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NewsAttempt to steer with reverse-thrust preceded Taiga DHC-6 excursion
Investigators have determined that a Russian-operated Viking Air DHC-6-400 suffered a runway excursion after the crew lost directional control while attempting to use engine power to steer. Operating for regional carrier Taiga on 6 June, the aircraft (RA-67264) had touched down on runway 22, at Nogliki in the Sakhalin ...
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Icing emerges as prime suspect in An-28 double-engine failure accident
Russian investigators are focusing on icing in relation to the dual-engine failure which resulted in a PZL-Mielec An-28’s having to make an emergency landing in a swampy field, where it flipped over and suffered extensive damage. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that accident occurred shortly after the An-28, ...
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How pandemic pause shifted focus to safety in first half of 2021
A reduced volume of global flight activity should equate to fewer accidents being recorded, but the current slower rate of working also is providing the industry with extra thinking time aound safety.
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Boeing integrates Superjet data into its flight-performance calculation tool
Boeing is integrating aircraft capability data for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 into the US airframer’s performance tool platform to enable improvement to the type’s take-off and landing operations.
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Asymmetric braking cited after Pegas Fly 767 excursion at Simferopol
Russian investigators have determined that pilots of a Pegas Fly Boeing 767-300ER lost directional control of the aircraft on landing at Simferopol after applying asymmetric braking on a wet runway in a crosswind. The aircraft (VP-BMC), with the first officer flying, touched down on runway 19 – which has ...
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Investigators probe double engine failure before An-28 crash
Dual engine failure preceded the crash of an PZL-Mielec An-28 in the Tomsk region of Russia, investigators have disclosed. Flight-recorder information is being extracted to assist the probe into the 16 July accident which all 18 occupants survived, although some sustained injuries – including the captain, who suffered fractures. ...
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Airbus develops mobile interactive A320 cockpit for pilot training
Airbus has developed a cockpit-training platform for the A320 family which is designed to support initial and recurrent training for pilots through mobile devices and cloud technology. It is planning to extend this capability – known as ‘MATe Suite’, for Mobile Airbus Training experience – to the A350 and ...
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US tourists may enter Canada from 9 August
Canada will re-open to vaccinated US leisure travellers on 9 August, almost 17 months after the border between the two nations was effectively sealed for non-essential travel in order to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
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EasyJet crew urged United 787-10 abort after side-step approach error
French investigators have disclosed that an EasyJet Airbus A320 captain intervened to urge a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 crew to execute a go-around, after he saw the 787 had shifted its approach to the wrong runway at Paris Charles de Gaulle. The EasyJet aircraft had been cleared to line ...
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BA to accelerate 787 nose-gear modifications after retraction incident
British Airways is to speed implementation of a fix to prevent a repeat of the nose-gear retraction incident that damaged one of the carrier’s Boeing 787-8s on the ground at London Heathrow, in the aftermath of two similar events in the previous five years. UK investigators have yet to ...
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Cliff collision An-26 crew did not request descent below 600m: inquiry
Pilots of the Antonov An-26 which crashed into a cliff on approach to Palana had informed air traffic control that they were descending to 600m (1,970ft) shortly before the collision. But the crew did not mention reaching or levelling at this height, nor did they request any further descent ...
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All on board survive as An-28 flips over during brush landing
Russian authorities believe all the passengers and crew members of an PZL-Mielec An-28 survived after the aircraft came down in remote terrain in western Siberia. It had been operating a regional service on 16 July from Kedrovy eastwards to the city of Tomsk. Preliminary information indicates the twin-engined ...
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Canada to open border to vaccinated travellers from the US
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the country may lift its entry restriction for vaccinated travellers from the USA by the middle of next month.
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FAA grounds Rhoades Aviation, operator of 737 that crashed on 2 July
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Honolulu-based Rhoades Aviation, which operated a Boeing 737-200 that crashed into the Pacific Ocean after take-off from Honolulu on 2 July.
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French Bee A350 deviated during go-around after alarm startled pilot
French investigators have detailed how a French Bee Airbus A350-900 sharply deviated from the missed-approach pattern at Paris Orly, when one of its pilots was startled and temporarily incapacitated just after an unexpected windshear alarm. The twinjet (F-HREV) was nearing the end of a long service from San Francisco ...
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Ecosystem management crucial to achieving EU sustainable fuel targets
Senior aerospace technology figures believe government incentives and co-ordination will be vital to achieving the sustainable aviation fuel targets newly laid down by the European Union, pointing out that the fuel ecosystem – rather than the technology – is the crucial aspect. Under the EU proposal the share of ...
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Lock pin inserted in wrong slot before BA 787 on-stand nose-gear retraction
UK investigators have disclosed that ground personnel inserted a Boeing 787-8 downlock pin into the wrong location before the British Airways aircraft suffered an inadvertent nose-gear retraction at London Heathrow. The accident involving G-ZBJB occurred on 18 June at Heathrow stand 583 as the aircraft was being prepared for ...
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Russian analysts to explore tail modifications for ‘SSJ-New’ programme
Russian aerodynamicists are conducting buffet analysis of the Sukhoi Superjet 100’s horizontal stabiliser to explore potential improvements for the ‘SSJ-New’ version of the aircraft. The phenomenon can result in oscillations of the tail from wake aft of the wing. Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute says it is examining the ...
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EU flights could use 10% SAF blend by 2030, says report, but only with €120bn backing
A group campaigning for the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Europe estimates that production can be scaled up to meet 10% of the bloc’s jet fuel needs by 2030 – although hitting that target will require concerted policy action and come with a price tag of at least €120 billion ($142 billion) over the next 15 years.
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AOPA blasts FAA for policy change on certain types of aircraft
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is sharply criticising the Federal Aviation Administration for a sudden policy change regarding giving or receiving flight instruction in several categories of general aviation aircraft.
