All Safety News – Page 767
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NewsNorthwest A320 landing incident tied to cocked nose wheel
In what appears on the surface to be a case of déjà vu, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating yet another Airbus A320 that has landed with its nose-wheel twisted at a 90-degree angle.
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Opinion
Comment: Green sidestep
The tensions over whether carbon trading should be a part of air transport's efforts to reduce its emissions mounted at the recent ICAO assembly. European...
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Garuda report says crash captain was fixated on landing
The report says on the approach the ground proximity warning system sounded 15 times, and the co-pilot called for the captain - the pilot flying - to go...
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NTSC issues recommendations in wake of Garuda crash
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has recommended improvements to pilot training, better oversight of airlines and an upgrade of...
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News
Scarce resources: Regional analysis
Many regionals are slowing their growth as they compete for pilots against domestic and foreign majors It is a small world for regional airlines,...
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News
Emissionary positions: will the EU get its way on emissions trading?
The global wrangle over whether airlines should take part in emissions trading is dividing into two camps: Europe is pressing on with its own scheme, whereas...
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Fear factor: the impact of price-fixing accusations on the air cargo industry
Air cargo has always prided itself on being a friendly and open industry. The US investigation into possible collusion over surcharges is changing all that ...
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China concern: shine wears off air cargo's most important market
Slowing growth and overcapacity have taken the shine off air cargo's most important market in recent months. But is it a temporary glitch or a worrying sign...
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NewsGMR and Sabena Flight Academy in pilot training joint venture at Hyderabad
Brussels, Belgium-based Sabena Flight Academy and the India-headquartered infrastructure group GMR have just signed an agreement to set up a pilot training...
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Chalks’ seaplane rebuild continues as commuter certification is revoked
The first of four Grumman Mallard amphibious aircraft owned by Chalks Ocean Airways could be airborne by the end of the first quarter 2008, after a lengthy...
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Taiwan's TransAsia to set up JVs in other markets
TransAsia looks beyond Taiwan Taiwan's airlines are continuing to lose domestic customers to new high-speed rail services, forcing them to look elsewhere...
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Airline union tensions rise in USA
Bitter pilots at American, United and US Airways threaten confrontation and expensive new contracts US airline labour unions, already on the warpath...