The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its India debut landing at New Delhi International Airport at 1109, arriving from Tokyo.
"Indian air carriers have recognised the tremendous value the Boeing 787 offers airlines," said Dinesh Keskar, President of Boeing India.
Air India is one of the early customers and has ordered 10 Dreamliners. The 787 offers the potential to enhance the revenues of customers due to its passenger appeal and reduction in maintenance costs and fuel burn.
"We look forward to the airplane's introduction into the fleets of our valued customers in India," said Keskar. He also mentioned that the 787s visit was a great day in the long history of Boeing's partnership with India.
The airplane will depart for the Mumbai Airport in the evening of July 15 and will fly back to Seattle on the morning of July 16.
The 747 Dreamliner is built by an international team and will provide airlines around the globe with a new level of efficiency in operations, with a 20 percent reduction in fuel use when compared to similar-sized airplanes. The 787 also beings a new level of passenger comfort to travellers including bigger windows and more personal space as well as an environment designed to help them arrive at their destinations feeling refreshed.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Same Pilot Controlled Low Tiger Flights
The same pilot was in control of the two Tiger Airways flights that led to the grounding of the entire airline.
Australian Federation of Air Pilots industrial relations manager Lawrie Cox confirmed the experienced pilot was the captain of both flights the flew below height safety limits into Melbourne airports.
The second height breach led the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to the unprecedented steps of immediately grounding Tiger Airways.
But Mr Cox said at no stage was there a threat to the safety to the aircraft and the criticisms of Tiger pilots and their training was totally unfounded.
"He's a very experienced captain and the other crew members were also very experienced, and the Tiger pilot group generally is a very experienced group," Mr Cox told AAP.
"We're angry about the fact that the pilot group is being identified, in some way, as the fault at Tiger, and that is totally denied."
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the CASA have interviewed the captain and his co-pilots over the incidents.
A preliminary ATSB report into the first incident on June 7 found the pilots were relying on an incorrect altitude figure in the commercial navigational database when they flew too low into Melbourne Airport.
But the pilots did not notice the altitude displaying in front of them was 500feet below what they'd been cleared to fly by Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Mr Cox said the pilots identified the incorrect altitude at the same time as ATC and corrected it, but the plane had already started descending.
He said the pilots were taken off flying, went through an internal safety investigation and flight operations discussion, which is standard for all airlines.
"Because all parties identified the database issue in terms of the height being at fault there's no further action then requires so the pilots were cleared back to line," he said.
Mr Cox said it was Tiger's systems, including procedure, recordings and key people, that CASA was investigating.
"From our point of view the process is being blown up by these two incidents, when the whole systematic issues at Tiger is what's being looked at," he said.
Mr Cox said the second incident at Avalon Airport on June 30, which is still being investigated, involved "a completely different set of circumstances".
The preliminary ATSB report into that incident id expected to be relased on Wednesday.
Tiger was initially grounded for a week but that had now been extended to August 1.
Tiger Airways Australia said it was committed to working with CASA and ATSB to resolve their issues and it was optimistic of returning to normal services for the long term.
Found at the Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Federation of Air Pilots industrial relations manager Lawrie Cox confirmed the experienced pilot was the captain of both flights the flew below height safety limits into Melbourne airports.
The second height breach led the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to the unprecedented steps of immediately grounding Tiger Airways.
But Mr Cox said at no stage was there a threat to the safety to the aircraft and the criticisms of Tiger pilots and their training was totally unfounded.
"He's a very experienced captain and the other crew members were also very experienced, and the Tiger pilot group generally is a very experienced group," Mr Cox told AAP.
"We're angry about the fact that the pilot group is being identified, in some way, as the fault at Tiger, and that is totally denied."
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the CASA have interviewed the captain and his co-pilots over the incidents.
A preliminary ATSB report into the first incident on June 7 found the pilots were relying on an incorrect altitude figure in the commercial navigational database when they flew too low into Melbourne Airport.
But the pilots did not notice the altitude displaying in front of them was 500feet below what they'd been cleared to fly by Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Mr Cox said the pilots identified the incorrect altitude at the same time as ATC and corrected it, but the plane had already started descending.
He said the pilots were taken off flying, went through an internal safety investigation and flight operations discussion, which is standard for all airlines.
"Because all parties identified the database issue in terms of the height being at fault there's no further action then requires so the pilots were cleared back to line," he said.
Mr Cox said it was Tiger's systems, including procedure, recordings and key people, that CASA was investigating.
"From our point of view the process is being blown up by these two incidents, when the whole systematic issues at Tiger is what's being looked at," he said.
Mr Cox said the second incident at Avalon Airport on June 30, which is still being investigated, involved "a completely different set of circumstances".
The preliminary ATSB report into that incident id expected to be relased on Wednesday.
Tiger was initially grounded for a week but that had now been extended to August 1.
Tiger Airways Australia said it was committed to working with CASA and ATSB to resolve their issues and it was optimistic of returning to normal services for the long term.
Found at the Sydney Morning Herald
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