All Safety News – Page 208
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News
Ukraine inquiry probes ERJ-145 overrun
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that they are probing an overrun by an Embraer ERJ-145 at Zaporizhia.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Commercial orders suffer post-Paris hangover
Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier delivered 16 of their new narrowbody aircraft in July, figures from Flight Fleets Analyzer show.
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EgyptAir freed from UK electronics ban
EgyptAir has disclosed that a ban on electronic devices on board its services to the UK has been lifted.
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Excessive sidestick input led to Jetstar A320 tailstrike
A cadet pilot flying a Jetstar Airbus A320 applied excessive force to the aircraft’s sidestick controller on as it rotated, resulting in the aircraft’s tail striking the runway as it took off from Melbourne Tullamarine airport on 11 May 2016.
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Opinion
OPINION: Collision highlights need to heed obvious precedents
Almost nine years to the day after Gol 1907 spiralled into the Brazilian jungle, crippled by a mid-air collision, only fortuitous geometry spared a second 737-800 a similar fate over Senegal.
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Pilots warned to stay alert for Toronto incursion risks
Cockpit crew representatives are urging pilots to stay disciplined and alert during ground manoeuvring at Toronto Pearson airport after a series of runway incursions at the hub.
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Boeing adds 737 Max 8, 787-9 simulators to Singapore centre
Boeing Training and Professional Services has commissioned a 737 Max 8 full-flight simulator at its Singapore campus, which will be joined by a 787-9 simulator in November.
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Failed tyre tread penetrated wing of Jetstar 787-8
A Jetstar Boeing 787-8 suffered damage to its left wing and flap system after one of its main landing gear tyres delaminated while taking off from Singapore Changi International airport on 13 May.
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United yet to estimate tropical storm Harvey impact
United Airlines has yet to forecast the financial impact from tropical storm Harvey, as the carrier's Houston hub remains closed due to flooding.
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PICTURE: Spirit receives Airbus's first US-built A320
US budget carrier Spirit Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320 to be produced by the airframer's Alabama final assembly plant in Mobile.
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Light aircraft passed under Monarch A321 on final: probe
Spanish investigators have detailed an encounter at Menorca airport in which a light aircraft flew into conflict with a Monarch Airlines Airbus A321 on final approach.
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Jazeera A320 damaged during in-flight object collision
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has yet to confirm the nature of the object involved in a collision with one of its Airbus A320s operating from Riyadh.
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Qantas to base half of 787 fleet in Brisbane
Qantas will base four of its upcoming Boeing 787-9s in Brisbane, complementing the four aircraft that will be based in Melbourne.
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Qantas conducts executive leadership reshuffle
The Qantas Group has reshuffled of its executive leadership team, effective November.
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Houston airports closed following tropical storm Harvey
The US Federal Aviation Administration has closed both Houston Intercontinental and Houston Hobby airports through at least 28 August, following heavy rains from tropical storm Harvey.
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Italian authority probes Alitalia A320 tail-strike
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Alitalia Airbus A320 suffered a tail-strike on departure from Milan Malpensa.
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MH17 inquiry receives additional Russian radar data
Criminal investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have received additional radar information from Russian authorities.
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Pump concern spurs urgent A350 equipment directive
Airbus A350 operators have been ordered urgently to address a potential threat to fuel tanks arising from overheat failure of a hydraulic pump.
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Lufthansa submits formal initial Air Berlin proposal
Germany's Lufthansa Group has formally submitted a proposal to acquire parts of Air Berlin to the struggling carrier's administrator.
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Trent fan blade failure involved in AirAsia X A330 incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says a fan blade failure was involved in a 25 June 2017 incident involving an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 aircraft.