All Ops & safety articles – Page 154
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FAA requires airlines to replace GEnx-2B fuel manifolds
The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering airlines to replace fuel manifolds on some GE Aviation GEnx-2B67 engines, which power Boeing 747-8s, due to the risk of an engine fire.
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Probe opens as L-410 lands on closed section of runway
Investigators are probing an incident in which a Let L-410 landed on the closed part of a runway undergoing renovation at Dubrovnik.
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Airbus A220 obtains Cat III autoland approval
Airbus’s A220 twinjet has been certified to a higher autoland capability by the European safety regulator.
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Garuda optimistic on London service resumption
Garuda Indonesia's planned resumption of its Jakarta-London Heathrow service is part of the airline’s commitment to strengthen its international network, and to tap growing tourism from the UK.
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PICTURES & VIDEO: A320, 737 and two A380s in UAE airline flypast
Four leading airlines from the United Arab Emirates have undertaken a spectacular formation flight to mark the nation’s 47th National Day and to commemorate its founding father HH Sheikh Zayed.
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American inaugurates first section of $8bn LaGuardia rebuild
American Airlines inaugurated the new eastern concourse at New York LaGuardia today, the first piece in a nearly $8 billion upgrade to the airport.
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Unions present BA with joint pay demand
Three unions have submitted joint pay and incentives demand to British Airways.
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High accident rate keeps Nepal on European blacklist
Nepalese authorities hopes of an expeditious removal from the European Commission’s airline blacklist have been crushed in the regulator’s latest air safety assessment.
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PICTURES: Juneyao plans international boost with 787s
Juneyao Airlines will deploy its Boeing 787-9s internationally from February 2019 on a daily service to Singapore.
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Trump's 757 hit while parked at LaGuardia
President Donald Trump’s personal Boeing 757-200 has been involved in a ramp strike while parked at New York’s LaGuardia airport.
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PICTURES: VietJet A321neo loses nosegear wheels in hard landing
A VietJet A321neo lost its forward tires during a hard landing at Buon Ma Thuot, with passengers and crew evacuating via slides.
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FAA order targets turbine cases on some Leap-1B engines
Reports of unapproved repairs has led the Federal Aviation Administration to require airlines replace high-pressure turbine cases in some CFM International Leap-1B engines, which power Boeing 737 Max.
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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.