All Ops & safety articles – Page 139
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing takes 'responsibility' for eliminating MCAS risk: CEO
Boeing's chief executive has acknowledged the company's responsibility to address risk posed by 737 Max software issues, which he calls one "link" in an event chain preceding two crashes that killed a combined 346 people.
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NewsTrim cut-out puzzle emerges from Ethiopian crash probe
Preliminary information from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crash indicates the crew initially successfully engaged the stabiliser trim cut-out in response to automatic nose-down commands.
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Ethiopian inquiry underlines investigators' independence
Ethiopian accident investigators have stressed that they are acting independently in the probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 Max on 10 March.
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Ethiopian crash pilots 'repeatedly' attempted recovery
Preliminary findings from the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crash inquiry reveal that the crew was unable to control the aircraft despite repeatedly performing required recovery procedures.
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Macau A320 accident highlights bounced landing dangers
Beijing Capital Airlines has beefed up training related to bounced landings following a serious incident involving one of its Airbus A320s landing at Macau last year.
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Osaka-bound Jetstar 787 lost thrust in both engines
Japanese investigators are proving a loss of thrust in both engines on a Jetstar Boeing 787-8 during its approach to Osaka’s Kansai airport.
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Flybe blames cancellations on pilot shortage and base rejig
UK regional operator Flybe is attributing cancellation of multiple domestic and international flights from various airports to several factors, including a shortage of pilots and restructuring of bases.
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NewsJet Airways groundings grow by further 15 aircraft
Jet Airways has been forced to ground a further 15 aircraft for defaulting on lease payments, just over a week after it indicated that it would receive a funding lifeline from its lenders that would allow it to return some of its jets to service.
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Senate probes whether poor FAA training affected 737 Max review
A Senate committee has launched an investigation related to allegations that inadequate training of Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors caused the agency to improperly evaluate software new to the Boeing 737 Max.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airbus offers ab initio training
Airbus is taking a bottom-up approach to filling a looming airline pilot shortage – by expanding its own training system to include ab-initio schooling. By starting with raw beginners, Airbus hopes to help meet the expected demand for more than 540,000 new pilots – including some 94,000 in Europe – ...
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Two SIA 787s grounded owing to Trent 1000 TEN HPT issue
Singapore Airlines has grounded a pair of Boeing 787-10s owing to premature wear on the high pressure turbine (HPT) blades in their Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines.
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S7 Group chief's Epic LT involved in previous accident
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Epic LT aircraft which crashed killing S7 Group chief Nataliya Fileva was an 11-year old airframe operated by a company identified as Globus.
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AnalysisAviation's recruitment challenge
The world’s largest flightcrew instruction company, CAE, says the training industry is theoretically capable of churning out licensed pilots in sufficient numbers to meet unprecedented future airline demands. But, it says, attracting suitable candidates in sufficient numbers is going to be a challenge, and a lack of affordable finance for training is a large part of the problem.
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Samoa Airways to wet-lease 737-800 from Malindo
Samoa Airways is finalising an agreement to wet-lease a Boeing 737-800 from Malindo Air to operate its jet routes owing to the global grounding of the 737 Max fleet.
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Major S7 shareholder Fileva killed in German air crash
One of Russian carrier S7 Airlines’ key shareholders, Nataliya Fileva, has been killed in a light aircraft accident in Germany.
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Harbour Air aims to lead electric flight with Beaver seaplanes
Some old planes in Canada may be getting very new engines, and could become the first electric-powered passenger aircraft.
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TUI sources capacity as it outlines impact of Max grounding
Tour operator TUI is expecting a €200 million ($225 million) impact on earnings from the Boeing 737 Max grounding, as it puts in place a contingency plan to ensure sufficient summer capacity.
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Stick-shaker triggered as 747 slowed to insufficient hold speed
Investigators have determined that a Qantas Boeing 747-400’s stick-shaker activated when the aircraft entered a holding pattern but slowed to a speed much lower than that required.
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Wow Air runs out of time to seal crucial financing
Indications that Icelandic carrier Wow Air was facing an end-game had emerged when the airline cancelled several inbound services from North America.
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Wow Air ceases operations and cancels all flights
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has ceased operations and cancelled all flights, hours after suspending services while it attempted a last-ditch financial rescue.