All Safety News – Page 652
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IATA reiterates cost warning on 'inefficient' Middle East airspace
IATA is again pleading for reform of Middle Eastern airspace to save costs, warning that the region's airlines are "not immune" to the financial downturn.
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NewsEurope aims for 2015 SpaceShipTwo competitor
The prospect of an all-European competitor to US suborbital tourism projects has become stronger with the €7.3 million ($9.68 million) funding of the Future...
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NewsLive Q&A with David Learmount NOW
On Wednesday 28th January, Flightglobal.com’s Safety and Operations Editor David Learmount will be taking part in an exclusive live Q&A session on this very page between 3pm and 4.30pm GMT.
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SkyEurope scrabbles to replace repossessed 737 fleet
Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines is hoping to finalise dry-leases on some Boeing 737s as it wrestles to restore its depleted 737-700 fleet. US...
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NewsJAL plans route cuts in response to economic crisis
Japan Airlines plans to respond to the global economic slowdown in the coming year by cutting unprofitable routes
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Getting control of LOC
FedEx Express is leading efforts to tame the number one killer in the simulator and classroom, and its upset training curriculum may become an industry standard
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When water is the best option
The successful Hudson river ditching will give the world a chance to review the whole issue of force-landing aeroplanes on water. There is so much myth surrounding...
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Business: Good Week - Bad Week
Preliminary figures from the Russian flag carrier indicate a 26% rise in income and a full-year profit. This is despite seeing first-half profits...
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NewsFedEx ATR 42 catches fire after runway excursion at Lubbock
FedEx has confirmed that an ATR 42 operated by Idaho-based Empire Airlines and flying for FedEx as a cargo feeder flight was involved in a runway excursion at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas after a flight from the Fort Worth-Alliance Airport.
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Opinion
Comment: Time's up for Europe's flight time limitations
A study of Europe's flightcrew duty time limits says they are excessive. Airlines fear consequent changes will push costs up, but there is a better way of managing fatigue
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Lessors report surprisingly strong results
There was a lot of news out of the lessor community in the last week. GE and CIT reported their 2008 financial results.
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NewsMexicana poised to lease 25 717s
Mexicana is negotiating leases for about 25 Boeing 717s that will be used to replace the 25 Fokker 100s now operated by its low-cost unit Click. A...
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FAA safety alert sheds light on American 757 electrical emergency
A safety alert for operators (SAFO) recently published by the US FAA warns airlines to ensure that their flight manuals and training "reflect accurate abnormal...
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NewsBA forecasts full-year operating loss of £150m
British Airways is expecting to turn in a £150 million ($209 million) operating loss for the full year, and a £50 million operating loss for the third quarter. The...
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Ditched A320 crew had full hydraulics and electrical systems
Sources close to the investigation of the US Airways Flight 1549 ditching say the Airbus A320's left engine continued to run at about 35% fan speed (N1)...
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Swiss CEO Christoph Franz on consolidation
Amid the surge in merger activity and airline consolidation in Europe over the last six months, much has been made of the successful integrations of Air France with KLM and Lufthansa with Swiss International Air Lines
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NewsUK rethinks A380 wake separation from heavy jets
UK authorities are to revise certain Airbus A380 wake vortex separation standards after concluding that further examination of operational issues is needed...
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Battling birdstrikes
Assuming the US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in New York's Hudson river two weeks ago proves to have been brought down by Canada geese, the incident will...