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FAA revises pilot rest rules after MD-80 incident
Revised rules on rest periods for commercial pilots should be ready for review by the end of this year or early next, with the US Federal Aviation Administration drafting new regulations. The latest attempt to update rest requirements for commercial transport pilots follows years of unsuccessful attempts to reach ...
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Accidents hit island hoppers on Cape Verde and Rhodes
Poor visibility and rain forced a Cape Verde Air Transport Fairchild Dornier 228-200 to break off an approach to Santa Antao, Cape Verde Islands, on 7 August. The aircraft (D4-CBC) appears to have hit high ground shortly afterwards, killing both crew and all 16 passengers. On 28 July, on ...
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Canada turns to Europe after USA denies licence
Graham Warwick/VANCOUVER Canada is to order a European spacecraft bus for its Radarsat-2 earth observation satellite, after original supplier Orbital Sciences (OSC) was denied an export licence by the US Government. Industry minister John Manley says Canada will select a supplier within the next eight weeks. The move ...
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FAA moves to ease air traffic delays
The US Federal Aviation Administration is implementing air traffic control (ATC) operational changes designed to quickly ease the ATC gridlock that has led to worsening delays in the USA this summer. FAA Administrator Jane Garvey hopes the short-term "practical steps" will appease US airlines which have become increasingly vocal ...
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Boeing wins bulk of CAL order but Airbus takes widebody deal
Boeing has taken the bulk of China Airlines' (CAL) $5.6 billion buying spree, but lost out to rival Airbus on the much prized deal to supply new medium capacity widebodies. CAL has placed firm orders for up to 19 Boeing 747-400s and five 737-800s worth $3.8 billion, while Airbus' slice ...
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Airline presidents discuss Brazil's plight
The presidents of Varig, Vasp, Transbrasil and TAM have met to discuss ways of overcoming Brazil's recent economic difficulties, prompting speculation that the four carriers are about to merge into two companies. Brazil's airlines have been severely hit by the country's economic crash at the start of the year. ...
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Falling ticket prices hit US airlines
Chris Jasper/LONDON Falling ticket prices in the USA are beginning to squeeze the profits of the country's major airlines. Figures for the first six months of this year show that few carriers were able to increase profits and that most saw income fall compared with the same period last year. ...
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Malaysia launches audio/video on demand, plans e-mail service
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) launched audio- and video-on-demand (A/VOD) capability on one of its Boeing 777s this month. It is the first stage of a programme that will see the airline's entire 777 and Boeing 747-400 fleet equipped with the latest in-flight entertainment (IFE) feature. A/VOD, which allows passengers to ...
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Ryanair disputes landing charges
Irish airports operator Aer Rianta is to take legal action against low-cost carrier Ryanair in a bid to recover alleged unpaid landing fees at Dublin . The issue was placed before arbitrators at Ireland's Department of Public Enterprise, which - Aer Rianta says - concluded that Ir£500,000 ($690,000) was ...
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French collision sparks VFR/IFR debate
The fatal mid-air collision last July between a Cessna 177 and a Proteus Airlines Beech 1900D off the French coast raises questions about procedures for separating public transport aircraft operating under visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR) in the same area, says France's accidents investigation bureau (BEA). ...
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Oneworld proposes one frequent flier plan
Chris Jasper/LONDON The American Airlines/British Airways-led oneworld airline alliance has developed a plan that could see the merger of member carriers' frequent flier programmes (FFPs) under a standalone company. Oneworld airlines have set up a project group to explore FFP options under the codename "Monaco". BA director of alliances ...
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Malaysia reports
The British Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) confirms that it has received a report from the Malaysian aviation authorities about Malaysia Airlines (MAS) aircraft repeated arrival at London Heathrow Airport short of fuel. No details will be released by the UK, says the DETR, because it ...
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Boeing and Swissair will share damages for MD-11 accident
Boeing and Swissair have agreed to share financial responsibility for all proven damages resulting from the Swissair Boeing MD-11 crash in which all 229 people on board died. The announcement was made on 5 August, the opening day of a pre-trial conference in Philadelphia designed to "clarify procedural questions" ...
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Air France A318 win fuels CFMI ambitions for power sharing
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM International has identified potential orders for up to 150 Airbus A318s which it hopes to secure within the next few months, following the formal selection of the CFM56-5B by Air France to power 15 aircraft on firm order and 10 on option in a deal ...
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GE works on CF6 variant for heavier A330s
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric is developing a variant of the CF6-80E1 engine to power higher- weight Airbus A330 derivatives, in conjunction with a package to increase performance and life on wing for existing engines. The engine maker aims to boost its share of the tightly fought A330 market, ...
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New 'Predictive' human factors design takes off in the 728JET
David Learmount/LONDON The Fairchild Aerospace 728JET regional airliner will become the first aircraft to be designed according to a new set of parameters intended to reduce human error in the cockpit and in maintenance, when it is certificated in mid-2002. Early work on human-centred design and certification by ...
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Boeing optimistic as talks with 777X launch group continue
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing is in negotiations with a selected group of "tier one" airlines and leasing companies about deals for the 777X and is optimistic of meeting its launch schedule of the last quarter of this year for the General Electric GE90-powered twinjet, with a minimum of 35 ...
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ACAS II approval
As Europe's 1 January 2000 deadline for compulsory fitting of Airborne Collision Avoidance System II (ACAS II) approaches, AlliedSignal has received Federal Aviation Administration approval for its CAS81A and CAS 67A systems, designed for large transport and regional aircraft. These meet the Change 7 specification that reduces nuisance alerts, clarifies ...
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South African majors told to improve or close
South Africa's four main domestic carriers must raise fares and cut capacity or face possible closure, the chairman of the Airlines Association of South Africa and chief executive of South African Airlink, Rodger Foster, has warned. Foster says a fares war that began last November means ticket prices in ...
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Air France keen on Korean Air links
Air France has revealed that Korean Air (KAL) could be a founder member of the global alliance it plans to launch with Delta Air Lines this year - despite the two Western carriers' recent safety-related suspensions of codeshares with the Asian airline. The French flag carrier's chief executive Jean ...