All Ops & safety articles – Page 348
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NewsBoeing hails Charleston 787 first flight
Boeing says its first South Carolina-built 787-8 performed "exactly as we expected" during its 5h initial flight on 23 May, nearly four weeks after the aircraft...
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NewsDoubts emerge over A320 rate rise
Reservations over the wisdom of increasing the Airbus A320 production rate have started to emerge at the airframer, although it still intends to raise the...
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NewsAirbus admits no quick-fix for A380 wing-rib crack issue
Airbus is expecting up to 120 A380s to be delivered before the permanent fix for the wing-rib bracket cracking problem on the type is fully in place. The...
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NewsOil pump failure forces EC225 ditching
EASA emergency airworthiness directive reveals detail of mechanical failure that lead to emergency in the North Sea
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UK CAA extends EASA pilot licensing deadline
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has extended the 1 July deadline for the issue of European Aviation Safety Agency licences to 17 September.
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IN FOCUS: Volatile fuel prices inflame airport charges debate
"We have gone from a situation where airports were a branch of local or regional government and have been asked to stand on their own" Against a backdrop...
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NewsTerrain-warning system on crashed Superjet was working: United Aircraft
Analysis of initial audio data from the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia shows that the terrain-warning system was active and providing information...
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NewsAirbag fault grounds Israeli Skylark UAVs
Israel's land forces has temporarily grounded its Elbit Skylark 1 UAVs after several inflight deployments of the type's landing airbag ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Virgin Atlantic has high hopes for revised Upper Class
Virgin Atlantic boss Steve Ridgway could be excused for feeling bitter or discouraged after failing to convince European competition regulators that International...
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ANALYSIS: Korean thinks big on short-haul routes in downturn
Under a revision to its route strategy designed to counter the impact of the economic downturn, Korean Air is to switch long-haul aircraft from destinations...
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NewsAeroflot sees 2011 profit soar
Aeroflot saw pre-tax profit soar to $585.3 million in the year to 31 December against $353.5 million in the same period a year earlier.
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Mitsubishi targets 2017-18 to deliver 100-seat MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. today revealed the 100-seat and third member of its regional jet family should enter service in five or six years.
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NewsSuperjet International stresses confidence in programme as crash probe continues
Superjet International officials today re-affirmed aircraft manufacturing by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft continues while Indonesian and Russian authorities investigate...
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IN FOCUS: Changing airport hub dynamics
After the collapse and the rebound in passenger traffic in 2009 and 2010, came the consolidation. Passenger traffic across the leading airports grew a little...
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Ryanair in search of funding for 11 737-800s
Irish carrier Ryanair is looking for financing to cover 11 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which will be supported by the US Export Import bank, banking sources...
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NewsILA to go ahead as planned despite Brandenburg delay
The ILA Berlin Air Show will take place in September 2012, as planned, despite the deferred opening of the German capital's new airport until next year....
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ANALYSIS: Oil price fuels airlines' first quarter pain
Traditionally a tough part of the year for the airline industry, the first quarter of 2012 saw carriers fire plenty of warning shots over the current climate....
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Tiger Airways seals five A320s S&LB deal with MCAP Europe
Tiger Airways Holdings has secured financing for its next batch of new Airbus A320s to be delivered through July. The Group mandated five Airbus A320s...
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Yields to lag behind fuel costs in FY2012/13: O'Leary
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary says he does not expect yields to continue rising fast enough to offset increased fuel costs, prompting the airline...
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NewsHasty taxi for take-off led Air Berlin 737 to exit runway
Excessive taxiing speed and disregard for standard procedures caused an Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 to slide off the runway during line-up in snowy conditions at Nuremberg airport in January 2010.