All Ops & safety articles – Page 176
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China's Ctrip invests in Boom Supersonic
China’s leading online travel agency Ctrip has concluded a strategic investment in Boom Supersonic.
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Air New Zealand taps Hi Fly A340 to fill 787 gap
Air New Zealand will wet lease an Airbus A340 from Portuguese carrier Hi Fly owing to issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 afflicting its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
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Russia's Azur Air indicates 777 intentions
Russian carrier Azur Air has given stronger signals that it is looking to acquire Boeing 777s for its operations.
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Crashed West Wind ATR not de-iced before take-off
Canadian investigators have disclosed that an ATR 42-300 which crashed shortly after take-off from Fond-du-Lac airport had not been de-iced before departure.
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Data-protection rules offer opportunity: Finnair commercial chief
New data-protection rules being introduced in Europe could create opportunities for airlines, in the view of Finnair commercial chief Juha Jarvinen.
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Ryanair firms options on 25 737 Max 8s
Budget carrier Ryanair is ordering another 25 Boeing 737 Max 8s, taking its overall commitment to 135 of the re-engined twinjets.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM SWITCHFLY: The Future of Travel & Loyalty 2020 Outlook Report
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ATC oversights led to Scoot 787, Emirates A380 prang
Improper instructions from air traffic control personnel at Singapore's Changi Airport led to the wing-to-wing collision between a Scoot Boeing 787 and an Emirates Airbus A380 on 30 March 2017.
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Trent troubles force Air NZ 787-9s to make refuelling stops
Air New Zealand’s services to the United States and Japan have been affected by issues with some of its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on its Boeing 787-9s.
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Sriwijaya, Korean LCCs exposed to new CFM inspection regime
Asia-Pacific airlines operate 2,316 Boeing 737s powered by CFM56-7B engines, but most of these aircraft are below the cycle threshold required by a new inspection protocol.
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Air France launches broad consultation as unions fail to sign
Air France has not received the union signatures it requires on a wage proposal, intended to end a damaging labour conflict, after the deadline expired.
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Opinion
OPINION: Making safety briefings stick is new challenge
Social media’s ubiquity has provided some extraordinary insights into the way passengers behave during an emergency – to the point where cabin crew must wonder why they bother with pre-flight demonstrations.
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PICTURE: Austrian 777-200ER to show off fresh livery
Lufthansa Group carrier Austrian Airlines is modifying its livery and intends initially to show off the adapted scheme on a Boeing 777-200ER.
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Garuda shareholders clear way for $750m bond issuance
Garuda Indonesia's shareholders have approved a planned a $750 million global bond issuance.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: FAA and CFM seek to address complex fan blade issue
Federal regulators in 2017 proposed inspections aimed at preventing engine failures like the one that damaged a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and killed one passenger on 17 April.
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Crashed An-148 crew skipped checklist with pitot-heat item
Investigators believe the crew of a crashed Antonov An-148 did not carry out a crucial checklist which should have included a deferred confirmation that the pitot-static heating system was active.
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Engine fire causes Delta A330-300 to make emergency landing
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 returned to Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport shortly after takeoff with the right hand engine still on fire.
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NTSB finds 'interior' crack in failed Southwest CFM engine
Internal cracks had developed in a fan blade that exploded out of a CFM International CFM56-7B powerplant on 17 April, severely damaged a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 and killing one passenger, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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United inspecting 737 engines following service bulletin
United Airlines is inspecting 698 CFM International engines on its Boeing 737 fleet following a recent service bulletin from US safety officials, says chief operating officer Greg Hart.
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PICTURE: SIA 777 door ripped off at Los Angeles
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-300ER had its second leftside door ripped from the airframe at Los Angeles International airport on 16 April at 17.50 hours local time.