All Ops & safety articles – Page 9
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News‘No issues’ found after fuel-switch lock checks on Air India 787 fleet
Air India states it has found no issues with the fuel-control switch locking mechanisms on its Boeing 787 fleet, after inspections prompted by the crash at Ahmedabad last month.
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NewsFAA probes near-miss between SkyWest E175 and B-52 bomber
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into a potential near-miss incident involving a SkyWest Airlines Embraer 175 and a US Air Force Boeing B-52 bomber at Minot International Airport.
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NewsAir India A320neo suffers runway excursion during poor-weather landing
One of Air India’s Airbus A320neos has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Mumbai airport in poor weather. Air India says the aircraft has been “grounded for checks” but has yet to confirm the extent of any damage. It states, however, that the twinjet “taxied safely to the gate” ...
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NewsNTSB chief criticises ‘premature’ media reports about Air India 787 crash
Jennifer Homendy has backed Indian investigators’ appeal for restraint following reports that the captain moved fuel control switches to ‘CUTOFF’ position.
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NewsCRJ200 crash inquiry cites excessive rotation and criticises improper loading
Nepalese investigators have declared that the operator of a MHIRJ Aviation CRJ200, which stalled and crashed during take-off from Kathmandu, was grossly negligent during loading of the jet. The Saurya Airlines aircraft had been conducting a ferry flight to Pokhara for maintenance, on 24 July last year, and those on ...
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NewsOperators should prepare crews for possible Leap engine smoke events: EASA
Airbus A320neo-family aircraft have not been involved in any load-reduction device activation events relating to CFM International Leap-1A engines, according to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
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NewsAirbus to detail A380 slat delamination checks after Emirates and SIA incidents
Airbus is to issue service bulletins to A380 operators early next year detailing checks for leading-edge slat delamination, following an incident involving an Emirates aircraft at Nice. The crew of the aircraft (A6-EOM) had perceived a muffled noise and slight vibrations while configuring the jet to land on 18 August ...
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NewsPIA preparing return to UK operations after five-year restriction lifted
UK restrictions on Pakistan International Airlines have been lifted after five years, according to the UK’s high commissioner to Pakistan. The airline was banned from operating its own services to the UK in mid-2020, following a decision by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to suspend PIA’s third-country operator approval. ...
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NewsPilot forgot to configure thrust-reverser switches before Falcon 10 overrun
US investigators probing a landing overrun which badly damaged a Falcon 10 have determined that the thrust-reversers did not deploy, because the jet was wrongly configured during approach. The inquiry into the accident at Northwest Florida Beaches airport, near Panama City, found the checklist in the cockpit was written for ...
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NewsIATA’s Walsh weighs in on cockpit-video recording, following Air India crash report
IATA director-general Willie Walsh has weighed in on the debate about cockpit video recording, in his first remarks since the release of the preliminary investigation report into the crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 in June.
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NewsAir India 787 fuel-switch puzzle could reinforce case for cockpit video recording
Investigators of the fatal accident will need to consider not only scenarios of inadvertent or deliberate pilot action, but also the possibility that neither crew member touched the fuel cut-off control.
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NewsNo survivors from Zeusch King Air take-off crash at Southend
Dutch operator Zeusch Aviation has confirmed that one of its aircraft was involved in the accident at Southend airport on 13 July.
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NewsWizz Air axing Abu Dhabi venture after struggling with operational and political obstacles
Budget carrier Wizz Air is suspending operations with its United Arab Emirates venture, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, and plans to withdraw from the company.
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NewsQantas A380 damaged after Sydney airport aerobridge strikes engine
A Qantas Airbus A380 suffered damage after an aerobridge hit its engine before the aircraft was due to operate a flight.
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NewsIndian pilot association claims ‘bias’ against crew in 787 crash probe
Indian pilot representatives are insisting that they should be included in the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry, arguing that the preliminary findings lean towards bias against the crew. The initial disclosure by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau states that fuel-control switches moved to the ‘cut-off’ position moments after ...
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NewsCircumstances of fuel-switch movement become central to Air India 787 crash inquiry
While the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash inquiry has found that fuel control cut-off switches were activated almost as soon as the aircraft lifted off, the circumstances of the switches’ movement remain unexplained. Preliminary findings from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau simply state that both switches “transitioned” to the ‘cut-off’ ...
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NewsEuropean court rules ‘cavalier’ Russia shot down MH17 after failing to verify missile’s target
Judges of the European Court of Human Rights have unanimously ruled that Russia was responsible for the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER over Ukraine, having failed to verify the target of a Buk surface-to-air missile. The court’s Grand Chamber of 17 judges agreed with evidence suggesting the ...
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NewsPerson fatally injured by engine of taxiing Volotea A319 at Bergamo
Investigation is underway into an accident involving a Volotea Airbus A319 on a taxiway at Milan Bergamo airport which fatally injured a person on the ground. The A319 had commenced taxiing for flight V73511 to Asturias in Spain on 8 July. Volotea says a person who was “not on board” ...
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NewsSkydive Twin Otter crashed while attempting return to airport
US investigators have disclosed that the pilot of a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, which crashed during a skydiving flight in Tennessee, had been attempting to return to the airport after apparent loss of engine power on take-off.
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NewsZurich-bound A220’s diversion ‘unconnected’ to previous incidents: Swiss
Swiss is examining an Airbus A220-300 which diverted to Friedrichshafen while en route to Zurich during a cabin smoke incident.