All Ops & safety articles – Page 53
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NewsJapan clears ANA to switch pilots between A320s and A380s
Japanese operator All Nippon Airways is introducing mixed-fleet flying between the Airbus A380 and A320 family, enabling crews to switch between long- and short-haul operations. ANA will be the first carrier to bring in the capability between the types, following clearance from the Japanese civil aviation regulator. The carrier has ...
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NewsGo-around inquiries show undetected mode changes remain a crucial issue
French investigation authority BEA stresses that the missed-approach incident involving an Air Algerie Boeing 737-800 at Paris Orly demonstrates the continuing relevance of its earlier analysis of aircraft state awareness – particularly mode changes – during go-arounds. The aircraft deviated from the published missed-approach flightpath after its pilots were startled ...
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NewsEasyJet A321neo flew out-of-balance after passengers seated for A320
UK investigators have revealed that an EasyJet Airbus A321neo operated from Bristol to Edinburgh while outside of its centre-of-gravity envelope, after the aircraft was brought in to replace the smaller A320 originally scheduled for the service. The condition was not detected until the aircraft was boarding at Edinburgh for the ...
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NewsStartle effect and mode changes cited in Air Algerie 737 go-around incident
French investigators believe high workload during an unexpected go-around and the subtle effect of a mode change led an Air Algerie Boeing 737-800 to descend while the crew was attempting to climb. The aircraft, arriving from Tlemcen on 6 December 2019, had been conducting an ILS approach to Paris Orly’s ...
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NewsEtihad 787-10 crew mis-set altimeter pressure before Abu Dhabi low approach
Investigators have determined that the crew of an Etihad Airways Boeing 787-10 did not set the correct destination pressure reference for the altimeter before the twinjet dipped far below the glideslope on approach to Abu Dhabi. The passenger aircraft (A6-BMD) had been conducting a freight flight from Beijing on 6 ...
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NewsXwing sees route to autonomous cargo operations within two years
US technology start-up Xwing is hopeful that cargo operations using its autonomous flight technology could begin within two years after sealing key airframe and systems partnerships that will help to accelerate the pace of development.
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NewsOverweight An-12 had insufficient fuel to divert before Lviv approach crash
Ukrainian investigators believe crew fatigue led to an Antonov An-12BK cargo transport’s descending below the glidepath in dense fog on approach to Lviv, and colliding with trees substantially short of the threshold for runway 31. But the inquiry into the fatal accident, on 4 October 2019, also estimates that the ...
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AnalysisBoeing sees ‘alignment’ with Airbus on green ambitions despite differing emphasis
While Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has been promoting the virtues of bringing a clean-sheet, zero-emission narrowbody-sized airliner into service by “around” 2035, Boeing has distanced itself from such ambitions and instead put an emphasis on the role sustainable aviation fuel will play in meeting targets.
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NewsEASA scrutinises surface micro-texture to reduce runway overruns
Europe’s aviation regulator is initiating a research effort intended to address the risk of overruns caused by deficiencies in runway micro-texture, and explore the use of laser-scanning to establish suitable thresholds for runway surfaces. Analysis of a number of overrun events showed that aircraft brakes and anti-skid functions were normal, ...
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NewsParachutists among fatalities in Russian L-410 crash
Russian investigators have opened a probe into a fatal landing accident involving a Let L-410 turboprop in the Tatarstan region. Sixteen of the 22 occupants – comprising two crew members and 20 parachutists – did not survive the crash, which occurred after the aircraft departed Menzelinksk airfield on 10 October. ...
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NewsUK CAA seizes ‘golden opportunity’ to drive eVTOL safety culture
UK civil aviation regulators are attempting to shape the safety culture of advanced air mobility operations – a sector that will not begin carrying paying passengers for at least another three years – through the creation of a cross-industry forum.
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NewsQatar A350-1000 crew received speed alert after conflict with level-bust MD-83
Iranian investigators have determined that an Airbus A350-1000’s speed declined to a low-energy state as it climbed to avoid conflict with a Boeing MD-83 that had exceeded its cleared altitude after a trim malfunction. The Caspian Airlines MD-83 – operating from Tehran to Kish at 33,000ft – adjusted its heading ...
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NewsErosion of skills during pandemic cited in Maldivian DHC-6 accident probe
Investigators believe lack of flying currency during the sharp pandemic-driven decline in air transport operations contributed to a Trans Maldivian Airways floatplane landing accident at Male in October last year. The Viking Air DHC-6-300 sustained substantial damage to both wings and its left-hand propeller after it rapidly rolled to the ...
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NewsNTSB to coordinate recovery of sunken Transair 737-200 wreckage
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has deployed a team to Hawaii for the purpose of helping recover the sunken wreckage of a Boeing 737-200 Freighter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean in July.
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NewsQantasLink Dash 8 crew failed to catch fuel error before take-off
Australian investigators have determined that a Bombardier Dash 8-300 crew failed on multiple occasions to calculate correctly the fuel on board the aircraft, only realising the error after taking off for Sydney. The QantasLink aircraft (VH-TQE) had been operating from Tamworth to Sydney on 15 January this year. Only after ...
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NewsZagros A320 terrain alert spurs scrutiny of Tehran height thresholds
Iranian investigators believe an issue with minimum height thresholds in the vicinity of Tehran’s Mehrabad airport contributed to an incident in which an Airbus A320 crew responded to a ground-proximity warning on approach. The Zagros Airlines aircraft was operating from Ahvaz on 10 January this year, and cleared for the ...
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NewsStabiliser chain found separated after 737-400 in-flight trim incident
German investigators are trying to understand why the chain for controlling a Boeing 737-400SF’s horizontal stabiliser trim was not attached to its gear mechanism, after an incident in which the crew experienced trim problems while in cruise. Investigation authority BFU says the ASL Airlines twinjet (EI-STM) had undergone a variety ...
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NewsAn-26 crash crew turned onto flightpath below minimum safe altitude
Russian investigators have disclosed that an Antonov An-26 crew was cleared to carry out a turn at a height below the minimum safe altitude in the area before it crashed into a forested mountain ridge outside of Khabarovsk. The LPS An-26 had been conducting a flight check of radio systems ...
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NewsAir Astana to introduce Kazakhstan’s first full-flight simulator
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is to acquire its first full-flight simulator through an agreement for an Airbus A320 device manufactured by L3Harris. The simulator is scheduled to be delivered to the airline in the second half of next year. It will support a new pilot-training centre for the carrier – and ...
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NewsJazz CRJ900 hard landing injured cabin crew: investigators
Canadian investigators have disclosed that two flight attendants were injured, one of them seriously, during a hard landing by a Bombardier CRJ900 at Vancouver last month. The Jazz aircraft had been arriving from Edmonton on 27 August carrying 58 passengers and four crew members. Transportation Safety Board of Canada states, ...