All Ops & safety articles – Page 187
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EVA 777 followed wrong taxi line before pole strike
Canadian investigators have disclosed that an EVA Air Boeing 777-300ER crew followed an incorrect taxiway line before striking a pair of light poles.
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CALC signs with Airbus for 50 A320neos
China Aircraft Leasing (CALC) has signed with Airbus for 50 A320neos in a deal worth $5.42 billion at list prices.
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First Qatar A350-1000 delivery slips to 2018
Airbus will not hand over the first A350-1000 until 2018, after the airframer agreed a revised delivery schedule with launch customer Qatar Airways.
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PICTURE: Lucky Air adds second widebody
Lucky Air has taken delivery of its first brand-new Airbus A330-300, also its second widebody.
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L-410 crash probe details propeller-speed deviation
Investigators examining the crash of a Let Aircraft Industries L-410 in eastern Russia have disclosed that the aircraft's propellers started turning at different speeds seconds before the right-hand engine entered the beta range on final approach to Nelkan.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Opportunities and challenges for aviation in 2018
What's in store for aviation in the year ahead?
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EgyptAir crew reacted wrongly to collision-avoidance orders
Belgian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a climbing EgyptAir Airbus A300-600 freighter misunderstood an instruction to level off from its collision-avoidance system before a serious airprox involving an Air France A320.
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Royal Air Maroc revealed as customer for four 787-9s
Royal Air Maroc has signed with Boeing for four Boeing 787-9s, in a deal valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
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Air Berlin jets help drive EasyJet Europe expansion
Low-cost carrier EasyJet's new European operation has surpassed the size of the airline's Swiss division having taken its fleet to 28 jets.
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Viva Air firms order for 50 A320s
Latin American low-cost operator Viva Air has firmed its order for 50 Airbus A320-family jets, which the company disclosed during the Paris air show.
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Seoul rejects Fly Yangyang and Aero K license applications
South Korea’s transport ministry has rejected license applications from prospective budget carriers Fly Yangyang and Aero K, citing concerns about their financial strength and competition in the market.
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ANALYSIS: Lack of foresight snared gear-up 767 crew
Pilots of a LOT Boeing 767-300ER involved in a gear-up landing had relied on the alternate gear-extension system functioning, after a hydraulic leak, and had not prepared for the situation to deteriorate in the final moments of approach.
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Pegasus firms options on 25 A321neos
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is to exercise options for 25 more Airbus A321neos.
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Hard A321 landing led Germania to limit manual flights
Investigators have disclosed that Germania banned pilots' flying manual visual approaches under supervision, after an unstable descent by a relatively inexperienced first officer led an Airbus A321 to land hard at Fuerteventura.
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UK laser-strike laws toughen under new bill
UK legislators are publishing a new bill intended to simplify prosecution of people who threaten aircraft safety by directing laser beams at cockpits.
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NASA keeps 747SP fit for life beyond 2030
Inside a Hamburg maintenance hangar belonging to Lufthansa Technik (LHT), a 40-year-old Boeing 747 Special Performance is undergoing a heavy check to help keep the heavily modified, NASA-owned aircraft in service until 2034.
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown – December 2017
Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets as of December 2017, so you can plan your next strategic move. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs.
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ANALYSIS: The year in review, 2017's top stories in aerospace
Time and tide may wait for no man, but man doth have archives – which may not wind back the clock but do make for a time machine of sorts. Herewith, a selection of 2017 Flight International highlights
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West Wind grounds ATRs as Canadian crash probe begins
Canadian carrier West Wind Aviation has temporarily grounded its remaining ATR fleet after the crash of an ATR 42-300 as it departed on a domestic service.
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Lights on at Atlanta, but Delta warns of more cancellations
The power has been restored at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intranational Airport, after a 12-hour blackout across all terminals caused a cessation of operations.