All Safety News – Page 627
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News
Fault on Embraer 170 leads to actuator redesign
Actuators used to move the wing slats on Embraer 170s have been redesigned as a consequence of a fault discovered by airline operators in Australia and overseas.
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Swine flu drives 30% drop in traffic at Mexicana
Mexicana has seen its traffic fall by about 30% since the onset of the swine flu epidemic late last month.
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NASA lunar timeline
timeline 1989 July President George H Bush's Space Exploration Initiative speech. 1989 November NASA 90-day study of Moon and Mars exploration. ...
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P&W sees GTF architecture as viable for nextgen widebodies
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has not found any thrust limitations to its geared turbofan engine architecture, and believes its design is capable of powering the...
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Saudi Arabia selects Sensis surveillance for two airports
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has selected surface and terminal area surveillance systems built by Sensis Corp for the King Fahad...
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PICTURES: Wideroe accepts delivery of Bombardier's first Q400 NextGen
Bombardier has delivered the first Q400 NextGen turboprop to Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe. Wideroe accepted the aircraft - the first of six on...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing completes 747-8F forward fuselage assembly
Boeing has completed assembly of the forward fuselage of the airframer's first 747-8 freighter. The manufacturer has transported
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Long road lies ahead for United in contract talks
North American carriers United Airlines and Air Canada both face challenging contract talks with determined unions
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Opinion
Comment: What turns a crisis into a catastophe?
As network carrier leaders meet at the IATA annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur in early June, they can be forgiven for feeling glum. With the industry in its worst crash dive in living memory, what is the prognosis for recovery and structural change?
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Second fare war erupts in Hawaii
Mokulele's entry into the Hawaiian inter-island market in late 2008 has once again triggered discounting in the region
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Mid-air turbulence: Solutions for LCC leadership
In the secondof a two-part feature, Spencer Stuartexecutives propose someremedies to ease low-cost carriers' growing pains