All Safety News – Page 245
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AAPA highlights government role in infrastructure planning
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines has highlighted the important role of governments in ensuring that a country has sufficient aviation infrastructure to meet the expected passenger traffic growth.
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St Maarten jet-blast accident kills tourist
Police on the Caribbean territory of St Maarten have disclosed that an individual has been fatally injured by jet blast at the island's Princess Juliana international airport.
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NewsNewark dual approaches requires air space rework: PANYNJ
The renewed push for dual approaches at Newark Liberty International airport by United Airlines is feasible with an air space rework, say Port Authority officials.
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Drone collision suspected after TB10 damaged
Australian investigators are examining a Socata TB10 light aircraft to establish whether it struck an unmanned aerial vehicle during approach to Parafield airport in northern Adelaide.
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Investigators estimate proximity of A320 in taxiway incident
Canadian investigators indicate that an Air Canada Airbus A320 overflew a line of waiting aircraft at around 100ft during a go-around, after its crew apparently erroneously aligned with a taxiway during final approach.
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Air Canada A320 nearly lands on San Francisco taxiway
An Air Canada Airbus A320 came close to landing on a busy taxiway at San Francisco International airport the evening of 7 July, the Federal Aviation Administration confirms.
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Falconet outlines fuel savings from flight optimisation software
Finnish flight optimisation specialist Falconet has developed a software tool for pilots to reduce fuel consumption during the climb and cruise phases.
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Air Transat to take A321LRs to replace A310s
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is to lease 10 long-range Airbus A321LRs from AerCap.
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OpinionOPINION: Norwegian follows in Sir Freddie's footsteps
Since the barnstorming days of Sir Freddie Laker’s Skytrain, various airlines have tried to operate or talked up the potential of low-cost transatlantic services – with limited success.
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PICTURE: Start-up Azimuth unveils Superjet colours
Russian start-up carrier Azimuth Airlines has shown off the first Sukhoi Superjet 100 to carry the new operator's livery.
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GE recommends CF6 inspections following uncontained failure
General Electric has issued a service bulletin calling on airlines to perform regular inspections of first and second stage high-pressure turbine disks on some CF6 turbofans, a move that follows an uncontained engine failure in 2016, GE confirms.
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Boeing, China Airlines ink MoU for maintenance and engineering
Boeing and China Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of the Taiwanese carrier's capabilities to service Boeing products.
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Qatar Airways cancels four A350-900s
Qatar Airways has cancelled four Airbus A350-900s which the Middle Eastern carrier had on order.
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Paris hub installs anti-drone surveillance system
Paris Charles de Gaulle airport is installing a radar system developed to counter the threat of stray unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Qatar Airways latest to be freed from US electronics ban
Qatar Airways has been cleared to allow passenger carriage of electronic devices in the cabin of its US-bound flights.
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Trent turbine troubles ground Thai 787s
Thai Airways International has grounded part of its Boeing 787-8 fleet owing to turbine replacement issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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Chinese state company agrees order for 140 Airbus jets
China's state aviation supply firm has reached an agreement covering purchase of 140 Airbus jets including 40 A350s.
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Electronics ban lifted from Emirates flights
Emirates services to the USA are no longer affected by a ban on electronic devices, after the US-imposed restriction was eased.
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Saudia latest carrier to indicate easing of US electronics ban
Middle Eastern carrier Saudia is expecting the electronics ban on its US flights to be lifted in mid-July.