All Safety News – Page 435
-
NewsSunny outlook for the Solar Impulse
After a problematic but ultimately successful turn at the Paris air show in June, the Solar Impulse is to be flown on two missions next year. And in 2014 a new prototype, still being designed, will be sent on a transatlantic trip
-
NewsMaintenance work blamed for El Al 777 landing gear failure
Israeli investigators have blamed overhaul work performed in Singapore for the 23 May "severe structural failure" of the main landing gear on a Boeing 777...
-
NewsAn-24 crew tried to divert before river ditching
Preliminary investigation into the fatal Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 ditching in the River Ob has determined that the crew initially intended to divert...
-
NewsAirbus delivers 800th A330 but freighter sales stay slack
Hong Kong Airlines is to operate the 800th Airbus A330 to roll off the production line at Toulouse. The airline, part of HNA Group, is taking the A330-200F,...
-
News
BAA to fight decision to force it to sell more airports
UK airports operator BAA is "dismayed" at the Competition Commission's confirmation that it must sell London Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airport,...
-
News
Embattled Tiger Australia appoints high profile safety advisor
Tiger Airways Australia has appointed an ex-Qantas chief pilot as a safety advisor to the CEO.
-
NewsNew carbon tax in Australia to up costs at airlines
A new carbon tax in Australia that will come into effect in a year has forced the country's carriers to raise cost estimates and issue warnings that these could be passed on to customers in the form of higher fares.
-
NewsAustralia probes GA sector’s high fatal accident rate
ATSB study reveals large discrepancy in deaths surrounding general aviation groups
-
News
UK govt to trial mixed-mode operations at Heathrow
Mixed-mode operations will be allowed at London Heathrow during times of severe disruption, under new measures unveiled last week by UK aviation minister...
-
NewsCathay first to sign up for revolutionary simulation system
Cathay Pacific and partner carrier Dragonair will be the first airlines to fit a motion-modifying system to all full flight simulators to make them feel...
-
NewsShannon re-opens after ATR 72 gear collapse
Shannon airport has re-opened after an incident yesterday in which an Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72's nose-wheel collapsed on landing. Operating as flight...
-
NewsLufthansa commences daily biofuel flights with A321
Lufthansa has launched the world's first regular scheduled commercial flights powered by biofuel. For six months, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 will fly...
-
News
Avianova sacks CEO and accuses him of 'misleading public'
Russian low-cost carrier Avianova has terminated the contract of chief executive Andrew Pyne and accused him of "misleading the public" to believe that his...
-
News
Finnair to operate Amsterdam-Helsinki biofuel flight
Finnair has become the latest airline to announce plans to operate flights partially-powered by biofuel.
-
NewsTiger Australia 'breached' AOC months before grounding: CASA
Tiger Airways Australia had breached its air operator's certificate before the country's safety regulator issued a show cause notice (SCN) to the airline...
-
NewsUS safety regulators push FAA to bolster MD-11 hard landing prevention
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is strongly urging the FAA to adopt new regulations specific to Boeing MD-11 aircraft to stave off a raft of hard landings that began in 1993 and continued through 2010.
-
News
Boeing and ANA complete 787 service ready validation
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) have completed the service ready operational validation (SROV) trials, covering routes to and from Tokyo's Haneda International airport.
-
NewsNext round of demo flights under Inspire project set to begin
The next round of demonstration flights under green air traffic management initiative Inspire is scheduled to take place this month.
-
News
Thomas Cook issues profit warning, reviews UK business
European tour operator Thomas Cook Group has launched a "fundamental strategic and operational review" of its UK business as it continues to be hit by difficult...
-
NewsCheaper oil means trouble
Jet fuel prices are trending down with crude, but that may be bad news for airlines