IFALPA Daily News – 16 August 2013
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Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
Heathrow Airport on high alert over Qaeda terror threat: report
UK’s busiest airport Heathrow has been put on high terror alert after “credible” intelligence
emerged that al-Qaeda is plotting attacks, including strike by women suicide bombers with
explosives concealed in breast implants, a media report said on Friday.
Aer Arann strike suspended as pilots vote on new deal
The planned strike by Aer Arann pilots, due to start next Tuesday, has been suspended to allow a
negotiated agreement on pay to be put to ballot.
Temporary Nairobi Airport terminal in eight weeks
Kenya expects a temporary passenger terminal to be ready at Nairobi airport in eight weeks after
fire gutted the international arrivals building and will accelerate work on a new terminal already
under construction, officials said on Thursday.
Flights to and from TIA diverted as cracks on runway resurface
All domestic and international flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) were
diverted for nearly an hour Friday afternoon after the runway developed cracks.
Canada broadens inspections of aircraft emergency beacons
Canada on Thursday ordered airlines to inspect emergency beacons on a broad list of aircraft for
possible wiring problems that could lead to a fire.
Faulty 787 fire extinguisher traced to supplier – Report
Boeing has traced the incorrectly assembled engine fire extinguishers on 787 Dreamliners to the
manufacturing of bottles at a supplier’s facility while saying there were no risks to flight safety, the
Wall Street Journal reported.
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14POS07 – Flight deck design
ICAO Annex 8 states that “the design of the flight crew compartment shall be such as to minimize
the possibility of incorrect or restricted operation of the controls by the crew, due to fatigue,
confusion or interference.
