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"Pressure fault in plane led to Islamabad crash"

1. august. 2010 16:50 | Safety

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official has said that the Airblue plane crash near Islamabad on Wednesday morning was because of a "pressure" fault in the plane.

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HEAVY RAINS DELAY SALVAGE OF CRASHED PAKISTAN PLANE

29. july. 2010 17:52 | Safety

Heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on Thursday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a Pakistani plane crash that killed all 152 people on board a day earlier, a senior police officer said.

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Mauritania Airways overshoots runway

29. july. 2010 10:44 | Safety

CONAKRY – A Mauritanian passenger jet with 97 people on board overshot the runway as it landed at Guinea’s main airport Wednesday, slightly injuring 10 people, airport officials said.

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FARNBOROUGH: Helmet manufacturer rolls out new search and rescue product

21. july. 2010 08:31 | Safety
Scottish helmet manufacturer Helmet Integrated Systems has launched a search and rescue helmet at the show, where it hopes to win new markets to add to its worldwide customer base.

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ICAO: Africa safety plan beating its targets

15. july. 2010 21:23 | Safety

A programme for improving aviation safety oversight in African states through regional co-operation is surging ahead of its targets. The four-year first phase of the International Civil Aviation Organisation-led African Comprehensive Implementation Programme (ACIP), launched in 2007, has completed much of its work a year ahead of target, says ICAO's secretary general Raymond Benjamin...

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