All Safety News – Page 31
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NewsEmirates aims for 50 service-entry A350 pilots as initial flight simulator approved
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is in the process of securing approval for three Airbus A350 simulators being installed ahead of its taking delivery of the twinjet type. The Dubai-based airline says it is investing some $48 million in training systems for pilots and cabin crew. Emirates has 65 A350-900s on ...
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NewsFAA lacks adequate method to oversee Boeing production issues: government report
The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) top inspector says the Federal Aviation Administration lacks effective oversight of Boeing’s 737 and 787 production systems.
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NewsCarriers argue fatigue risk weighs against FAA’s order to modify 787 cockpit seats
US regulators are ordering Boeing 787 operators to modify cockpit seats to prevent possible serious injury to the captain in the event of rapid decompression, despite objections from several airlines citing fatigue risk. The US FAA has determined that, when the seat is reclined, the headrest lies in the path ...
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NewsUS airlines and Florida airports brace for the impact of Hurricane Milton
US airlines have added flights to evacuate residents and tourists from Florida ahead of the impending impact of Hurricane Milton, which is set to slam into the west coast of Florida later in the day.
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NewsRJ100 overran after crew landed without accurate runway surface information
Canadian investigators have revealed that runway surface condition information at Prince Rupert airport had not been updated before a BAE Systems Avro RJ100 overran during landing. The Summit Air aircraft, arriving from Nanaimo on 7 February, touched down on runway 31 after a satellite-based approach. But while the spoilers deployed ...
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NewsS7 becomes first carrier to sign up to Russian ACARS network
Russian carrier S7 Airlines has become the first in the country to sign up for a domestically-developed network offering the ACARS aircraft communication and reporting service. S7 reached the agreement with state technology firm Rostec’s Infocom-Avia division. Access to ACARS was previously provided by foreign communications companies with message processing ...
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NewsSeveral Florida airports to cease commercial operations ahead of Hurricane Milton
Several major airports in Florida are planning to shut down operations in preparation for Hurricane Milton, which has rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic storm as it approaches the state’s Gulf Coast.
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NewsFrench investigators study loading after ATR take-off trim incident
French investigators are probing an ATR 72-500 incident which led to passengers being redistributed after trim problems on take-off. The aircraft, operated by regional carrier Chalair, had departed runway 31 at Caen-Carpiquet airport on 21 September. Investigation authority BEA says the flying pilot felt a “heaviness in the controls” during ...
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NewsNTSB opens investigation into Frontier Airlines fire in Las Vegas
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into an incident in Las Vegas in which a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 landed, apparently with its right main landing gear on fire.
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NewsCRJ200 excursion inquiry unable to determine reason behind landing-roll deviation
US investigators have been unable to determine the reason for a MHIRJ CRJ200’s veering to the right upon landing, resulting in a runway excursion at Dayton. But the inquiry says a “reliance primarily on differential braking” rather than opposite rudder, as the pilot attempted to arrest the turn, contributed to ...
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NewsFAA completes safety review of United Airlines and finds no ‘significant’ issues
The US Federal Aviation Administration has completed a review of safety at United Airlines following several incidents that attracted unwanted attention of the flying public as well as the aviation regulator.
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NewsCitation’s nose-gear jammed after personnel missed incomplete maintenance clues
French investigators have found that a Cessna 525A Citation departed Paris Le Bourget after personnel failed to realise nose-gear maintenance was incomplete, forcing the jet to return for a gear-up landing.
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NewsUnderwater escape training key in saving pilot of crashed Bell 204
Australian investigators have highlighted the importance of helicopter underwater escape training (HUET) following the crash of a Bell 204 conducting firefighting operations.
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NewsAirbus and airline partners form up behind GEESE flight-test plan
Twelve months into an EU-funded project designed to pave the way for the roll out of fuel-saving ‘wake energy retrieval’ (WER) operations, Airbus and its partners – including Air France, Delta Air Lines, French Bee and Virgin Atlantic Airways – are continuing to refine the processes required to enable flight testing next year.
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NewsEmbraer underlines safety aspects of automatic rotation and take-off system
Embraer has emphasised the safety aspects of its automatic take-off system, as it prepares for European and US certification measures.
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NewsRussian Su-35 nearly collides with US F-16 during Alaska intercept
In a move being decried as unsafe and unprofessional by the Pentagon, a Russian air force Su-35 fighter passed dangerously close to a US Air Force F-16 whilst the American jet was shadowing a Russian long-range bomber off the coast of Alaska.
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NewsEl Al and Qatar 777s were under 10nm apart after loss of separation, Indian probe reveals
A pair of Boeing 777s operated by El Al and Qatar Airways came within 9.1nm (17km) of each other laterally after a loss of separation in Indian airpsace, investigators have disclosed.
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NewsNTSB calls for ‘urgent’ attention to 737 rudder system problem
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued “urgent recommendations” to address an actuator problem that could cause rudder control systems on some Boeing 737NG and 737 Max to jam.
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NewsUK CAA outlines path to widespread UAS deployment
UK regulators have set out the steps needed to open the country’s airspace for widespread operation of uncrewed air systems (UAS) by 2027 to “maximise [their] economic and social benefits”.
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NewsCatastrophic engine failure led to non-fatal Australian MRH90 ditching, report concludes
The “catastrophic, but contained failure” of an Australian army NH Industries (NHI) MRH90 Taipan transport helicopter’s left-hand Safran Helicopter Engines RTM322 led to it ditching during a non-fatal training accident last year.