That emergency slides on some Airbus planes may be broken FRANKFURT - Pumps used to inflate the emergency slides on some of Airbus SE’s biggest aircraft, may be damaged due to improper folding by maintenance crews that caused cracks or leaks in shutoff valves, and might not be working, Europe’s aviation safety regulator warned Inspections found
Year: 2017
FAA orders A380 engine inspections after Air France incident
FILE PHOTO: An Air France Airbus A380 is seen during an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada, September 30, 2017, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. Daniel Mcneely/via REUTERS SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. aviation authorities have ordered visual inspections of fan hubs in engines
Uber appeals against loss of London license
FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Uber submitted a court appeal on Friday to overturn a decision by London’s transport regulator that
Pickup Trucks Cost Big Bucks, But Sales Keep Plowing Ahead
Nigeria’s Aero Begins C-check Maintenance at Its Lagos Facility
Aero Contractors aircraft at its C check maintenance facility ... Aero to Save Nigerian Airlines N30b annually ... partners AJ Walters of UK for tooling and spares, South Africa Airways and other international maintenance organizations for Technical issues Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors has made history by conducting the first C-check on a Boeing B373. This
Bi-Courtney says FAAN’s operation of GAT halves its revenue
The management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos, has said that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s operation of the General Aviation Terminal is depriving it of over 50 percent of its revenue. The BASL, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr.
The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Will Have Robot Bartenders, an En-Suite Slide
Symphony of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's newest Oasis-class ship, under construction at the STX shipyard in France. The ship is scheduled to be delivered in 2018. Source: Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas will also feature a 10-story slide and new original entertainment. It’s not enough to have the biggest boat—you have to
Lufthansa to Buy Units of Air Berlin for $249 Million
Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline, said it expected to take over 81 planes from Air Berlin, a low-cost carrier that filed for insolvency this summer. CreditClemens Bilan/European Pressphoto Agency LONDON — The German flag carrier Lufthansa signed an agreement on Thursday to buy sections of Air Berlin, a low-cost carrier that had filed
Kobe Steel Problems May Be More Widespread, Raising Fears on High-Speed Rail
A Shinkansen high-speed train operated by Central Japan Railway in Tokyo, in 2014. Some of its trains contain aluminum parts from Kobe Steel that did not meet industry standards.CreditFranck Robichon/European Pressphoto Agency TOKYO — The chief executive of Kobe Steel warned on Thursday that more quality data about the company’s products
US closes trucking firm tied to smuggling case
...firm's truck was involved in a human trafficking case in which 10 immigrants died in Texas IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Federal safety regulators have shut down a troubled Iowa trucking company that owned the semitrailer involved in a human trafficking case in which 10 immigrants died in Texas. Pyle Transportation was