All Safety News – Page 868
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Airbus misses out as Qatar Airways looks set to announce 20 Boeing 777 order
Qatar Airways is expected to announce shortly the finalisation of its large-widebody expansion plans, with the firming up of the major deal for 20 Boeing 777s that it first revealed last year.
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US pilots union takes aim at missile launcher defences, calling countermeasures 'unsafe and expensive'
The US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is set to oppose the installation of countermeasures systems on board civil aircraft as a means of protection from shoulder-launched missiles.
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CRJ900X plans start to crystalise
Bombardier outlines details of proposed 98-100 seater, which would have 3m stretch and more powerful engines
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Eurocontrol examines ACAS downlinking to boost safety
ATC intervention conflicting with system commands could be dramatically reduced
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Airbus closes in on A330F launch
European airframer poised to finally firm up long-held plans for 64t payload cargo derivative of long-range twinjet
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Algorithms hold key to help engines stay in good shape
TATEM forum highlights possibility of reducing aircraft maintenance costs by 50%
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Vive la revolution
France‘s technical air accident investigation system has been officially labelled as dysfunctional. Maybe now it will move to fix it
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FAA implicated in safety oversight
NTSB says regulator still lacks resources for proper supervision of US Part 135 charter aircraft operations