All Safety News – Page 440
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Tyler takes IATA reins after highly charged AGM
Frustrations among Middle East carriers about association's transparency spill over during Singapore gathering as long-serving chief Giovanni Bisignani hands...
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Playing the long-game for IT merger wins
Once the posturing, negotiating and regulatory minefields of airline mergers have been overcome, the hard work begins on integrating IT to help deliver the...
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PARIS: Virgin Atlantic extends EcoPower engine wash agreement
All red - and green - Virgin Atlantic has extended its EcoPower engine wash agreement with Pratt & Whitney for its General Electric CF6-powered Boeing 747 fleet.
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Industry squares off against LightSquared
A pledge by broadband wholesale company LightSquared not to use part of its approved spectrum for a proposed 4G network has done little to sway fierce opposition...
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NewsPARIS: Massive AirAsia deal caps Airbus order frenzy
Low-cost carrier AirAsia finally let everyone fully in on the worst-kept secret at the Paris show, with a spectacular firm order for 200 A320neos.
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PARIS: L-3 wins Skylander avionics contract
L-3 Communications (static exhibition F186) has won an avionics deal for the Skylander SK-105 utility aircraft as a subcontractor to the main cockpit systems...
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Cargo's new connections
Fresh blood is shaking up the air freight market, and changing trade patterns emerging. But how much of a threat will they be to established carriers? ...
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PARIS: Thales tests cockpit equipment for A350
Testing is under way of Thales' cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft over the next six months.
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PARIS: Boeing warns airlines time's running out for training
Airlines are seeing greater numbers of their pilots being poached by competing carriers, a sure sign that the long-expected pilot shortage is kicking in despite continued economic gloom in the US and Europe.
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BA and cabin crew settle long-running dispute
British Airways (BA) and members of its cabin crew have formally settled their long-running industrial dispute after staff accepted a deal hammered out between...
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NewsPARIS: Repaired A380 takes flight at Le Bourget
Three days after a taxiing prang temporarily grounded it, an Airbus A380 test aircraft was flown at Le Bourget yesterday. "Love is in the air again!" crowed the manufacturer on Twitter.
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NewsParis: Boeing and American Airlines join forces for EcoDemonstrator
Boeing and American Airlines are joining forces for the EcoDemonstration programme, aimed at evaluating technologies for implementation on the existing 737, as well as a conceptual New Small Airplane.
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PARIS: Fuchs develops coolant for titanium machining
Fuchs' global aerospace team has developed Ecocool S761B, a soluble oil coolant for use in both ferrous and non-ferrous metalworking applications, primarily designed for machining hard metals such as titanium including Ti 6-4 and Ti-5553.
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PARIS: TAME, NAC deals boost ATR's order book
A contract signed with Ecuador's TAME followed by an order from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) saw ATR increase its Le Bourget orderbook to 60 new orders...
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PARIS: Avianca-TACA signs MoU for 51 A320s
Latin American carrier Avianca-TACA has signed a memorandum of understanding for 51 Airbus A320 aircraft, including 33 A320neos.
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Airbus joins forces with EC to develop biofuel roadmap
Airbus has teamed up with the European Commission, some European airlines and biofuel producers to develop a roadmap aimed at producing 2 million tonnes...
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Australian air services resume as ash cloud moves towards the Tasman
Australian air services resumed in staggered phases today, as the ash plume from the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano in Chile moves out of Melbourne, Sydney,...
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KLM to begin regular biofuel-powered flights in September
KLM is to begin a series of biofuel-powered flights between Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle in September.
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PARIS: L-3 secures EU safety approval for baggage scanner
Massachusetts-based L-3 Security & Detection Systems revealed that its "eXaminer XLB" baggage scanner has been granted the EU's Standard 3 aviation safety approval.
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PARIS: Altran and EADS eye airports of the future
France-based engineering consultancy Altran and EADS Innovations Works have joined forces to find solutions on how airport congestion could be avoided in future - and come up with two concepts for a post-2040 hub.