All Ops & safety articles – Page 131
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May: UK to continue to argue for EASA membership
UK prime minister Theresa May says the final structure of the country’s relationship with the European Aviation Safety Agency is still to be negotiated, but that it would still press for membership.
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Inquiry raps passengers for carry-on retrieval during evacuation
Investigation of a Nordic Regional Airlines Embraer 190 evacuation found that nearly two-thirds of passengers retrieved carry-on baggage before exiting the aircraft.
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Boeing posts detailed response to JT610 preliminary report
Boeing has assured passengers and operators that its 737 Max aircraft remain safe following the release of a preliminary report into the Lion Air 737 Max 8 crash, while also highlighting some points that the report did not address.
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Lion 737 Max 8 'un-airworthy' in flight prior to crash
Investigators have called on Lion Air to improve its safety culture, after a probe into the loss of a Boeing 737 Max 8 on 29 October found that pilots on the flight directly prior to the crash had continued a journey even though the aircraft was in an “un-airworthy condition”.
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Crashed Lion Air 737 Max 8 had repeated speed, altitude issues
Preliminary investigations into the loss of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 on 29 October show that the aircraft encountered speed and altitude issues on the four flights prior to the deadly crash.
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JT610 pilots struggled against Max 8's nose down commands
Data retrieved from the flight data recorder of the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on 29 October shows that the jet’s nose was repeatedly forced down before the pilots lost control of the aircraft.
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Trent 7000 delays held up full A330neo ETOPS clearance
Delays to the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 programme lie behind the initial restriction of extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) for the Airbus A330-900.
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El Al 787 struggled to lift off after 40t weight-data error
Israeli investigators have determined that a 40t weight error in take-off performance calculations caused an El Al Boeing 787-9 to struggle to become airborne from Tel Aviv.
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PICTURE: Vallair delivers 737 converted freighter to Longhao
Vallair has delivered its first Boeing 737-400 converted freighter to Longhao Airlines.
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UIA 737's unauthorised turn preceded airprox at Paris
French investigators are probing an airprox incident at Paris Charles de Gaulle which appears to have followed an unauthorised manoeuvre by a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800.
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Malaysia links airspace issues to Firefly's Seletar hold-up
Malaysia’s civil aviation regulator appears to be unwilling to approve plans for Firefly to operate from Seletar airport in Singapore due to issues over airspace between the two countries.
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Firefly cleared to operate Seletar flights: Changi Airport Group
Malaysian carrier Firefly has met all requirements in Singapore to start scheduled flights to Seletar airport, throwing into question its claim that outstanding regulatory issues will prevent it from moving its services there from 1 December.
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Industry awaits JT610 preliminary report
The aerospace industry awaits the preliminary report into JT610, the crashed Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8, while the search continues for the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder.
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Peruvian 737-500 damaged in La Paz gear collapse
One of Latin American carrier Peruvian’s Boeing 737-500s has suffered a landing accident at the Bolivian capital La Paz.
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A330-900 secures ETOPS with engine-life restrictions
Airbus has secured extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS) approval for the A330-900, the initial variant of the A330neo – although the clearance carries a restriction.
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Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines seek international rights
Hainan Airlines and Sichuan Airlines have applied to launch new international services in January 2019.
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Probe into 737 near-overrun details temperature blunders
Pilots of a Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737-800 twice entered an incorrect temperature figure during take-off calculations, leading to its departing Belfast with insufficient thrust and virtually overrunning the runway.
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Corrosion concerns ground Ju-Air's remaining Ju 52s
Swiss regulators have grounded two remaining Junkers Ju 52s operated by Ju-Air over airworthiness concerns, three months after a fatal accident involving another of its aircraft.
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Sunwing 737 Max suffers spurious indication incident
Canadian investigators have disclosed that engineers replaced an air data computer on a Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 after the crew received spurious indications from the aircraft’s instruments.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: China Southern looks to life after SkyTeam
China Southern Airlines' upcoming departure from SkyTeam will be closely watched, and could lead the way for airlines leaning towards building individual partnerships and shying away from global alliances, should it continue to flourish outside a grouping.