http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbFri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/03/329227/crashed-yemenia-a310-faced-challenging-comoros-approach.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/03/329227/crashed-yemenia-a310-faced-challenging-comoros-approach.html The crew of the Yemenia Airbus A310-300 that crashed during a night let-down to Moroni airport on the Comoros Islands on 30 June faced a high-workload approach. Some airlines refuse to perform night approaches at the airport.There was no emergency call from the crew to indicate technical problems. The aircraft crashed into the sea north-west of the island in a location least 20km (11nm) north of the flightpath that it would have been expected to fly to position for Runway 20. All 11 crew and 141 of the 142 passengers were killed, but rescue boats picked up a 14-year-old girl survivor who, the Cormoros medical services report, received injuries, although she is expected to recover. The aircraft was a 19-year-old Pratt Whitney PW4152-powered A310-300 (70-ADJ) leased by Yemenia from International Lease Finance. According to Airbus, the accideFri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329177/unclear-which-crew-members-on-duty-during-a330-loss.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329177/unclear-which-crew-members-on-duty-during-a330-loss.html French investigators have so far been unable to determine the composition of the flight crew on duty when an Air France Airbus A330-200 was lost over the...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:37 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329171/airbus-considers-flight-data-downlink-to-aid-investigations.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329171/airbus-considers-flight-data-downlink-to-aid-investigations.html Airbus is to examine downlink of flight-critical data, and other possible techniques, to explore whether vital information could be more easily retrieved...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:22:30 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329159/air-france-a330-did-not-break-up-in-mid-air-investigators.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329159/air-france-a330-did-not-break-up-in-mid-air-investigators.html Investigations into the loss of the Air France Airbus A330 over the South Atlantic have determined that the aircraft did not break up in mid-air, and did...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:56:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329126/chinas-spring-looks-at-standing-only-seats-on-aircraft.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329126/chinas-spring-looks-at-standing-only-seats-on-aircraft.htmlPrivately owned Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines has spoken to Airbus about adding standing seats on its Airbus A320s so it can have 40% more passengers...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:04:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329123/the-perils-of-night-approaches-over-the-sea.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329123/the-perils-of-night-approaches-over-the-sea.htmlSince 2000 there have been two fatal accidents involving low turns over the sea at night. The official reports on both accidents say that the pilots lost...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:04:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329124/eus-tajani-to-press-for-global-air-safety-instrument.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329124/eus-tajani-to-press-for-global-air-safety-instrument.htmlEuropean transport commissioner Antonio Tajani has floated a tentative proposal to expand the European Union's safety standards beyond its borders. The...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329117/thai-changes-crew-training-after-2007-incident.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329117/thai-changes-crew-training-after-2007-incident.html Australia's safety authority has found that a Thai Airways International Boeing 777 descended below a safe altitude when it made its approach to Melbourne...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:30:31 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329042/vehicle-visibility-reviewed-after-757s-close-call-at-dublin.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329042/vehicle-visibility-reviewed-after-757s-close-call-at-dublin.html Dublin Airport's operator has increased visibility of ground vehicles after a serious incident last month in which a landing Boeing 757-200 passed over an...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329057/rescuers-find-twin-otter-that-crashed-in-indonesian-highlands.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329057/rescuers-find-twin-otter-that-crashed-in-indonesian-highlands.html Indonesian authorities have pinpointed the location of the Aviastar Airlines' de Havilland Canada Twin Otter cargo aircraft that crashed yesterday. National...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:33:35 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329046/faa-and-boeing-target-early-september-for-747-slat-fix.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329046/faa-and-boeing-target-early-september-for-747-slat-fix.html A final airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the US FAA today calls on operators of Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747-400 aircraft to make a modification...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:44:04 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329045/two-runway-incursions-in-cleveland-under-ntsb-scrutiny.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329045/two-runway-incursions-in-cleveland-under-ntsb-scrutiny.html Two runway incursions this month occurring under the watch of the same developmental air traffic controller are under investigation by the US National Transportation...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:00:24 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329043/ntsb-faa-abx-share-blame-for-767-fire.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329043/ntsb-faa-abx-share-blame-for-767-fire.html Investigators at the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) faulted the FAA and cargo carrier ABX Air for deficiencies that led to a ground fire...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:06:24 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329018/crashed-yemenia-a310-faced-challenging-night-time-comoros-approach.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329018/crashed-yemenia-a310-faced-challenging-night-time-comoros-approach.html Airbus has identified the Yemenia Airbus A310-300 which crashed as it neared the Comoros overnight as a 19-year old, Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered aircraft...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:49:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329009/bodies-reportedly-recovered-following-yemenia-a310-crash.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329009/bodies-reportedly-recovered-following-yemenia-a310-crash.html Authorities have found bodies from the Yemenia passenger aircraft that crashed today in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros islands. Yemeni aviation...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:25:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329001/philippine-caa-imposes-new-rules-for-caticlan-airport-following-crash.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329001/philippine-caa-imposes-new-rules-for-caticlan-airport-following-crash.html Landings and takeoffs at the Philippines' Caticlan airport have been restricted pending the lengthening of its runway and the flattening of a hill that obstructs...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:35:23 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/328999/yemenia-a310-crashes-into-the-indian-ocean.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/328999/yemenia-a310-crashes-into-the-indian-ocean.html A passenger aircraft belonging to Middle Eastern flag carrier Yemenia has reportedly crashed near the Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean. Reports...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:12:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328991/parked-ba-777-damaged-in-ground-collision-at-luanda.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328991/parked-ba-777-damaged-in-ground-collision-at-luanda.html One of British Airways' Boeing 777-200s has suffered wing damage after being struck while parked by a taxiing aircraft in Angola. While the extent...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:30 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328942/safety-fears-lead-australia-to-alter-lockhart-airstrip-approach.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328942/safety-fears-lead-australia-to-alter-lockhart-airstrip-approach.html Airservices Australia is redesigning the non-precision approach for the runway at Lockhart River, the remote Queensland airport where an aircraft crashed...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:14:30 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/27/328935/surface-search-for-a330-wreckage-called-off-after-26-days.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/27/328935/surface-search-for-a330-wreckage-called-off-after-26-days.html Brazilian forces have called off the surface search for wreckage and victims from the crashed Air France Airbus A330, although the sub-sea effort to locate...Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:39:00 GMT