All Swiftair articles
-
NewsThree escape 737 freighter excursion into lake at Montpellier
French investigation authority BEA has opened an inquiry into the runway excursion at Montpellier involving a Boeing 737-400 freighter operating on behalf of West Atlantic. The aircraft came to rest with its nose in the water off the end of runway 12L following a service from Paris Charles de Gaulle ...
-
News
Crew of 737 freighter taxied over towbar left by distracted ground-handlers
Ground crews at the UK’s East Midlands airport failed to complete their tasks before a Boeing 737-400 freighter taxied over a towbar shortly after pushback for a flight to Vitoria in Spain. The Swiftair aircraft (EC-MIE) suffered damage to two main landing-gear tyres which had to be replaced, causing a ...
-
News
ATR 72 damaged after distracted crew lined up with runway edge lights
German investigators have determined that the crew of an ATR 72-200 freighter were distracted while turning for take-off from Cologne, and inadvertently lined up with the left-hand runway edge lights. As the ATR accelerated along the runway it struck several of these lights, inflicting damage to the airframe in ...
-
News
ATR stall inquiry details poor airmanship during unstable approach
Spanish investigators have detailed the poor airmanship by the crew of a Swiftair ATR 72-500 in the aftermath of a stall incident, as it proceeded to conduct an unstable approach and landing at Madrid. Investigation authority CIAIAC found that the turboprop stalled after the crew pushed the aircraft beyond ...
-
News
Swiftair ATR icing stall inquiry catalogues series of crew failures
Spanish investigators have determined that a Swiftair ATR 72-500 stalled while climbing through icing conditions as a result of the pilots’ failure to manage the flight correctly and their “inappropriate” use of automation. The turboprop (EC-KKQ) lost airspeed and height and rolled to excessive bank angles during the Alicante-Madrid ...
-
News
Swiftair MD-83 inquiry: Heighten pilots' ice awareness
French and Malian investigators are advising a mandatory change to Boeing MD-80 flight manuals to highlight the insidious effects of engine icing.
-
News
Swiftair speed decay echoes previous MD-80 episodes
While investigators have yet to ascertain the reason for the loss of control of the Swiftair Boeing MD-83 over Mali, the accident shares several parallels with earlier events in which speed decay in early cruise led MD-80s into a high-altitude stall.
-
News
Swiftair MD-83 lost speed before rapid spiral descent
French investigators have determined that a Swiftair Boeing MD-83 lost over Mali entered a rapid spiral descent from which it failed to recover.
-
News
Crew of ill-fated MD-83 asked to turn back: minister
French government officials have disclosed that the crew of the Swiftair Boeing MD-83 which crashed in Mali had sought to turn back during the flight.
-
News
AH5017 wreckage found in Mali
The wreckage of flight AH5017 has been located in Mali near the border of Burkina Faso.
-
News
Search continues for missing Swiftair MD-83
Search teams are continuing to look for the missing Boeing MD-83 operated by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of Air Algerie.
-
News
Swiftair MD-83 operating missing Air Algerie service
Spanish carrier Swiftair has identified itself as the operator of an Air Algerie service which lost radar contact after departing Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
-
News
MD-83 struck wing after unstable Afghan approach
Pilots of a Boeing MD-83 conducted an unauthorised approach to Kandahar, and failed to stabilise the aircraft, before it sustained serious damage in a runway wing-strike.
