All Safety News – Page 159

  • News

    Angara An-148 rolls off runway end at Mirny

    2019-10-18T19:35:00Z

    Russian investigators are probing an overrun incident involving an Angara Airlines Antonov An-148 at Mirny in the Sakha republic. The aircraft – provisionally identified as RA-61713 – landed on Mirny’s runway 25 shortly after 09:00 following a service from Irkutsk. Russia’s Sakha division of the emergency situations ministry says the ...

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    TUI Airways chief confident of package-holiday opportunity

    2019-10-18T15:58:30Z

    TUI Airways managing director Dawn Wilson believes there remains plenty of life in package holidays and sees an opportunity for the company's business in that area to expand following the demise of travel rival Thomas Cook Group in September.

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    PenAir Saab 2000 overruns at Alaskan island airport

    2019-10-18T10:48:44Z

    US regional carrier PenAir has disclosed that 42 occupants were on board a Saab 2000 involved in a landing accident in Alaska on 17 October.

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    Romanian leader intervenes over Tarom vote-rig row

    2019-10-18T09:45:15Z

    Romania's outgoing prime minister has intervened to establish whether flag-carrier Tarom's management has complied with legal and operational requirements after serious allegations emerged that the carrier was pressured to engage in political influence.

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    Airline chiefs debate Heathrow slot rules and CO2 goals

    2019-10-18T09:16:00Z

    UK aviation policy and the environmental impact of air travel were under the microscope at the high-level, wide-ranging Airlines 2050 event held in London on 17 October.

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    Airbus proposing 319t A350-1000 for Project Sunrise

    2019-10-18T08:54:00Z

    Airbus has started listing the A350-1000 as having a maximum take-off weight of 319t, around 3t higher than any of the current weight variants featured in its most recent detailed technical data documents. The airframer had previously confirmed to FlightGlobal that it was looking at a higher MTOW figure. Nine ...

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    Southwest cancels 737 Max flights into February

    2019-10-17T17:39:39Z

    ​​Southwest Airlines is extending cancellation of flights on its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft through 8 February, days after its pilots' union estimated the aircraft would take longer to return to service than the Texas-based airline's previous cancellation through 5 January.

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    JAC flight attendant injured in ATR 42 'upset'

    2019-10-17T16:44:11Z

    Japanese investigators are probing an in-flight upset involving an ATR 42-600 during which a flight attendant was injured.

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    Qatar Airways and LATAM expand codeshare

    2019-10-17T16:24:05Z

    Qatar Airways and LATAM Airlines have expanded their codesharing agreement, now offering Qatar passengers connections to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Curitiba in Brazil; Lima, Peru; and Bogota, Colombia. LATAM passengers are now able to book Qatar flights between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Doha, Qatar.

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    Iraqi Airways seeks operators to serve EU routes

    2019-10-17T14:52:48Z

    Iraqi Airways is inviting bids from European operators to conduct services on its behalf to European destinations.

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    Winglet-fitted Superjets complete flight-test programme

    2019-10-17T09:15:58Z

    ​Sukhoi's civil aircraft division has wrapped up flight-testing of its winglet-equipped version of the Superjet 100.

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    Turkmenistan Airlines regains approval for EU operations

    2019-10-17T08:05:26Z

    European safety regulators have restored the third-country authorisation to Turkmenistan Airlines which had been withdrawn early this year.

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    Air Baltic calm over additional A220 engine inspections

    2019-10-17T07:27:03Z

    Air Baltic, the second-largest European operator of Airbus A220s, is following guidelines on engine checks in the wake of a series of failures which affected the Swiss A220 fleet.

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    Air Canada cancels 737 Max flights until middle of February

    2019-10-16T23:41:04Z

    ​Air Canada on 16 October became the latest airline to extend the removal of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its winter schedule, as an increasing number of carriers expect the jet will not be approved to return to service until early 2020.

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    A350-1000 to be Airbus's lead candidate for Project Sunrise

    2019-10-16T22:01:17Z

    ​Airbus is putting forward the A350-1000 as its lead contender for Qantas's ultra-long-haul initiative, Project Sunrise, as the Australian carrier prepares to conduct test flights using Boeing 787-9s.

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    Investigators probe HK A330 hydraulics incident

    2019-10-16T10:49:38Z

    Investigators are probing a serious incident involving hydraulic problems on an Airbus A330-200 which returned to Hong Kong after departing to Bali.

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    Ryanair to enter Armenian market

    2019-10-16T09:22:37Z

    Budget carrier Ryanair is to enter the Armenian market, with initial services early next year from the capital Yerevan and the city of Gyumri.

  • Airline Business

    ANALYSIS: UAE's airports dealing with a new challenge

    2019-10-16T08:55:07Z

    Three or four years ago, the United Arab Emirates' rival hubs were dealing with the challenges of success. Dubai International (DXB) was straining at the seams, with government operator Dubai Airports mulling a rapid expansion plan for the new Al Maktoum airport to ease pressure on the world’s busiest international ...

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    Swiss gradually starts returning A220s to flight status

    2019-10-15T21:35:30Z

    ​Swiss has started returning some of its Airbus A220s to flight status, following urgent engine checks triggered by another powerplant failure.

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    Third Swiss A220 failure spurs urgent engine checks

    2019-10-15T18:09:19Z

    ​Swiss has cancelled dozens of Airbus A220 services in order to conduct technical inspections on the fleet, following a third incident involving an engine failure in as many months.