All Safety News – Page 743
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Flight instruments 'not good enough for RNP approaches', says IFALPA
Existing primary flight instrumentation "is no longer adequate and safe for the developing RNP [required navigation performance] environment", says the International...
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Crashed BA 777 had adequate fuel, engines did not shut down
The British Airways Boeing 777-200ER which crash landed at London Heathrow on 17 January had adequate fuel on board and that both engines continued to generate...
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Iberia A340 broke proximity sensors in heavy landing, preventing thrust reverser deployment
Iberia has yet to decide whether to repair the Airbus A340-600 that overran at Quito, Ecuador, after striking the runway so hard during landing that damaged...
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SAS claims crashed Q400 valve flaw prevalent in fleet
Scandinavia's SAS Group is claiming to have discovered door-valve problems in two-thirds of its grounded Bombardier Q400 turboprops, three months after a...
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US airlines step up to in-flight internet
Airborne broadband connectivity is in strong demand in the USA, with carriers seeking to put either air-to-ground or satellite-based systems on board aircraft...
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Scaled Composites faces prosecution over fatal explosion
Scaled Composites could still face a criminal or civil prosecution over the explosion that occurred on 26 July 2007 killing three of its employees. The...
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Failure never an option for Airbus A380 service entry
Airbus's intense efforts to ensure that the A380 had a smooth service entry with Singapore Airlines have paid off, with just one technical delay suffered so far
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Seaplane operator Harbour Air conquers Canada's west coast
profile kate sarsfield london harbour air conquers canada's west coast Since its launch more than a quarter of a century ago Canada's Harbour...
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Seaplanes make a comeback
taking to the water murdo morrison glasgow Seaplanes are back. Two types are re-entering production and new operators include the UK's first...
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UPS begins environmental- and capacity-enhancing operations at Louisville
A UPS Boeing 757 equipped with an electronic flight bag (EFB), automatic-dependent...
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Comment - Local difficulty
Making room for national terrain- or weather-driven differences in pan-European pilot licensing regulations at the leisure-flying end of the scale may not...
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Sabena is first to offer third-party Eclipse 500 pilot training
Arizona-based Sabena Airline Training Centre (SATC) has received US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to offer Eclipse 500 type rating pilot training at the company’s Falcon Field facility in Mesa.
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UK battles to save IMC rating for GA pilots
The UK general aviation community is bracing itself for a bitter and protracted battle with up 27 European Union member states whose widespread opposition...
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New security regime for Open Skies
Open skies reform is set to revolutionise transatlantic security standards with the real prospect of the USA at last agreeing to one-stop security for transatlantic...