All Safety News – Page 734
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Fixing the Fixers - study reveals how poor maintenance is causing safety fears
The servicing of airliner escape slides is just one area of concern cited in a study of incidents arising directly out of poor maintenance
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Transport Allianz Transall C-160 destroyed by fire in Papua
This Transport Allianz Transall C-160 cargo aircraft, operated by Indonesian carrier Manunggal Air Service, was gutted by fire last Thursday soon after landing...
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GE identifies 13,000 defective fan blades on CF34-powered CRJ200s
General Electric will sell, at a heavy discount, CF34-3B1 engine fan blades to Bombardier CRJ operators affected by a service bulletin calling for replacements...
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Crew of wing-strike Lufthansa A320 was offered different runway
German investigators have yet to release initial findings about the recent highly public wing-strike incident involving a Lufthansa Airbus A320 at Hamburg,...
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NetJets Europe hiring pilots as growth continues
Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe plans to more than 200 crew members in 2008, having employed...
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UK CAA warns of escape slide safety risk
Faulty aircraft escape slides frequently put the lives of passengers at risk, according to the findings of a UK study into the main causes of maintenance-related...
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Breakdown in ATC communication led to serious Irish air proximity incident between MD-83 and Boeing 737
Irish investigators are attributing a serious air proximity incident between a Flightline Boeing MD-83 and a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 last September to a breakdown...
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Philippines establishes CAA to win back Category 1 aviation safety rating
Philippine president Gloria Arroyo has approved the establishment of a new aviation safety oversight body,...
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NewsBoeing says simulator test shows 787 software catching up
Boeing has reached a development milestone in the 787 programme's previously troubled flight-control software code, with a simulated flight from Seattle-Tacoma...
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Boeing/AgustaWestland team for Australian helicopter training
Boeing Australia and AgustaWestland have teamed to bid for Australia's Air 9000 Phase 7 helicopter training...