All Safety News – Page 686
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ST Aero unit buys flying school in Australia
A company linked to Singapore Technologies Aerospace has paid A$120,000 ($100,000) to buy the Bruce Hartwig Flying School near Adelaide. ST Aero says...
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Honeywell says E-Jets software issue resolved
Certain software issues that Embraer 170 and 190 operators experienced with the airliners' highly integrated Honeywell-built Primus Epic avionics suite have...
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NewsDoor still open to Aeromexico-Mexicana merger
Mexico's federal competition commission (CFC) is leaving the door open to a possible merger of the country's two largest airlines, even though it blocked...
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Court permits Kuwait Airways to seize Iraq-bound CRJ900s
Kuwait Airways is carrying out its threat to force the Iraqi Government to pay reparations over war damage by seizing interests in Bombardier regional jets...
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NewsZoom ceases flying after re-financing effort fails
Transatlantic operator Zoom Airlines has suspended operations with immediate effect, after failing to secure a re-financing package. "All flights have...
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NewsOxygen cylinder at centre of Qantas 747 blast investigation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued its preliminary factual report into an incident on 25 July in which the fuselage of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 was ruptured by an oxygen cylinder on-board that exploded.
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PICTURES: Crashed Itek 737's recorders badly damaged by fire
Russian investigators examining the flight recorders from the Itek Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in Kyrgyzstan have found that both devices were badly...
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Tighter CAA oversight follows undetected failings at Emerald
UK regulators have tightened their processes for detecting safety-related problems with operators, after an overrun incident involving a freight carrier...
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Eclipse confident of passing FAA and congressional scrutiny
Eclipse Aviation says it "welcomes" a US Federal Aviation Administration independent investigation into the...
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NewsSpanair MD-82 struck terrain tail-first: investigators
Spanish investigators have disclosed that the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which crashed on departure from Madrid Barajas last week descended and struck the ground...
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Opinion
Comment: Get-out clause
Computer modelling could provide a much more accurate - and safer - way of testing how easy it is to evacuate a new aircraft type after an accident. So why aren't airframers interested?
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NewsAUDIO: Montreal ATC recording captures moment of Air France 747 runway excursion
Montreal ATC recording captures moment of Air France 747 runway excursion
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Saudis blame procedural failure for fatal L-1011 explosion
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation administration believes a failure to follow safety procedures during the disassembly of a Lockheed L-1011 aircraft resulted...
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Southwest to exit three routes in November and cut close to 200 frequencies
Southwest Airlines will exit three city pairs as it alters its schedule between November and 11 January. Markets eliminated include: Birmingham, Alabama-Phoenix...
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FAA's proposed AD addresses CRJ de-icing fluid ingress
A spate of incidents involving de-icing fluid ingress into the cockpit of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft has prompted the US FAA to propose a new...
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Experience: Life and death played out for real on a Trident - almost
In the wake of the tragic 1985 British Airtours Boeing 737 accident at Manchester in which 55 people died following an engine fire on take-off, Cranfield University undertook a detailed study into aircraft evacuations on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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Airport operator decides to expand Bangkok's main airport
Airports of Thailand (AOT) has decided to proceed with the much anticipated expansion of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport although it still needs the approval...
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NewsCrashed Itek 737 was attempting return to Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan's transport ministry has confirmed that the Itek Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed yesterday near Bishkek had sought to return to the capital's...