HANOI – DEMAND for air travel continued to slow in Aug as the sector endures a perfect storm of rising fuel costs and the global financial crisis, an industry group said on Tuesday in Hanoi. Passenger load factors fell to 79.2 per cent from the 81 …Intl Air Traffic growth still slow – Straits Times [...]

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Sydney Morning HeraldAir traffic control problem solvedThe Press Association – 14 hours agoThe UK’s main Air Traffic control centre was back to full operation after engineers fixed a computer glitch that saw scores of flights cancelled and delayed …Swanwick replaced the old West Drayton Air Traffic centre near … BBC NewsBirmingham Airport hit by computer [...]

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THE civil aviation watchdog wants Qantas to make a range of improvements to its aircraft maintenance system as it prepares to audit the national airline.Qantas told to lift its game (Adelaide Now) SYDNEY, Australia?Australia’s aviation agency on Monday ordered Qantas Airways to improve its maintenance system following a review prompted by a series of safety [...]

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British Airways canceled more than a dozen flights Friday following an Air Traffic Control computer glitch a day earlier, the airline said. British Airways flights within Britain and Europe headed to or leaving from Heathrow Airport were affected …British Airways cancels flights from Heathrow – Seattle Times LONDON (AP) ? British Airways canceled more than [...]

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Airports across the south of England saw hundreds of flights cancelled yesterday following a computer problem affecting the Air Traffic Control system. National Air Traffic Services (Nats), which oversees much of Air Traffic Control in the UK …UK flights grounded by Air Traffic Control glitch – Silicon.com Queues at Heathrow last night after flights were [...]

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A computer problem at the main Air Traffic control center affected flights in South Eat England, including Heathrow and Gatwick.Computer Glitch Hits UK Flights It is possibly no surprise that when something goes wrong at the London Air Traffic Control Centre it inevitably hits the headlines.Why Swanwick hit the headlines Queues at Heathrow last night [...]

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A computer problem at the main Air Traffic control center affected flights in South Eat England, including Heathrow and Gatwick.Computer Glitch Hits UK Flights The Federal Aviation Administration has been placing a higher priority on airport runway safety by deploying and testing new technology to prevent collisions; promoting improvements in airport layout, signs and lighting; [...]

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