All Ops & safety articles – Page 159
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Gatwick floats back-up runway for single-aisle departures
London Gatwick airport’s operator believes that introducing routine use of its back-up runway could enable it to accommodate another 10-15 aircraft movements during peak hours.
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TAP A340 overran on take-off after intersection blunder
Brazilian investigators have finally disclosed that a taxi route error resulted in an Airbus A340-300’s overrunning the runway on take-off from Rio de Janeiro, whereupon it collided with lights and navigation aids before climbing away.
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ATSB investigating Scoot 787 in-flight engine shutdown
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating an engine failure involving a Scoot Boeing 787-9 that occurred on 11 October.
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Corrosion and cracking led to Qantas A380 engine shutdown
An in-flight engine shutdown involving a Qantas Airbus A380 on 20 May 2017 has been traced back to cracking caused by corrosion resulting from cleaning chemical residues in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
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American breaks ground on $1.6bn LAX remodel
American Airlines broke ground on its $1.6 billion bet on Los Angeles International airport on 17 October, a renovation project that aims to modernise and merge terminals 4 and 5, and position the West Coast hub as its gateway to Asia.
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Software update to address 787 AC power glitch
US regulators are instructing Boeing 787 operators to install new software for the generator control unit, intended to address an issue relating to an electrical power glitch.
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Poor component assembly caused GoAir A320neo in-flight shutdown
An in-flight shutdown of a GoAir operated Airbus A320neo on 8 February 2017 has been traced back to the improper assembly of a component in one of its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.
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Q400 engine door separated after being left unlocked
Russian investigators have attributed to procedural failure the loss of an engine door on a Bombardier Q400 shortly after departing Vladivostok.
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Tools left on Surabaya runway damaged Wings Air ATR 72
Tools left on the runway of Surabaya's Juanda International airport after maintenance work caused damage to the lower fuselage of a Wings Air ATR 72-600 as it was landing there on the morning of 11 June 2014.
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Pilot fatigue, distraction led to Batik, Lion airprox incident
Pilot fatigue and distraction have been identified as the primary factors in a 6 January 2018 air proximity incident between two aircraft operated by Indonesia’s Lion Group.
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Thales underlines tech trends, issues facing aviation
Thales underlines technology trends, issues facing aviation sector
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EasyJet faces another take-off calculation probe
UK investigators are probing a recent EasyJet Airbus A319 departure from London Gatwick, after suspecting a take-off calculation error.
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Air India Express 737 suffers belly gash after striking wall
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 was diverted to Mumbai Chhtrapati Shivaji International airport after one of its wheels hit the boundary wall of Tiruchirappalli International Airport on 12 October at 01:18 local time.
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Japan ramps up measures to cut risk from falling parts
Japanese efforts to cut the number of incidents involving objects falling from aircraft will include enforcing prevention standards on foreign flights from March next year.
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Superjet overrun probe suspects misleading friction data
Russian investigators probing a gear-collapse and overrun by a Sukhoi Superjet 100 have determined that the friction coefficient of the Yakutsk runway was far lower than the figure given to the crew.
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UK authority to re-examine Oneworld transatlantic pact
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is preparing a response to the UK competition regulator after it opened a probe into the transatlantic joint business agreement in which four carriers participate.
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Sukhoi blames Yakutia Superjet accident on 'external' issue
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division believes the landing accident involving a Yakutia Superjet 100 at Yakutsk is not attributable to the aircraft’s technical systems.
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Yakutia Superjet damaged in Yakutsk landing excursion
Russian investigators have opened an inquiry after a Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100 sufferd a runway excursion and apparent landing-gear collapse at Yakutsk.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Malaysia Airlines steps up recovery pace
Malaysia Airlines' chief executive Izham Ismail is a man on a mission: continuing the carrier's the turnaround and returning it to profitability. Still, he admits his first year on the job has not been smooth sailing.
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Thai Airways 747 in Bangkok runway excursion
A Thai Airways International Boeing 747-400 was involved in a "partial" runway excursion at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International airport on the evening of 8 October.