All Ops & safety articles – Page 54
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NewsAirbus Helicopters tests battery power for emergency landings
Airbus Helicopters has begun flight tests of a battery-based electric back-up system (EBS), which will boost safety in light-single helicopters by providing up to 30s of power in the event of an engine failure.
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NewsTaliban urges airlines to restore flights to ‘fully operational’ Kabul airport
Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government is urging airlines to restore services to the Central Asian state, insisting that the main international airport at Kabul is open. Foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi, through his official social media feed, states that the airport is “fully operational for domestic and international flights”, and problems ...
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NewsAir Macau signs pilot training agreement with CAAC
Air Macau will for the first time send pilots to the Chinese mainland for training, after it inked a training agreement with Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC).
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NewsAmsterdam Schiphol to test foraging pigs’ suitability as bird deterrent
Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s operator is to carry out a bird-control trial which centres on the use of pigs. It will take place on a plot of land, with an area of about 2ha, situated between runways 18R and 18C. This plot was used to harvest sugar beets. But crop residue ...
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NewsCaptain of dual-engine failure An-28 saw icing on cockpit windows
Investigators have found that the captain of an Antonov An-28 observed ice formation on the cockpit as the aircraft climbed, before a dual engine failure that preceded a forced landing in central Russia. The aircraft, operated by Siberian carrier SiLA, had departed Kedrovy for Tomsk on 16 July and had ...
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NewsRevised design proposal aims to cut helicopter hoist accident fatalities
Europe’s aviation safety regulator has put forward proposals to revise certification requirements for helicopter hoist design, arguing that design improvements would potentially mitigate a number of accidents and reduce fatalities. Analysis by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency found that at least 39 serious hoist-related accidents – resulting in 62 ...
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NewsNo survivors found as rescuers reach An-26 mountain crash site
None of those on board an Antonov An-26 which disappeared during a flight in the Khabarovsk region of Russia survived after the aircraft came down near a mountain known as Khrebtovaya. Wreckage had been located on the mountain – which rises to over 900m – by the crew of a ...
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NewsEasyJet crew’s forced emergency stop averted taxi collision with SAS jet
Dutch investigators have disclosed that an EasyJet Airbus A320 crew was forced to make an emergency stop to prevent a taxiing collision at Amsterdam Schiphol, after an SAS A320neo failed to give way at a junction. The EasyJet aircraft had landed on runway 18R and the SAS jet on the ...
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NewsSearchers locate wreckage after flight-check An-26 disappears near Khabarovsk
Russian authorities have located wreckage in the search for an Antonov An-26 which disappeared during a flight in the vicinity of Khabarovsk airport. The aircraft was being operated by specialist LPS – a flight systems inspection and calibration service – and had six crew members on board. Russia’s federal Investigative ...
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NewsAn-124 damaged during Milan tail-strike: investigators
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that an Antonov An-124 outsize freight transporter was damaged by a tail-strike at Milan last month. The aircraft (UR-82027), a 1990 airframe, is part of the Antonov Airlines fleet. It was operating from Nacala, on the coast of northern Mozambique, to Milan on 17 August. During ...
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NewsWrong turn took student's PA-28 into approach path of 737
South African investigators have found that the student pilot of a Piper PA-28 turned in the wrong direction after an air traffic control instruction, flying just 100ft directly above a Boeing 737-400 on approach to East London airport. The student was conducting a solo navigation flight on 25 August, from ...
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NewsEasyJet focuses on zero-emission aircraft to meet 2050 climate goals
EasyJet is stressing the development of zero-emission aircraft as the solution for the narrowbody airliner of the future to meet its commitment of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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NewsAirbus and Air France launch trials under efficient flight initiative
Airbus, Air France and French air navigation services provider DSNA have carried out their inaugural demonstration flight today under an initiative aimed at evaluating technica and operational innovations to operate the most energy efficient flights.
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NewsCRJ200 carried out closed-tower take-off despite warning of opposite inbound flight
South African investigators have disclosed that a CemAir Bombardier CRJ200 crew departed from George airport before the control tower opened, despite being aware of an inbound Airlink Embraer ERJ-135 on approach to the same runway from the opposite direction. Preliminary inquiries into the 23 August incident – classified as serious ...
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NewsL-410 crash spurs consideration of night-landing ban at visual-only airports
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia is recommending an analysis be conducted on the feasibility of banning commercial flights at night to airfields which have only visual approach capabilities and no instrument approach procedures. The recommendation to the regulator’s territorial authorities follows the fatal accident involving an Aeroservis Let L-410 ...
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NewsSweden’s BRA to test ATR with 100% blend of sustainable fuel
Braathens Regional Airlines is to conduct a pioneering flight test at the beginning of next year, aiming to fly an ATR turboprop with a 100% blend of sustainable aviation fuel. Speaking during a briefing on 16 September, recently-appointed BRA chief executive Ulrika Matsgard said the carrier was “starting the process” ...
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NewsAnti-ice lapse led to police Islander’s dual-engine failure
UK investigators believe the pilot of a police service Britten-Norman Islander probably failed to activate the aircraft’s engine anti-ice system before both powerplants shut down in flight. The aircraft, with a single pilot and two observers, was on duty for the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 12 November last ...
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NewsYakutia chief Gorbunov steps down over carrier’s operational issues
Siberian carrier Yakutia’s director general, Vladimir Gorbunov, is to step down from his post following prolonged operational problems with the carrier. Gorbunov had been appointed in October 2018 to lead the airline after previous chief Olga Federova stepped down in the aftermath of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident in ...
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NewsEuropean trial prioritises route assistance for operationally-critical flights
Several airlines and European air navigation service providers are to test a new service intended to offer airlines exceptional route changes and tactical adjustments, to provide a more efficient trajectory particularly for flights affected by critical operational issues. Pan-European air navigation organisation Eurocontrol says the trial, beginning 15 September, will ...
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NewsNew Dublin training centre to feed increasing Ryanair crew demand
Ryanair has entered an exclusive agreement with Airline Flight Academy, under which the company will become the budget airline’s cadet training partner in Ireland and operate a newly-inaugurated Dublin facility. Airline Flight Academy, which already offers recruitment and training support to Ryanair, has been selected to run the new centre ...