All Safety News – Page 574
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Investigators analysing CVR and FDR from crashed MD-11F
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a Boeing MD-11 freighter that crashed on take-off from Shanghai Pudong...
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Qantas reports 3.2% growth in October RPKs
Australia's Qantas Airways and its subsidiaries posted a 3.2% increase in RPKs in October compared with a year ago, largely due to growth in its international...
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Jetstar to reintroduce Cairns-Osaka non-stop in April
Australia's Jetstar will commence a four-times-weekly non-stop service on the Cairns-Osaka route, after securing an agreement with Cairns International airport.
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US Airways pilots request investigation into Delta slot deal
Pilots at US Airways represented by the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) have requested an investigation into a proposed slot swap between US Airways...
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BA agrees to compensation for mistaken fares
British Airways has reached an agreement with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to compensate consumers for cancellation penalties and other expenses...
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FAA extends ban on takeoffs with polished frost
FAA plans to officially ban aircraft taking off with polished frost on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft.
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NewsLufthansa Technik Philippines pushes for regional growth
The arrival of Lufthansa Technik to the Philippines nine years ago has helped the nation become a leading MRO light
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ANZ reports 6% fall in October traffic
Air New Zealand has posted a 6% drop in passenger traffic in October, as demand and capacity fell across all sectors.
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PNG gets funding to upgrade airports and improve CAA
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is planning to upgrade the country's 21 airports using funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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NewsUS investigators to assist Shanghai MD-11 crash inquiry
US investigators are to assist the Chinese Government's inquiry into the fatal loss of a Boeing MD-11 freighter on take-off from Shanghai Pudong
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NewsAvient MD-11F crashes at Shanghai days after delivery
Investigators in China have opened an inquiry after a Boeing MD-11 freighter, newly introduced to cargo carrier Avient Aviation, crashed on departure from Shanghai.
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NewsController transcripts detail effort to reach stray Northwest A320
Audio transcripts released by the US FAA have detailed air traffic controllers' bid to contact Northwest flight NW188
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NewsAirline failures push EU to consider extending passenger cover
European Commission regulators are opening a consultation aimed at tightening the financial protection for passengers opting to put together their own holiday...
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EC completes last PBN test flight in the Mint programme
An Airbus A321 operated by Swedish carrier Novair completed the last of ten flights today dedicated to testing performance based navigation (PBN) techniques...
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FAA snubs NTSB, ALPA requests on Rolls-Royce 777 engine ice directive
In a final airworthiness directive (AD) to be published Friday, the FAA has rebuffed efforts by both the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA)...
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In a spin over immunity pacts
As airlines ratchet up their moves for antitrust immunity with increasingly ambitious and global tie-ups, which side of the argument regulators will fall on remains a complicated picture
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Europe's low-cost carriers on the front foot
While European network carriers restructureand combat losses, their low-cost rivals are posting modest profits
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Is the tunnel end in sight for Asia?
Asian carriers are sounding cautious notes of optimism on improving economic signs in the region. Butlosses continued in the second quarter and the pressure mounts for Japan's struggling airlines