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NewsLearjet touched down with misaligned landing-gear before fatal Scottsdale excursion
Investigators have disclosed that the Learjet 35A which veered off the runway and fatally collided with a parked business aircraft at Scottsdale had touched down with a misaligned left-hand main landing-gear. As the aircraft conducted the approach to runway 21 on 10 February, video images captured from a golf course ...
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NewsAir France reinforces balked-landing training after A350 go-around tail-strike
Air France has implemented balked-landing training for pilots of several aircraft types including the Airbus A350, after one of the twinjets was involved in a tail-strike at Toronto. The A350-900 had been arriving from Paris Charles de Gaulle on 21 January last year. Its first officer was undergoing training during ...
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NewsATR 72 flew level over Guernsey airport at 70ft after crew breached approach ban
Confusion between the pilots of an ATR 72-500 over a go-around led the aircraft to fly at low level over the Guernsey airport in fog, after its crew breached an approach ban. The Lithuanian-registered Jump Air aircraft – operating for Guernsey’s Aurigny – had been attempting to land on runway ...
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NewsUnited 737 Max aborted take-off with wheel fire after long taxi to burn excess fuel
US investigators have determined that a Boeing 737 Max 9 aborted take-off with a damaging wheel fire, the result of its brakes overheating as the crew attempted to burn excess fuel while taxiing. Denver is a high-altitude airport and the air temperature was high, which left the heavily-laden United Airlines ...
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NewsMidway incursion: Exchange indicates executive jet failed to comply with hold-short order
Analysis of air-ground communications at Chicago Midway airport indicates that an executive jet failed to comply with a hold-short instruction before crossing an active runway, on which a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was nearing touching down. The 737 crew initiated a go-around and overflew the Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 on ...
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NewsPanoramic digital cameras to support ground-movement control at Manchester tower
Manchester airport in the UK is to introduce a hybrid digital tower to assist with ground movements at the hub. Air navigation service NATS says the project will provide tower controllers with two panoramic arrays of high-definition cameras to cover 28 parking stands and four taxiing lanes. The installation, which ...
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NewsA350 crew ‘recognised’ low approach before San Francisco tower warning: Asiana
Korean carrier Asiana states that the crew of an Airbus A350 involved in a low-approach incident at San Francisco was aware of the situation before receiving an air traffic control warning. The A350-900, inbound from Seoul on 23 February, had descended below the glidepath during its approach to runway 28L. ...
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NewsCreating a path for evolving technology in busy airspace: UK CAA’s new safety regulation chief
As technological advances introduce diverse aircraft types, and even space vehicles, into the busy UK airspace, the Civil Aviation Authority faces an increasingly complex task to maintain the country’s strong safety reputation.
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NewsAsiana A350 crew warned of low altitude on approach to San Francisco
Air-ground communications at San Francisco indicate that a tower controller warned an Asiana Airbus A350-900 crew over the jet’s altitude after it sank below the glidepath on approach. The crew of Asiana flight OZ212 from Seoul had been conducting the approach to runway 28L, at about 14:00 on 23 February. ...
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NewsUS FAA advises 757 cargo-door tests and cleaning after in-flight opening incidents
US safety regulators are recommending a series of checks on certain Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, after an incident in which the main cargo door opened during flight. The US FAA has stopped short of issuing an airworthiness directive but, in a safety information bulletin, highlights the occurrence in February 2021 ...
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NewsCanada TSB recovers crashed Endeavor Air CRJ900 flight recorders
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the MHIRJ CRJ900 that crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International airport on 17 February.
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NewsCrashed Endeavor CRJ900 appeared to land hard and immediately catch fire
Surveillance video images purportedly capturing the landing accident at Toronto involving an MHIRJ CRJ900 appear to indicate the regional jet touched down hard, with fire erupting almost immediately. Video images circulating on social media appear to show the moment of touchdown, having been taken around the threshold of runway 23. ...
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NewsDelta CRJ900 comes to rest inverted after Toronto landing accident
All passengers and crew on board a Delta Air Lines MHIRJ CRJ900 regional jet have been accounted for, after a landing accident in which the jet came to rest inverted. Video images from the scene show the aircraft was substantially damaged, with its starboard wing separated and its vertical fin ...
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NewsMahan RJ100 crew warned before landing on closed Grozny runway
Preliminary findings indicate that an Iranian-operated British Aerospace Avro RJ100 crew was twice warned before landing on an under-construction runway at Grozny. The Mahan Air aircraft, operating flight W55116, had been inbound from Tehran on 14 October last year. It was cleared for the PINTA 1P arrival pattern to runway ...
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NewsTUI 787 landed with low fuel after chances missed for diversion and priority landing
UK investigators have found that a TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 was denied an opportunity to divert to East Midlands before declaring a low-fuel emergency during a go-around at Birmingham. The inquiry also determined that the aircraft had to fly an extended track before its second approach to Birmingham because a ...
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NewsFlair 737 overrun: Fatigued captain pressed go-around switch instead of autothrottle disconnect
Canadian investigators have found that a Boeing 737-800 overran at Kitchener Waterloo airport after its fatigued captain inadvertently allowed thrust to increase on one engine as the other was reversing thrust after touchdown. The Flair Airlines aircraft – inbound from Vancouver in the early morning hours of 25 November 2022 ...
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NewsLithium-ion battery guidance a ‘pre-emptive’ response to public anxiety: Korean ministry
Tighter safety management of lithium-ion batteries and electronic cigarettes on board aircraft is a “pre-emptive” response to allay public anxiety following the Air Busan Airbus A321 fire, the Korean government states. Investigators of the 28 January fire at Gimhae airport have yet to establish conclusions and the Korean transport ministry ...
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NewsAmelia and Thales expand contrail-avoidance trial after first-phase success
French carrier Amelia is expanding a trial of contrail-avoidance technology from partners Thales and Breakthrough Energy Contrails (BEC) that has already shown the ability to limit their production without significantly increasing other greenhouse emissions as a result.
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NewsAmphibious DHC-2 pilot left wheels deployed before Norwegian water-landing accident
Norwegian investigators believe the pilot of an amphibious De Havilland Canada DHC-2 became fixated on an engine check during a flight from Torp Sandefjord to Rytterholmene, and forgot the wheels were still extended before carrying out a water landing. The aircraft, fitted with both wheels and floats, sharply decelerated as ...
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NewsGol 737 Max reportedly aborts take-off after hitting vehicle on Rio runway
Preliminary reports from Brazil are indicating that a Gol Boeing 737 Max 8 has aborted take-off from Rio de Janeiro after hitting a vehicle on the runway. The incident occurred at around 22:00 on 11 February as the aircraft was departing for Forteleza. Brazilian media are quoting airport operator RIOgaleao ...