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Osprey fleet will not return to unrestricted operations until mid-2025
In remarks to congressional lawmakers, the head of airworthiness authority for the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey revealed that unaddressed safety issues will prevent the tiltrotor from returning to unrestricted flight status for at least another year.
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Damaged DHC-6’s Antarctic ferry flight highlights delicate decision balance
Investigators probing a take-off incident in Antarctica which damaged a Viking Air DHC-6 have highlighted the difficulty of weighing the risks to personnel against the risk of flight in remote and hostile locations.
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Malawi’s vice-president, nine others confirmed dead in Dornier 228 crash
The deaths of all aboard the Malawian army turboprop were confirmed by the president of the southeast African country on 11 June, after the flight encountered bad weather and failed to report as scheduled.
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Crew’s use of halon extinguishers on overheating oven ineffective: investigators
Six halon fire extinguishers were used to combat an overheating aft galley oven on a KLM Boeing 777-200ER, but investigators state that this was ineffective – because there was no fire – and actually exacerbated the situation by generating smoke and toxins.
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India probes serious runway conflict in Mumbai
Indian officials are probing a serious runway conflict between A320neos operated by Air India and IndiGo.
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FAA orders G500 and G600 inspections, citing engine-mount ‘quality escape’
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
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Incorrect assumptions by controller behind Austin-Bergstrom near-miss: NTSB
US investigators have pinned a near-miss at Austin-Bergstrom International airport in February last year, in which two jets came within as little as 150ft of colliding, on incorrect assumptions made by a controller and “the lack of critical safety technology” at the facility.
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A350 flights with 100% SAF suggest lower soot cuts contrail ice formation
Analysis of in-flight emissions from an Airbus A350-900 using 100% sustainable aviation fuel indicates a reduction of 35% in soot particle numbers, and a halving of contrail ice-crystal formation per mass of burned fuel. Contrails can form when water vapour condenses onto soot particles from engine emissions, and freezes, under ...
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Falling object 'distracted’ pilot before Tibet A319 excursion
Chinese investigators have pointed to human error as a likely cause for the runway excursion involving a Tibet Airlines Airbus A319.
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FAA extends slot waivers at New York-area airports through October 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration will extend a waiver for airlines’ slot usage at busy airports in the Northeast USA through the end of the northern hemisphere’s summer travel season next year.
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Emirates prepares to train initial A350 pilots with tailored competency-based scheme
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is preparing for Airbus A350 operations with an enhanced jointly-developed pilot-training programme which takes advantage of IATA principles and Airbus experience.
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KrasAvia An-26 overruns at northern Russian island airport
Siberian investigators are probing an overrun involving an Antonov An-26 operated by Russian regional carrier KrasAvia. The aircraft had been conducting a charter flight from Norilsk, says the West Siberian transport prosecutor’s office. It landed at Dikson airport, on an island in the far north of the Krasnoyarsk region, at ...
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Dual hydraulic system failure preceded Fly Jamaica 757 overrun at Georgetown
Guyanese investigators have disclosed that a Fly Jamaica Boeing 757-200 suffered significant hydraulic failure as it returned to Georgetown’s Cheddi Jagan airport, with the subsequent loss of braking effectiveness causing the twinjet to overrun and sustain severe damage.
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IATA to assess recent events, but turbulence ‘not a new issue’: Walsh
IATA director general Willie Walsh says the association will assess recent high profile turbulence events, but flags existing efforts to better understand and help airlines avoid the issue.
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Emirates has observed rise in turbulence incidents: Clark
Emirates has observed an increase in the amount of turbulence on its flights, prompting the industry to ‘up its game’, according to airline president Tim Clark.
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PIA awaits restoration of EASA approval as Pakistani regulator shows safety progress
Pakistan International Airlines is still waiting for European regulators to restore its third-country operator approval, although the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is progressing with safety-oversight improvements.
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Fatal Schiphol incident victim deliberately entered KLM E190 engine: investigators
Dutch military police investigators have determined that a person killed by an aircraft engine at Amsterdam Schiphol had entered the powerplant deliberately. The man was fatally injured on 29 May after the aircraft, a KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190, had just completed its pushback procedure and was preparing to taxi for ...
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European regulators maintain safety-oversight pressure on Egyptian authority
Egyptian safety oversight capabilities are being kept under scrutiny by the European Commission, although it has not moved to blacklist any of the country’s carriers. The Commission states, in a 30 May blacklist update, that it held a technical meeting with Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority representatives in mid-April as part ...
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FAA investigating aborted take-off involving American-operated A319
An Airbus A319 operated by American Airlines aborted take-off from Ronald Reagan International airport in Washington, DC as a Beechcraft King Air landed on an intersecting runway on 29 May.
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TUI 737 overflew road at low height during take-off with insufficient thrust
UK investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-800 crew manually selected insufficient thrust after the autothrottle disengaged during take-off from Bristol, resulting in the jet’s belatedly becoming airborne and overflying a major road at less than 100ft.