All Safety News – Page 648
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News
Old models for US regionals under pressure in downturn
Capacity purchase models that served as the backbone of US regional airline operations for the late 1990s and in the current decade are eroding as economic...
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NewsBrussels list reveals airlines will bankroll UK climate change effort
More than a quarter of the world's airlines will effectively be bankrolling the UK's effort to tackle climate change according to a list published by Brussels...
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NewsFifteen crew arrested in second SAA Heathrow drug bust
Another South African Airways crew has been arrested at London Heathrow following the seizure of drugs by border-control authorities. The UK Border...
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Australian court approves cartel fines against European airlines
An Australian court has formally ordered Air France-KLM, Cargolux and Martinair to pay a combined A$16 million ($11 million) in fines for price-fixing in...
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NewsNTSB aims to shift Colgan Q400 wreckage within two days
US National Transportation Safety Board investigators have cleared around half the wreckage of the crashed Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 from the impact site...
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Lufthansa move for Austrian hits trouble as EC launches probe
European regulators threaten to pull the plug on the German carrier's deal to buy struggling Austrian
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Opinion
Comment: no judicial mistake
In this column we have, several times, argued that air accidents in which unintentional human error is a factor should not lead to the criminal prosecution...
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Global aviation under pressure to deliver climate deal
A group of four airlines worried that high-level climate change talks will end without any credible global deal have formed a new...
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NewsSIA cutting 17 aircraft and raises prospect of retrenchments
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to cut 17 aircraft from its fleet in the coming fiscal year and the airline's management met with unions today to warn that...
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News
Radomir Lasak: Window of opportunity for CSA
Czech Airlines chief executive Radomir Lašák's turnaround of the Prague-based airline is set for its ultimate test as the SkyTeam carrier's long planned privatisation was formally launched in February
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News
Ecuador's carriers face pressure to change
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is showing his economics background with a series of measures that are forcing local airlines to modernise and seek cross-border...
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News
What does the future hold for Aer Lingus?
Aer Lingus insists it has a strong strategy for growth, despite fierce criticism from Ryanair
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News
Evolutionary path for marketing
An Airline Business survey of top airline executives finds that carriers are not cutting back their marketing spend during these tough economic times. Instead, marketing techniques are evolving as the internet continues to open up new opportunities for reaching out directly to customers
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News
Storm clouds gather on Thai Airways
Faltering Thai Airways is facing a demand crisis without a president as the country's airlines wilt under local pressure
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News
NTSB: Colgan 3407 pitched up despite anti-stall push
Flight data recorder information shows the Colgan Air Q400 that crashed in Buffalo Thursday night pitched 31 degrees nose-up after stick shaker and stick pusher systems activated
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NewsColgan 3407 update: Aircraft appears to have landed in flat attitude
Investigators say the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 that crashed Thursday night landed in a relatively flat attitude with the stick shaker and stick pusher activated
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NewsNTSB: Severe pitch and roll excursions just before Colgan crash
NTSB says twin turboprop experienced “severe” pitch and roll excursions after the crew selected 15 degrees of flaps in preparation for landing
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News
Second BA CityFlyer incident in days closes LCY runway again
For the second time in just over a week, an incident involving a British Airways CityFlyer regional jet has closed the runway at London City Airport.
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News
NTSB identifies crashed Colgan Q400 as investigation begins
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials have formally identified the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 that crashed last night on approach to Buffalo.
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NewsSR Technics to close Dublin maintenance base
Maintenance firm SR Technics is to close its Dublin base, one of its three main European stations, as a result of the loss of business for the centre. SR...