All Safety News – Page 40
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NewsInside the effort to standardise 100% ‘drop-in’ sustainable aviation fuel
An effort is underway to power aircraft entirely with synthetic and sustainably derived jet fuel. Before that happens, the industry needs to agree on a technical definition of sustainable aviation fuel.
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NewsMadrid reconfigures airspace to simplify arrivals and departures
Spanish air navigation service Enaire has started implementing an air traffic optimisation project at Madrid Barajas airport, including independent approaches to its parallel runways. The project aims to modernise instrument arrival and departure procedures by adapting them to area navigation and performance-based navigation requirements. Enaire says the scheme – known ...
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NewsBluebird 737 freighter destabilised by ballast shift during Paris approach
Investigators are probing an apparent ballast shift on board a Bluebird Nordic Boeing 737-400SF during its descent towards Paris Charles de Gaulle. The incident involving the Icelandic-registered freighter occurred on 10 February, according to French investigation authority BEA, which is citing preliminary information from its Icelandic counterpart. BEA says the ...
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NewsBoeing once again halts 787 deliveries, this time due to ‘analysis error’
Boeing has once again halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners due to what it calls “an analysis error” by one of its suppliers.
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NewsVolaris expects FAA’s Mexico safety upgrade in 'next six months’: CEO
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris expects the Federal Aviation Administration to restore the country’s “Category 1” safety status later this year.
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NewsFAA to publish airworthiness directive for Continental engines
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to publish an airworthiness directive (AD) for Continental Aerospace engines later this week.
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NewsPitch-up after tailwind shift led to SAS A320neo tail-strike at Split
Croatian investigators believe a late shift in tailwind preceded an SAS Airbus A320neo’s loss of lift just before touchdown in Split, leading to a tail-strike. The aircraft, arriving from Bergen, had been stabilised during an ILS approach to runway 05. But winds were varying from 170-245°, and a 10kt change ...
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NewsCRJ900 unexpectedly climbed and accelerated during cruise: safety board
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Jazz Mitsubishi CRJ900 experienced an uncommanded climb and acceleration during a domestic service. The aircraft had departed Vancouver for Saskatoon on 13 February. Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that the incident occurred as the aircraft was cruising at 37,000ft some 60nm east of ...
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NewsChallenger took evasive action to dodge undetected glider near Basel
French investigators have determined that a Bombardier Challenger 300 crew took evasive action during a serious airprox incident with a glider, which was flying in Basel terminal airspace undetected. Although the Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3DM glider was present in the airspace for 20min, its pilot had not activated his transponder nor had ...
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NewsBoth Yeti ATR propellers feathered just after pilot called for flap extension
Nepalese investigators probing the Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 crash at Pokhara have disclosed that both propellers feathered just after the flying pilot asked for a further extension of the flaps. The aircraft had been descending to runway 12 following a service from Kathmandu on 15 January. Its landing-gear was deployed ...
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NewsFatal flight-academy DA42 crash probe urges more spin training for instructors
Norwegian investigators are recommending greater emphasis on spin prevention and recovery for flight instructors, after a fatal accident involving a Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG during a pilot-training exercise. Two students from Oslo Torp-based Pilot Flight Academy – one under instruction, and one observing from the rear seat – had been ...
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NewsChallenger 600 flap tests ordered after uncommanded extension incident
Operators of Bombardier Challenger 600s are being instructed to carry out repetitive operational tests of the flap-control system following an uncommanded flap-extension incident. The root cause of the incident remains under investigation, says Transport Canada, but the tests have been ordered as an interim mitigation. Transport Canada states that the ...
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NewsFAA chief launches safety review following several recent close calls
The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration has initiated a safety review in response to several recent “close calls” involving large US commercial jets.
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NewsStrike to shut down operations at some German airports
Airports across Germany are gearing up for a day-long strike by public service workers that threatens to severely curtail flight operations.
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NewsVirgin Orbit launch failure inquiry indicates engine overheat after fuel-filter dislodged
Virgin Orbit has started modifying its air-dropped rocket vehicle after analysis indicated that abnormal heating of the second-stage engine, following a filter displacement, caused loss of thrust during the company’s failed inaugural UK satellite launch. Investigators have analysed data suggesting that a fuel filter in the LauncherOne vehicle – dropped ...
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NewsUS NTSB investigating United 777’s steep dive in December after Maui take-off
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened an investigation into an incident in which a Boeing 777 aircraft came within 800ft of crashing into the Pacific Ocean last December.
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NewsContinental issues mandatory service bulletin for 2,000 crankshafts
Continental Aerospace Technologies has issued a mandatory service bulletin (SB) for some engines that power common single-engined piston trainer aircraft.
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NewsFAA reviewed United aircraft safety incident in Hawaii
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reviewed an aircraft safety incident from December in which a United Airlines aircraft sharply descended just after taking off from Hawaii.
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NewsUS NTSB subpoenas American Airlines pilots involved in JFK runway incursion
US aviation accident investigators have subpoenaed an American Airlines flight crew involved in a near-miss at New York’s John F Kennedy International airport last month after attempting to interview the individuals three times without success.
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NewsContinental identifies engine safety issue, recommends groundings and inspections
Continental Aerospace Technologies has identified a safety issue with several types of its general aviation engines, and recommends that operators voluntarily ground the aircraft until they can be inspected.