All Ops & safety articles – Page 228
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Possible MH370 debris submitted to ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has received debris recovered by an individual conducting a private search along Africa's west coast which may be linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that operated flight MH370.
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La Compagnie chief defends choice of London Luton
All-premium carrier La Compagnie insists its choice of London Luton as its UK base of operations was not a poor strategic decision.
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Data entry error caused AirAsia X A330 diversion
The incorrect entry of longitudinal information prior to an AirAsia X flight on the Sydney-Kuala Lumpur route caused serious issues with aircraft's systems after it became airborne.
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AirAsia wet-leases two Indonesia AirAsia X A330s
AirAsia has taken two Airbus A330-300s on a wet-lease basis from Indonesia AirAsia X (IAAX).
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Emirates 777 crash inquiry details chaotic evacuation
Investigators have detailed the extraordinary evacuation of the crashed Emirates Boeing 777-300 at Dubai, disclosing that cabin crew had to cope with problems at all 10 exits.
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Tunisair orders A320neos after rejigging backlog
Tunisair has ordered five Airbus A320neo twinjets, the airframer’s latest backlog figures have disclosed.
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Emirates 777 long-landed before idle-power go-around
Investigators have disclosed that the Emirates Boeing 777-300 destroyed in an accident at Dubai was attempting a go-around after a long landing.
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Asiana A330 damaged in ground accident
An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 has received significant damage to its tail after making contact with a hangar door.
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Turbulence injures a dozen passengers on United 767 flight
Sixteen people suffered injuries when a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 struck severe turbulence while reroute to London, according to reports.
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BOC Aviation orders another batch of A321s
Lessor BOC Aviation is ordering another five Airbus A321s, to be delivered in 2017.
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MetroJet probe bids to find origin of A321 disintegration
Egyptian investigators are to begin an analysis of debris to establish the disintegration sequence of the MetroJet Airbus A321 which crashed in Sinai last year.
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Jet-blast incident prompts caution on single-engined taxiing
Irish investigators have cautioned over the use of single-engined taxiing after an incident in which jet blast injured two workers as a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 manoeuvred to park.
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German BFU: No probe into RAM 737 take-off incident
German investigators are not looking into a take-off incident involving a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-700 at Frankfurt last month, during which the aircraft appeared to struggle to become airborne.
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NTSB probes Southwest 737 uncontained engine failure
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is investigating an uncontained engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that diverted to Pensacola earlier today.
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Qantas crew praised for response to smoke incident
The cabin crew of a Qantas Airbus A380 have been praised for their handling of an in-flight smoke incident that occurred after a mobile phone was crushed in a seat.
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MH370 search likely to wrap up in December
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau now expects the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that operated flight MH370 will wrap up towards the end of the year.
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Opinion
OPINION: Training must account for somatogravic illusion risk
One of the canniest innovations in flight simulation has been the harnessing of the brain’s ability to misinterpret movement in order to generate a sense of cockpit realism.
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BA cabin crew vote to take action over performance management
Trade union Unite is urging British Airways to drop a new performance management system after cabin crew voted for industrial action short of a strike.
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Botched go-around led to extraordinary 737 overrun
Investigators have detailed how a bungled go-around resulted in a Boeing 737-300’s striking the runway as its gear retracted, causing substantial damage before the jet became airborne again.
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Inmarsat awaits regulatory standards for flight-data streaming
Inmarsat is awaiting regulatory details on the scope of flight-data streaming but believes its new broadband service will easily be able to support such applications.