CVR should remain “sacred cow” to accident probes: ALPA
Cockpit voice recordings are intended to be used as aids in accident investigations and should “remain a sacred cow for that”, the Air Line Pilots Association’s…
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life-extension programme
Bombardier “does not see any roadblocks” to extending the structural life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% to 120,000 cycles. A growing number of the type is coming…
European studies claim no climate effect from 9/11 grounding
German and UK scientists have challenged the idea that the climate was significantly influenced by the absence of contrails when the US FAA grounded flights…
Lufthansa secures European approval for BMI acquisition
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has secured European clearance to acquire a controlling share in the UK operator BMI
Colgan seeks to add cockpit voice recorder data to quality assurance programme after crash
US regional Colgan Air has proposed adding cockpit voice recorder data to its flight operations quality assurance programme in the aftermath of a fatal 12…