All Safety News – Page 69
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NewsSuperjet climbed into conflict after captain deployed landing-gear in cruise
Russian investigators have disclosed that an Azimuth Sukhoi Superjet 100 captain inadvertently deployed the landing-gear in cruise, prompting a climb response which placed the twinjet in conflict with another aircraft. In a 9 November bulletin the federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has detailed the 21 October incident, involving a flight ...
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NewsTrial against indicted former Boeing 737 Max technical pilot delayed until February 2022
A US federal judge has delayed until February 2022 the start of a criminal trial against Mark Forkner, the former Boeing technical pilot indicted on charges related to the 737 Max.
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NewsA220 diverts after thrust in one engine rolls back on approach
Canadian investigators are probing a loss of thrust on an Air Canada Airbus A220-300 during approach to New York, to which the crew responded with a go-around. The aircraft had been descending for runway 31 at New York’s LaGuardia airport, following a service from Toronto on 8 November. But at ...
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NewsBoeing ‘admits’ responsibility for Ethiopian 737 Max crash
Boeing has accepted responsibility in US federal court for the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, and has agreed to compensate families of survivors.
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NewsAttorneys for former 737 Max technical pilot again request trial delay, cite simulator ‘glitch’
Attorneys for the former Boeing technical pilot indicted on fraud charges related to the 737 Max are again asking a federal judge to delay the trial.
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NewsUS aviation industry asked White House to delay 5G cellular expansion
Citing the risk of altimeter interference, the US airline and aerospace industries have asked the US government to temporarily prevent cellular telecommunications providers from starting to use newly available radio frequencies.
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NewsA350s operate transatlantic formation flight to test potential for cutting fuel-burn
Airbus has carried out a transatlantic test flight with an A350-900 and A350-1000 in a bid to demonstrate the potential fuel savings achievable when aircraft operate in formation. Performed on 9 November the Toulouse-Montreal flights involved the A350-900 operating as the lead, and the -1000 following, with a separation of ...
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NewsNTSB blames Tamarack winglet malfunction for 2018 crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that a 2018 accident that killed three was caused by Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas active winglet system.
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NewsUS government pushes back vaccination deadline
The US government has pushed back its deadline for companies with more than 100 employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, from 8 December to 4 January 2022.
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NewsIberia conducts domestic flight with waste-based biofuel
Spanish carrier Iberia has carried out a domestic service using sustainable fuel produced from waste as a raw material. The IAG airline operated the Madrid-Bilbao flight, IB426, using an Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. Its operation followed a collaboration agreement signed between Iberia and the energy company ...
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NewsBelarusian authority suspends An-12 services after fatal Irkutsk crash
Belarusian authorities have suspended commercial operations with Antonov An-12s as a precaution following the accident involving an Aircompany Grodno aircraft at Irkutsk. The Belarusian transport ministry says the aviation division’s suspension has been put in place pending the findings of the inquiry. Seven personnel were on board, according to the ...
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NewsFAA pushing global effort to improve pilots’ flying skills
The Federal Aviation Administration is leading what its chief regulator calls a global effort to ensure the world’s airline pilots have adequate manual flying skills and sufficient training in “flight path management”.
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NewsBelarusian An-12 crashes during approach to Irkutsk
Russian investigators have opened a probe into an accident which destroyed a Belarusian-registered Antonov An-12BK in the vicinity of Irkutsk. The aircraft was operated by the carrier Aircompany Grodno – located in the city of Grodno, in western Belarus – and was conducting a freight service from Keperveyem to Yakutsk ...
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NewsDeparting with ice contamination 'normalised' before fatal West Wind ATR 42 crash
Canadian investigators believe the unsafe practice of departing from remote airports with a degree of icing contamination on critical surfaces had become normalised, before a fatal accident involving a West Wind ATR 42-300 at Fond-du-Lac. This normalisation resulted partly from the inadequacy of de-icing equipment or services at these remote ...
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NewsEASA to examine safety concerns and risk-mitigation for single-pilot operations
Safety aspects of two potential scenarios for single-pilot operations in commercial aircraft are to be assessed under a new research project initiated by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The project is intended to provide a “qualitative and quantitative” assessment of the main safety hazards as well as examine whether ...
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NewsHuman error and wiring mix up caused 2019 Saab 2000 overrun in Alaska
An incorrectly wired anti-skid braking system and an unfortunate decision by pilots resulted in a PenAir Saab 2000 running off an Alaska runway in October 2019, killing one passenger.
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NewsFAA warns about altimeter interference from broadband
The Federal Aviation Administration is warning aerospace manufactures and aircraft operators that 5G cellular wireless communications could impact radio altimeters starting in December.
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NewsFAA proposes to extend required rest for flight attendants
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving forward with a rule mandating that airline flight attendants be given at least an extra hour of rest following duty periods.
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NewsNTSB recovers wreckage of Transair Boeing 737F that crashed off Hawaii
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recovered the wreckage of the Boeing 737-200 freighter that crashed off the coast of Hawaii in July.
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NewsEffective scan could stop inadvertent go-around escalation: FAA
US authorities are stressing the importance of proper instrument cross-checks on Boeing 757s and 767s to prevent escalation of incidents caused by inadvertent activation of go-around mode on the types. The warning follows the fatal accident involving an Atlas Air 767 freighter on approach to Houston in February 2019, the ...