All Safety News – Page 737
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Singapore 2008: Boeing bullish on biofuels ahead of Virgin demo flight
Boeing believes that biofuel blends will eventually be cheaper for airlines to use than conventional kerosene if the price of a barrel of crude oil remains...
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BA 777 accident report
The AAIB report refers to studies of the fuel flow system "taking account of the environ-mental and aerodynamic effects". This is understood to refer to...
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Airbus claims first with A340 electric brake test
Airbus says the successful trial in February of an electrically activated braking system (EABS) on its A340-600 development...
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Australia issues tender for firefighting services
Australia's National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC) is seeking proposals on new aerial capabilities that...
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Credit crunch hits flight students' loan applications
The worldwide credit crunch is forcing flight students to take up smaller student loans at higher interest rates, yet the impact on flight schools in the...
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QantasLink Boeing 717 damaged in heavy landing
investigation Emma Kelly Perth QantasLink 717 damaged in landing The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a heavy landing...
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Comment - Why don't pilots take icing seriously?
Icing is an operator problem that never goes away. An extensive study by this magazine (Flight International, 27 September-3 October 2005) found that although...