British discover a safer way to fly

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British Airways owes its excellent safety record by constantly monitoring flight data amassed from thousands of flights flown by its jet airliners. The airline relies on a personal computer in searching for unusual flight events that may result in an accident, which it then use in fine tuning its operations and training to prevent such events from occurring again. British Airways has used the technology to remedy previously unknown pilot errors and convince a European airport to smoothen its runway after flight data showed a bump in the concrete.

Nonmanufacturing technology

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Worn metal is focus as crash hearing opens

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The National Transportation Safety Board has started its first public hearings on Dec 13, 2000, on the crash of an Alaska Airlines MD-80 jet which killed all 88 people on board on Jan 31, 2000. Federal aviation regulators have already found numerous problems in the manner by which the airlines handles its maintenance procedures. The focus of the hearings are on what caused the threads to strip on a large nut that held the screw device or jackscrew, which moves the jet's horizontal stabilizer, which in turn helps raise and lowers a jet's nose.

United States, Government regulation, Alaska Airlines Inc.

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British Airways wants Concorde to take flight again

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British Airways plans to resume transcontinental flights with the Concorde by Jun 2001. The British airline is optimistic that aviation authorities would approve proposed fixes to the jet's fuel tanks. British Airways gathered 25 of its best Concorde customers at Heathrow Airport, and showed them repair work and upgrade being done on the Concorde, including a new menu and wine list. The Concorde's fuel tank would also be fitted with a new Kevlar-rubber lining, similar to that on military aircraft and race cars.

Strategy & planning, Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation, Scheduled Air Passenger Svc

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