All Ops & safety articles – Page 164
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ANALYSIS: Lack of foresight snared gear-up 767 crew
Pilots of a LOT Boeing 767-300ER involved in a gear-up landing had relied on the alternate gear-extension system functioning, after a hydraulic leak, and had not prepared for the situation to deteriorate in the final moments of approach.
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Pegasus firms options on 25 A321neos
Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is to exercise options for 25 more Airbus A321neos.
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Hard A321 landing led Germania to limit manual flights
Investigators have disclosed that Germania banned pilots' flying manual visual approaches under supervision, after an unstable descent by a relatively inexperienced first officer led an Airbus A321 to land hard at Fuerteventura.
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UK laser-strike laws toughen under new bill
UK legislators are publishing a new bill intended to simplify prosecution of people who threaten aircraft safety by directing laser beams at cockpits.
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NASA keeps 747SP fit for life beyond 2030
Inside a Hamburg maintenance hangar belonging to Lufthansa Technik (LHT), a 40-year-old Boeing 747 Special Performance is undergoing a heavy check to help keep the heavily modified, NASA-owned aircraft in service until 2034.
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AnalysisINSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: Airline Capacity Breakdown – December 2017
Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets as of December 2017, so you can plan your next strategic move. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs.
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ANALYSIS: The year in review, 2017's top stories in aerospace
Time and tide may wait for no man, but man doth have archives – which may not wind back the clock but do make for a time machine of sorts. Herewith, a selection of 2017 Flight International highlights
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West Wind grounds ATRs as Canadian crash probe begins
Canadian carrier West Wind Aviation has temporarily grounded its remaining ATR fleet after the crash of an ATR 42-300 as it departed on a domestic service.
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Lights on at Atlanta, but Delta warns of more cancellations
The power has been restored at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intranational Airport, after a 12-hour blackout across all terminals caused a cessation of operations.
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Tail-struck A320's crew originally chose to continue flight
Investigators have disclosed that the crew of an unbalanced Airbus A320 which sustained several violent tail-strikes during take-off from Verona initially chose to continue the flight in breach of operating regulations.
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Power outage shuts down Atlanta airport
A complete power outage has stopped flight operations at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, with terminals in blackout conditions.
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PICTURE: Azores takes first A321neo
Portuguese carrier Azores Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, received through specialist Air Lease.
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Chengdu Airlines puts ARJ21 on regional route
Chengdu Airlines has put the Comac ARJ21 regional jet on its first regional route, after using the jet on services to major domestic cities for over a year.
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AIA calls Congress to strengthen Ex-Im bank
The head of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) praised Republican lawmakers’ efforts on new tax legislation while encouraging the more radical Tea Party contingent to back down from their attack on the US Export-Import Bank.
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Flawed bid to outclimb icing led to serious ATR upset
UK investigators have determined that an Aurigny Air Services ATR 72-500 suffered a serious in-flight upset after its crew vainly attempted to climb out of a region of icing instead of following the correct checklist procedures.
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All on board survive ATR 42 crash in northern Canada
All 25 passengers and crew of a Canadian-operated ATR 42 have survived after the aircraft crashed outside of Fond du Lac airport in the province of Saskatchewan.
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PICTURE: Suparna Airlines takes Hainan's 787-8
Suparna Airlines has taken delivery of its first widebody, a Boeing 787-8 from fellow HNA group carrier Hainan Airlines.
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American rethinks procedures after confused A330 evacuation
American Airlines has revised its procedures after a communications breakdown led an Airbus A330-300 captain to attempt to halt an evacuation, which had been initiated by cabin crew unable to contact the cockpit.
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Birdstrike caused Rex Saab 340 propeller tip failure
Regional Express has changed its maintenance procedures following a propeller failure incident on one of its Saab 340s that was caused by an earlier birdstrike.
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Atlasglobal considers CSeries for fleet renewal
Turkish carrier Atlasglobal has raised the prospect of acquiring the Bombardier CSeries as part of a fleet-renewal programme.