All Ops & safety articles – Page 4
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NewsFuselage of 747-400 recovered from sea after fatal Hong Kong runway excursion
Recovery personnel at Hong Kong have lifted from the water the fuselage of a Boeing 747-400 freighter which suffered a runway excursion on 20 October. While operating a service for Emirates from Dubai, the AirACT veered off runway 07L, colliding with a security patrol vehicle, before coming to rest in ...
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NewsATC delays, coordination ‘failure’ among factors behind Air Arabia A320, AeroLogic 777F airprox
Indian investigators have identified coordination “failure” and delays in air traffic control responsiveness as key factors leading to a loss of separation between two Mumbai-bound aircraft.
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NewsWindshear at touchdown behind UPS 767 tail-strike at San Bernardino
US investigators have attributed to windshear a damaging tail-strike involving a UPS Boeing 767-300F which occurred during landing at San Bernardino at the beginning of this year. The aircraft, operating from Louisville on 9 January, had originally been bound for Ontario in California but diverted after a missed approach when ...
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NewsNouvelair A320 may have overflown EasyJet aircraft by less than 10ft during wrong-runway landing
French investigators have revealed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 may have passed less than 10ft above a waiting EasyJet A320 during the recent landing conflict at Nice, after conducting its approach to the wrong runway. The inquiry into the extraordinary 21 September incident states that the Nouvelair A320 did not ...
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NewsRoanoke ERJ-145 overrun captain proceeded to land despite go-around calls
Preliminary investigations into the recent CommuteAir Embraer ERJ-145XR overrun at Roanoke have found the jet was high on the approach, but its captain proceeded to land despite two go-around calls from the first officer. The aircraft was operating a United Express flight from Dulles to Roanoke-Blacksburg airport on 24 September, ...
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NewsPilot attempted manual correction during SAA A330 cruise-altitude turbulence upset
South African investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A330-300 pilot tried to stabilise an overspeed manually during a clear-air turbulence encounter, rather than leaving the autopilot engaged. The South African Airways aircraft had been cruising at 41,000ft, en route from Cape Town to Johannesburg on 27 October last year, when ...
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NewsStockholm Arlanda takes advantage of ‘EoR’ concept to increase parallel approach efficiency
Stockholm Arlanda is claiming to be the first European airport to introduce a concept intended to increase landing rates for parallel approaches by changing the required separation standards. The concept – known as ‘EoR’ or ‘established on RNP-AR’ – will be used for curved approaches to runway 01L/19R, which demand ...
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NewsAzerbaijan A320 involved in runway excursion after St Petersburg return
One of Azerbaijan Airlines’ Airbus A320s experienced a runway excursion while returning to St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport after departing for Baku. The aircraft, operating flight J2020, landed at 03:40 on 20 October after some 3h airborne. According to the airport’s operator, the crew requested the return after detecting a “landing-gear ...
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NewsTwo fatalities confirmed after patrol vehicle struck during Hong Kong 747 excursion
Hong Kong international airport’s operator has confirmed that two security personnel in a patrol vehicle did not survive after it was struck by a Boeing 747-400 freighter during a runway excursion.
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NewsIraqi Airways progressing with corrective plan aimed at lifting EU ban: transport minister
Iraqi transport minister Razzaq Al-Saadawi is claiming completion of more than three-quarters of the requirements for an IATA safety programme aimed a lifting a European ban on Iraqi Airways. Al-Saadawi gave a completion figure of 78% during a speech at the ITL Expo 2025 which covers Iraqi developments in international ...
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NewsAir China A321 diverts after lithium battery fire in overhead bin
Air China has confirmed that a in-flight fire in an Airbus A321 overhead luggage bin was caused by a lithium battery. The A321 had departed Hangzhou for Seoul as flight CA139 on 18 October, and was around 40min into the service when the incident occurred. Air China, through its official ...
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NewsUncleared take-off led Hawker 850XP to collide with landing Mustang
Expectation bias played a role in a Raytheon Hawker 850XP crew’s decision to take off without clearance from Houston, before the jet collided at an intersection with a landing Textron Aviation Citation Mustang. As the Hawker neared lift-off from runway 22 at William Hobby airport, its left wing-tip struck the ...
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NewsSatellite images could have warned Delta 767 crew before severe Milan hail encounter: inquiry
Italian investigators believe insufficient use of available weather information contributed to a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER’s flying into severe hail, and suffering substantial damage, shortly after departing Milan Malpensa. The twinjet – bound for New York JFK on 24 July 2023 – encountered hail as it climbed through 13,000ft ...
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NewsEASA urges continuous use of stop-bar lights to reduce incursion risk
European safety regulators are urging airport operators to implement continuous use of runway stop-bars as a defence against incursions, pointing out that such incidents are increasing – both in absolute terms and relative to the number of flights. Use of stop-bars is “widely recognised” as “one of the most effective ...
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NewsHalf of Finnair A321 fleet suspended after seat-washing hitch
Finnair has been forced to suspend operation of eight Airbus A321s, owing to a technical snag during washing of seat covers. The airline cancelled about 40 flights on 13-14 October, and has recruited the Lithuanian division of Danish operator DAT to operate certain services from 15 October. Finnair says it ...
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NewsItalian investigators probe A320’s descent towards sea shortly after Catania take-off
Italian investigators are to probe a serious occurrence in which an Air Arabia Airbus A320 descended towards the sea shortly after departing Catania in Sicily. The aircraft – registered to the Air Arabia Maroc operation – had been bound for Amman on 20 September. Italian safety investigation authority ANSV states ...
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NewsEAT A300 freighter sustains tail-strike during aborted London Heathrow landing
One of European Air Transport’s Airbus A300-600 freighters has suffered a tail-strike while landing at London Heathrow. Video images circulating on social media indicate that the aircraft – operating in DHL colours and arriving from Leipzig-Halle on 12 October – bounced slightly before settling on its main landing-gear. The reverse-thrust ...
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NewsAustralia probes engine failure on Rex Saab 340
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is probing an engine failure during take-off involving a Regional Express Saab 340B.
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NewsPutin admits ‘failures’ in Russian air defence as missiles crippled Azerbaijan E190
Russian president Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the country’s air defence system was responsible for crippling an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, which subsequently crashed while attempting to divert to Aktau. Putin made the admission during a meeting in Dushanbe with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev on 9 October. He said the ...
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NewsProbe into Shorts 360 undershoot delayed after failure to realise severity
UK investigators believe an undershot landing by a Shorts 360 freighter in the British Virgin Islands resulted from an unstable approach in the vicinity of thunderstorm activity. But a full determination of the circumstances was thwarted by a two-month delay in notifying the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the seriousness ...