All Ops & safety articles – Page 288
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Malaysian 777-200 never made contact with China ATC
The Malaysian Airlines 777-200 that disapppared while operating the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing route apparently never contacted Chinese air traffic control (ATC).
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China, Malaysia, Vietnam searching for lost 777-200
China, Malaysia, and Vietnam have activated rescue assets to search for a Malaysian Airlines 777-200 that disappeared while operating the Kuala Lumpur-Beijing route on 8 March.
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Contact lost with Malaysia Airlines 777-200
Malaysia Airlines confirms it has lost contact with a Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 passengers and crew that was due to arrive at 06:30 in Beijing on 8 March.
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NewsATSB investigates Virgin Australia ATR 72 landing incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an incident in which a Virgin Australia ATR 72-500 landed at Moranbah airport while a safety car was also on the runway.
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NewsGazpromavia puts long-range Superjet into service
Russian carrier Gazpromavia has put its long-range version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 into service, the first commercial operation with the variant.
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China Southern flight passes near North Korean missile test
A China Southern Airlines A330 aircraft passed through the vicinity of North Korean ballistic missile test yesterday.
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Garuda officially enters SkyTeam
Garuda Indonesia has become the 20th member of SkyTeam at a special event on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
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NewsUS aviation community fights new user fee proposal
A familiar backlash from the aviation community has already greeted the Obama Administration’s latest proposal to add a $100 surcharge for each flight on most users of the air traffic system.
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NewsHigh-speed approach played role in Tu-204 crash
Russian investigators have concluded that an unstable approach at high speed contributed to the fatal Red Wings Tupolev Tu-204 overrun at Moscow.
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NewsEthiopian awaits findings in hijacking investigation
Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says that any changes to the airline’s security procedures await a full investigation into the hijacking of a Boeing 767-300 by its co-pilot last month.
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NewsBA's robust domestic loads leave Little Red trailing
British Airways claims it has not suffered market share to Virgin Atlantic’s UK domestic carrier Little Red, as the spin-off airline approaches one year of operations.
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BA benefiting from A380 and 787 economics: Walsh
British Airways’ Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleets are performing ahead of expectations, the airline’s parent group has disclosed.
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ATSB report hits out at Airservices TRA contingency procedures
Aiservices Australia and Garuda Indonesia have changed a series of procedures following two loss of separation assurance incidents during the early morning of 20 March 2012.
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Questions over NOTAMs before Abuja 747 accident
A recent Boeing 747-200 freighter accident at Abuja airport, Nigeria was originally reported as a runway excursion, but it seems the aircraft was the victim of runway resurfacing work which, according to NOTAMs, was supposed to have been completed.
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Israir enters line maintenance pact with LHT
Israeli carrier Israir has agreed a co-operation with German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik covering the airline's Airbus A320s.
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Air Contractors picks AAR for 757 component repair deal
Maintenance specialist AAR has won a three-year contract from Irish-based Air Contractors for Boeing 757 component repair and management services.
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NewsPICTURE: Skymark’s first A380 rolls out
The first Airbus A380 aircraft due for Japan’s Skymark Airlines has emerged, with short a journey to the next station at the airframer’s final assembly line in Toulouse.
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NewsLong landing in tailwind caused Il-76 overrun
Late reduction of thrust and an out-of-limits tailwind caused a Volga-Dnepr Ilyushin Il-76 to overrun as it touched down long at St John’s in Canada.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How to engage with your infrequent flyers
Subject most frequent-flyer programmes to close scrutiny and you’ll find that the vast majority of members are not flying that often and don't have any real engagement with the scheme or the airline. While it may be tempting to shrug off this group in favour of concentrating on the high-spending ...
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PIA seeks to acquire ATR full flight simulator
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has issued a tender seeking to acquire a ATR72/42-500 full flight simulator.