All Ops & safety articles – Page 162
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NTSB investigates uncontained Delta 757 engine failure
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating reports that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 suffered an uncontained engine failure as it departed Atlanta on 5 September.
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PICTURE: Copa to formally unveil 737 Max 9 on 18 September
Copa Airlines will put its new Boeing 737 Max 9 into service on 18 September, having taken delivery of its first aircraft at the end of August.
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Fort Myers-bound A320 lines up with wrong airport
Air traffic control communications have revealed that an American Airlines Airbus A320 erroneously lined up for an approach to Page Field airport in Florida, rather than the nearby Fort Myers.
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Floods ahead of typhoon force Kansai airport to close
Widespread flooding across the airfield caused by storm surges forced Osaka’s Kansai International airport to suspend operations at noon, local time, on 4 September.
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NATS dismantles Ryanair's claims over Stansted delays
UK air navigation service NATS has rejected budget carrier Ryanair’s claims that air traffic control operations favour London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, to the detriment of Stansted.
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Iberia retrieves A340-600 damaged in Quito hard landing
Iberia has retrieved an Airbus A340-600 damaged in a hard landing at Quito, but has yet to determine when the aircraft will re-enter airline service.
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SNAPSHOT: Asia-Pacific airline market review August 2018
Jet Airways will wet-lease out three ATR 72s and standardise its narrowbody fleet around its 737 Max 8s under its accelerated Rs20 billion ($284 million) cost saving programme after slipping to a loss in its financial first quarter amid higher fuel costs and stiff competition.
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Safety row erupts over Ethiopian controller strike
Pilots’ representatives are recommending that an in-flight broadcast procedure be extended to Ethiopian airspace to enhance safety during industrial action by air traffic controllers.
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Utair 737-800 in Sochi accident overran by 200m
Russian investigators state that the Utair Boeing 737-800 involved in an overrun accident at Sochi came to rest 200m from the end of the runway.
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All on board survive Utair 737-800 excursion at Sochi
All 170 occupants of a Utair Boeing 737-800 have escaped after the aircraft suffered severe damage during an overrun on landing at Sochi.
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Risks identified following cabin-simulator trial of VR headsets
Dutch aerospace research centre NLR has highlighted potential safety risks of passengers wearing virtual-reality headsets, after a cabin simulator trial at KLM's base in Amsterdam.
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Opinion
OPINION: Pilot shortage has no easy solution
As the aviation industry well knows, downturns have unexpected long-term consequences, beyond the immediate downsizing caused by global recession or other major shock to the system, such as 9/11.
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Condor A320 received terrain alert during collision avoidance
Greek investigators are probing a terrain-warning incident involving a Condor Airbus A320 which had been executing a collision-avoidance manoeuvre at the time.
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GoAir expects spare engines will get all its A320neos flying
GoAir expects that increased availability of spare leased Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines will soon allow it to fully utilise its Airbus A320neos.
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Bangkok Airways details Sukhothai MRO plans
Bangkok Airways plans to increase its MRO capabilities, with a new hangar at Sukhothai that will be able to hold two Airbus A320s.
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Mexico allows Global Air to resume flights after May crash
Mexican charter carrier Global Air has received authorisation to resume flights, three months after a fatal accident involving one of its Boeing 737-200s in Havana on 18 May.
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Air Canada A321 landed despite go-around order
Canadian investigators have disclosed that an Air Canada Airbus A321 proceeded to land at Toronto despite being instructed to execute a go-around.
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Malaysia Airlines changes dispatch process after A330 incident
Malaysia Airlines has put in place procedures on the use and removal of pitot tube covers for aircraft using Brisbane airport, after an 18 July incident that saw one of its Airbus A330-300s return shortly after taking off with the covers still in-place on three probes.
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Leap-1A thrust incidents prompt FADEC software update
Operators of CFM International Leap-powered Airbus A320neo-family jets are set to be told to update engine-control software to prevent possible loss of thrust.
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Ural A320 lands on unopened new runway at Ulan-Ude
Russian investigators are probing a Ural Airlines Airbus A320’s landing on Ulan-Ude's newly-built runway, which was not open at the time.