All Safety News – Page 96
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NewsUS charges Belarusian officials with aircraft piracy after Ryanair diversion
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged four Belarusian government officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy.
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News5G conflict leaves regional airlines in limbo
US regional carriers remain in limbo because many of their aircraft have still not received exceptions to FAA rules about landing during inclement weather conditions at airports that could experience interference from new fifth-generation (5G) cell phone networks.
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NewsAmerican CEO predicts 5G’s operational impact will be minimal, citing collaboration
Though the aviation-telecom 5G dispute remains unresolved, the chief executive of American Airlines does not foresee 5G causing significant future operational disruptions.
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NewsDiverted Ryanair 737 not intercepted by Belarusian fighter: inquiry
One aspect of the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Minsk diversion incident clarified by the ICAO inquiry is the involvement of an RSK MiG-29 interceptor. While early reports of the incident, on 23 May last year, had indicated that the military fighter had escorted the Ryanair flight to Minsk, the inquiry reveals ...
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NewsCrucial missing evidence impairs ICAO probe into Ryanair diversion incident
ICAO’s has been unable to obtain several crucial pieces of evidence – including emails, phone communications, and surveillance footage – during its investigation into last year’s Ryanair Sun Boeing 737-800 diversion to Belarus, while the Minsk air traffic controller assigned to the flight could not be traced. The organisation’s factual ...
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NewsFAA order stipulates new 787 landing requirements due to 5G
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Boeing 787-specific order limiting that aircraft’s operations due to potential interference caused by newly launched 5G cellular networks.
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NewsAirlines struggle with 5G rollout in USA
US airlines are struggling to deal with the fallout of the nationwide launch of new fifth-generation (5G) cell-phone networks, despite a move to delay their introduction at busy airports across the country.
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NewsVerizon, AT&T delay 5G near some airports, minimising expected aviation impact
Both Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the roll-out of fifth-generation wireless networks near certain US airports – a move that will lessen but likely not eliminate the impact on commercial aviation.
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NewsAT&T delays 5G rollout at ‘limited number’ of towers amid US flights row
One of the two US cellular companies due to rollout their fifth-generation wireless networks tomorrow, AT&T, is to voluntarily defer activating a limited number of towers located around particular runways amid the continuing row about the impact of 5G transmissions on airline operations.
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NewsAirlines urge US government to prohibit 5G near airports to avoid ‘incalculable’ disruption
US airlines are urging the administration of President Joe Biden to prohibit 5G wireless transmissions near certain airports, warning of an aviation-industry meltdown starting 19 January.
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NewsSeveral Airbus and Boeing types cleared over ‘5G’ concerns but 787 among exceptions
US aviation regulators have cleared several Airbus and Boeing models to operate low-visibility landings at airports where ‘5G’ communications services will become available. The US FAA’s work means some 45% of the US commercial fleet has been approved for the operations. Its analysis follows concerns over potential interference from 5G ...
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NewsFAA to work with pilots of ‘varying’ experience when setting pilot training standards
The Federal Aviation Administration will now consider the actual real-world skills of US and foreign airline pilots when developing aircraft-specific pilot-training standards.
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NewsHop ERJ take-off disrupted autoland approach for trailing 717
French investigators believe an Embraer ERJ-145 crew’s premature acceptance of take-off clearance disrupted the landing of a Boeing 717 on low-visibility approach to the same Strasbourg runway. Investigation authority BEA says Cat III conditions prevailed at the time. The crew of the Hop ERJ-145, bound for Amsterdam, had accepted an ...
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NewsSriwijaya crash prompts Indonesian focus on upset recovery training
Indonesia is placing a greater emphasis on upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) following the 2021 fatal crash of a Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500 into the Java Sea.
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NewsFAA decision frees some helicopter operations from 5G prohibitions
Helicopter lobby group Helicopter Association International (HAI) says it achieved a partial victory for members as it strives to keep medical air transports flying after cellular phone companies introduce new fifth-generation (5G) networks next week.
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NewsFAA bars auto-landings at more than 100 US airports starting 19 January in response to 5G
The US Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited some instrument-based flight operations at US airports beginning on 19 January, a response to the planned start of so-called 5G cellular transmissions.
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NewsA319 pitot blockage after prolonged storage led to post-V1 take-off abort
UK investigators have found that a pitot-tube blockage generating unreliable airspeed data spurred an EasyJet Airbus A319 crew to abort take-off at high speed at London Luton. The A319 (G-EZBD) was conducting a ferry flight to Edinburgh on 13 July last year, its first operation after a month in storage. ...
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NewsCrew 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 ...
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NewsA320neo computer modification aims to detect consistent erroneous airspeeds
Airbus has developed a modification for A320neo-family jets which aims to detect multiple consistent erroneous airspeed indications, and prevent take-off with misleading air data. A320neo operators had been told last year to emphasise to pilots the need for airspeed checks during the take-off roll, to check for potential unreliability, after ...
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NewsFAA briefly halted western-US airport operations on 10 January, reason unclear
The Federal Aviation Administration declines to say why it briefly stopped aircraft movements in the western USA on 10 January.