All Safety News – Page 807
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FAA poised to formalise icing countermeasures
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing new certification standards for detecting and countering airframe ice on new transport category aircraft.
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Boeing acts on 737-800 spoilers
Boeing and spoiler actuator manufacturer Smiths Aerospace are voluntarily replacing the supplier's part on all 37 Boeing 737-800 short-field performance aircraft in service and on the production line
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Lawyers accuse Brazil's ATC following Embraer Legacy crash
Brazilian lawyers charged with defending the Embraer Legacy crew after the collision with a Gol Boeing 737-800 last September have given the federal police a report alleging Brazil's air traffic control system is primarily responsible.
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NewsPicture: Airbus’s CAD drawing of revised A350 XWB nose study
This is the computer aided design (CAD) drawing of the Airbus A350 XWB’s forward fuselage from which Flight International has produced its rendition of the new nose shape being studied for the long-range twinjet.
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Reasons for aircraft collisions despite TCAS subject to Eurocontrol analysis
Reacting to a just-issued Eurocontrol Safety Warning Message (SWM) about the loss of traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) functionality, a Germany-based airline captain says many airline checklists are now eliminating a final check on whether TCAS is switched on when lining up for take-off.
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MRO: Freight frenzy
The market for widebody cargo aircraft is booming, but with the A380 delayed and 747-400s in short supply, how can manufacturers cope with demand?
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UK CAA to permit limited GPS approaches from July
Airfields with instrumented runways to lead trial as measures to help GA are unveiled
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NewsAirbus studies A380-style nose design for A350
Airbus is evaluating a more conventional nose shape for the A350 XWB derived from that of the A380 as it continues to refine the twinjet’s design, Flight International magazine exclusively reveals in its 8 May issue.
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Kenya Airways Boeing 737 crashes in Cameroon
A Kenya Airways plane with 114 people on board has reportedly crashed in southern Cameroon.
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For sale: One Norwegian pilot on Ebay
A Norwegian pilot offers himself for sale on Ebay in a bid to find a job and boost his flying hours.
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is 'likely candidate' for Airbus sites
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) emerges as a likely candidate to buy or partner with one of Airbus’ manufacturing sites as the manufacturer pushes forward with its Power8 restructuring plan.
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Assign all seats, India's airlines told
India ’s Government is to require the country’s airlines to have assigned seating on all flights under a change to civil aviation law, in a move that will directly affect market-leading low-cost carrier Air Deccan.
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CRJ flap failure solutions pursued
Interim preventative measures provide encouragement as manufacturer seeks long-term answer to recurring problem