All Ops & safety articles – Page 4
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AnalysisHawaiian Airlines makes ‘multiple bets’ to address its climate conundrum
Atop the challenges which face every airline every day, Hawaiian Airlines is acutely aware that climate change threatens to damage or even destroy key aviation, tourism and community infrastructure across the islands, and by extension big sections of the tourist economy
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NewsInvestigators analysing batch of locking nuts after Green Africa ATR nose-wheel loss
Nigerian investigators have isolated a batch of self-locking nuts for analysis after a Green Africa Airways ATR 72-600 suffered the loss of a nose-wheel during take-off. The aircraft had been operating a service from Ilorin, in western Nigeria, to the capital Abuja on 24 July – one week after the ...
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NewsUK mandates active carbon monoxide detectors on piston-engined aircraft
UK regulators are mandating installation of active carbon monoxide detectors in certain piston-engined light aircraft from the beginning of next year. The Civil Aviation Authority had formally sought opinions from the general aviation community last year in order to shape its policy on the issue. Its directive requires carriage of ...
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NewsInquiry opens as An-2 comes down in Siberian woodland
Russian investigators are probing an accident shortly after take-off involving an Antonov An-2 during which the aircraft came down in Siberian woodland. It had departed the settlement of Solnechny, in the Sakha republic, on 24 August bound for Kapitonovka some 460km to the northwest. Eleven occupants were on board, including ...
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NewsLATAM 777-300ER tail-strike probe indicates take-off data discrepancy
Italian investigators probing a LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER tail-strike at Milan Malpensa indicate a discrepancy between the take-off parameters used by the crew and those calculated by the carrier after the event. The aircraft had been conducting a service to Sao Paulo on 9 July. Its tail contacted the ground ...
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NewsATR 72 ‘breached minima’ in fog during Guernsey approach incident: investigators
UK investigators are probing an incident on Guernsey during which an ATR 72-500 executed a go-around after apparently breaching minima during an attempt to land in fog. The aircraft – registered to Lithuanian carrier Jump Air – had been operating a service from Southampton on 12 August, on behalf of ...
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NewsHybrid ice-detection combines sensor data with signs of degrading aircraft performance
With icing still a prevalent threat to air transport, a European-funded project has been exploring hybrid detection of ice build-up through a combination of new sensor technology and analysis of degraded aircraft performance. The project, SENS4ICE, drew up its findings earlier this year and the results are being presented at ...
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NewsSouthwind Airlines court challenge to overturn EU flight ban fails
Turkish-based carrier Southwind Airlines has failed in a legal bid to overturn a ban on its flying within the European Union. The carrier, which operates services from Antalya, had sought to open services to Finland but was informed in March by Finnish authorities that its flights were not permitted. Finnish ...
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NewsUS FAA revising aircraft cybersecurity rules to simplify and harmonise requirements
US regulators are seeking to revise and simplify the framework for cybersecurity provision on aircraft, in order to harmonise with European certification standards and avoid continually having to issue special conditions. This revision follows several years of work to address the need to protect against unlawful electronic interference as aircraft ...
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NewsAtlas Air 747 freighter suffers damage after burst tyre
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) is probing an incident involving an Atlas Air Boeing 747 freighter which suffered damage after its main landing gear tyre burst while taking off.
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NewsInflight passenger disruptions tumble 80% since 2021: FAA
The incidence of “unruly” airline passengers in the USA has significantly declined since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, though the Federal Aviation Administration continues to refer cases to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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NewsAirbus obtains US clearance for mini-suite installations on A321XLR
Airbus has secured US FAA approval to install mini-suites in the cabin of its new long-range A321XLR twinjet, including suites to aid persons with reduced mobility. The airframer had sought authorisation earlier this year – on behalf of a US operator – having obtained approval for the installations on earlier ...
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NewsFAA orders inspections for 787 cockpit seats following LATAM in-flight upset
US regulators have issued a directive for the inspections of Boeing 787 cockpit seats, after a spate of “uncommanded” seat movements reported among operators.
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NewsBrazilian regulator tightens monitoring of Voepass in wake of ATR crash
Brazilian civil aviation regulator ANAC is placing regional carrier Voepass under enhanced operational supervision in the aftermath of the fatal accident involving one of its ATR 72-500 turboprops. The circumstances of the crash, near Vinhedo outside Sao Paulo on 9 August, have yet to be determined. But ANAC says that ...
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OpinionWhy collaboration is powering the eVTOL certification process
Much focus may be on advanced air mobility’s technological advances or commercial demand, but forward-looking regulators will be key to success, argues Vertical Aerospace’s Trevor Woods.
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NewsRussian CRJ200 excursion probe cites crew's lack of experience with difficult landings
Russian investigators have indicated that insufficient crew experience of landing in poor conditions contributed to a Bombardier CRJ200’s runway excursion at Ekaterinburg two months ago. Operated by UVT Aero, the aircraft (RA-67156) had been arriving from Tobolsk on 29 June. It conducted an approach to runway 26R in reduced visibility ...
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NewsNon-rated pilot activated Premier I’s lift-dump before fatal Subang approach crash
Investigators have determined that a non-rated pilot inadvertently activated the lift dump on a Beechcraft Premier I business jet during final approach to Subang, causing it to lose height and crash short of the runway. None of the six passengers and two pilots survived. Two motorists were also killed when ...
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NewsSikorsky warns on S-92 maximum attitude in light of Norwegian crash probe
Sikorsky has issued additional safety guidance to operators of the S-92 helicopter in the light of recommendations issed by a Norwegian probe into a February fatal crash involving the heavy-twin.
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NewsCommercial flights at flood-damaged Porto Alegre airport to resume in October
Brazil’s government has declared that the flood-hit Porto Alegre airport will be re-opened to commercial flights from 21 October.
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NewsFlight recorders retrieved from crashed Voepass ATR 72-500
Brazilian investigators have recovered both flight recorders from the Voepass ATR 72-500 which crashed in the vicinity of Sao Paulo, with no survivors among the 62 occupants. Air accident investigation authority CENIPA, part of the Brazilian air force, says it is “already in possession” of the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders ...