days for each 787
Boeing now estimates that its proposed 787 battery modifications will consume four to five days for each aircraft, if US regulators approve the installation...
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NewsBoeing completes functional flight test on 787 battery fix
A Boeing 787 flew today for the first time since 11 April and only the second time since the fleet was grounded more than two months ago. The 135min,...
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Bombardier clears CSeries power-on milestone
Bombardier has cleared the power-on milestone in the lead-up to the scheduled first flight of the CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV-1) by late June. The...