All Safety News – Page 451
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Air Canada pilots reject tentative agreement
Air Canada's pilots have voted not to adopt a tentative collective bargaining agreement that included a proposal by the airline to create a new low cost...
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NewsLufthansa firms up order for five 777 freighters
Lufthansa has firmed up its agreement with Boeing for five 777 freighters but will not make a decision on whether the aircraft will operate for its Lufthansa...
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NewsMissing Sol Saab 340 had crashed, no survivors
Rescuers have located the crash site of a Sol Lineas Aereas Saab 340 turboprop, which was earlier reported missing with 22 people on board in Argentina. None...
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Sol Saab 340 reported missing in Argentina
A Saab 340 turboprop operated by Argentinian carrier Sol Lineas Aereas has been reported missing, with reports indicating that it had crashed.
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RAA 2011: Bombardier says CRJ1000 fuel burn beats expectations
Nearly five months into its operation, the Bombardier CRJ1000 is beating previously advertised fuel burn by 4%.
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Bombardier eyeing 90-seat Q400 for 'second half of this decade'
Bombardier has given its strongest indication yet that it intends to offer a stretch of its 70-seat Q400 turboprop.
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Partial power loss on Qantas A380 caused by oil leak
An oil leak in a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine has been identified as the cause behind a partial power loss on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 this February.
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QF32 prompts removal of 53 Trent 900s from service
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce initiated the removal of 53 Trent 900 engines from service following last November's uncontained engine failure on a Qantas...
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ATSB focuses on Rolls-Royce's quality control in QF32 probe
Australian investigators are reviewing Rolls-Royce's quality control procedures as a probe into last November's uncontained Trent 900 engine failure on a...
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Blade failure behind Qantas 747 engine shutdown
Australian investigators have traced the cause of last November's Qantas Airways Boeing 747-400 contained engine failure to the engine's high pressure compressor...
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RAA2011: Embraer not ready to pull new narrowbody trigger unless Boeing opts for 180 seats
Embraer has no plans to pursue a new narrowbody offering unless Boeing opts to abandon the 120- to 150-seat market in favour of a 180-seat aircraft, according...
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NewsInitial AF447 evidence does not require operator action
Airbus has issued an information telex to operators stating that no immediate action is required as a result of preliminary data from the Air France Airbus...
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Opinion
Comment: The future is big
Emirates is making serious money while EasyJet has its major shareholder worried. The difference between the two may have more to do with hardware than strategy
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EBACE: Saab receives jet order for anti-missile system
Saab will install an anti-missile system on a commercial Dornier 328Jet operated by Mexican air taxi and humanitarian charter operator FlyMex.
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Opinion
Comment: Cranfield cabin air test finds toxins
Cranfield University's study of cabin air quality has served a useful scientific purpose, even if it is not as useful as the test team might have hoped.
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Virgin Atlantic pilots to be balloted for strike
Pilots at Virgin Atlantic Airways are to be balloted for strike action over pay and conditions.
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Industry debates cargo security responsibilities
It is six months since the Yemen bomb plot focused attention on air cargo security - but there is ongoing debate among interested parties on the best way forward
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Lifting hopes: new production freighters' prospects assessed
After a long period during which new freighters were rare, three new types have come along almost at once. How will these widebody cargo carriers change the sector?
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NewsAF447 flight-data and cockpit-voice recorder data is readable
French investigators have confirmed that the flight recorders from the crashed Air France Airbus A330-200s contain readable data. The Bureau d'Enquetes...