All Ops & safety articles – Page 65
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NewsMalaysia urges ‘proactive’ safety management at flight schools after spate of incidents
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has “strongly advised” flight training schools in the country to tighten safety management measures, following a spate of incidents, including a fatal accident that killed a pilot.
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NewsPost-evacuation procedures sought to cut risk of straying passengers
Standardised guidance to prevent hazards involving straying passengers, following an aircraft evacuation, is being sought by delegates to the upcoming ICAO Assembly. Several incidents involving aircraft evacuation – such as that involving a Gulf Air Airbus A321 at Kuwait in July last year – have resulted in passengers wandering into ...
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NewsThai A350 sank far below glideslope after shortened approach stressed pilots
German investigators believe a shortened approach route given to a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 crew generated increased time stress, resulting in a botched high-speed descent to Frankfurt that took the twinjet far below the glideslope. The aircraft, arriving at night, was just 668ft above ground, while still 6.43nm from the ...
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NewsIATA to press for ICAO review of pilot upper age limits
IATA is seeking a review of commercial pilot age limits to help relieve forecast demand for cockpit crews. It has submitted a paper to the upcoming ICAO Assembly which refers to the age limit of 65 imposed on pilots by the Chicago Convention. The paper urges ICAO to examine the ...
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NewsMC-21 model reflecting domestic-composite wing undergoes flutter tests
Russian analysts are conducting tests with an Irkut MC-21-300 model with wings representative of those created with domestically-sourced composites. The research at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute is intended to explore the potential for flutter on the twinjet. Irkut and RSK MiG have assisted with development of the 1:7-scale model which ...
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NewsTUI 737 tail-strike pilot’s training interrupted by pandemic
UK investigators believe pandemic-related interruptions to a first officer’s flight training probably contributed to a Boeing 737-800 tail-strike incident on take-off from Manchester earlier this year. The first officer rotated the TUI Airways jet too rapidly on departure from runway 23R, causing the tail to contact the ground, and the ...
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NewsBoeing resumes 787 deliveries, handing aircraft to American Airlines
American Airlines has taken delivery of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to leave the production line after the US aviation regulator green-lighted the airframe following a 21-month pause
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NewsUS inquiry probes fatal Cessna-Piper collision on approach path to same runway
US investigators probing a fatal mid-air collision between two light aircraft at North Las Vegas airport are trying to ascertain why both appeared to be on the approach path to the same runway. The aircraft collided on 17 July around 0.25nm from the end of runway 30R which runs parallel ...
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NewsBoeing will resume 787 deliveries ‘in the coming days’: FAA
Boeing will resume deliveries of its beleaguered 787 Dreamliner “in the coming days”, according to the FAA.
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NewsHard 737 landing seriously injured harnessed flight attendant
US investigators have disclosed that a seated cabin crew member suffered a serious spinal injury after a Boeing 737-700 landed hard at Santa Ana airport in California. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the flight attendant – harnessed in the aft jumpseat – said the Southwest Airlines jet “hit ...
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NewsRussian civil aviation violations put ICAO credibility at risk: European Commission
Continuing Russian government violation of civil aviation safety procedures threatens the broader credibility of ICAO, the European Commission has warned. Russia is an ICAO Council member but the Commission states that it is “actively working against” principles laid down to ensure air transport safety. Such actions put ICAO’s overall credibility ...
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NewsDassault revises 7X and 8X manuals over slat-extension snag
Operators of Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X executive jets have been instructed urgently to amend the aircraft’s flight manual, owing to a technical issue relating to slats. The order follows an occurrence involving a failed extension of the inboard slats during landing. While the flight-control synoptic correctly depicted the retracted ...
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NewsCanadian DC-3 crash probe flags culture of skirting safety margins
Investigators believe a Canadian carrier’s operational culture, which prioritised mission completion over regulatory compliance, contributed to breaches of safety procedures and the crash of a modified Douglas DC-3 during an attempt to land at Sachigo Lake airport in Ontario. The inquiry highlights, in particular, the decision by the North Star ...
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NewsIndonesia probes Wings Air ATR 72 which struck taxiway ditch
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) is investigating an incident involving a Wings Air turboprop which struck a taxiway ditch in Bali.
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NewsNew EASA analysis to explore air traffic controller fatigue risk
Safety analysts are looking to assess fatigue risks for European air traffic controllers, particularly in light of advances in technology and future evolution of the operational environment. Some 18,000 controllers operate in Europe and a comprehensive view of the way fatigue risk is managed – five years since the introduction ...
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NewsEASA rules out mandate for frozen-contamination cockpit alerts
Europe’s air transport safety regulator is ruling out a certification mandate to fit aircraft with systems capable of detecting and alerting pilots to frozen contaminants on critical aerodynamic surfaces. Such a requirement has been rejected by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in a proposed revision to large aircraft certification ...
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NewsNo injuries after Nok Air 737-800 slides off Thai runway
One of Thai carrier Nok Air’s Boeing 737-800s has skidded off the runway while landing at Chiang Rai airport in the far north of the country. It appears to have suffered an excursion from the left side of runway 03. The twinjet, operating flight DD108, was transporting 164 passengers and ...
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NewsUS authorities probe crew member’s fatal fall from stricken C212
US authorities are probing a bizarre fatal accident in which a CASA C212 crew member either jumped or fell from the aircraft, before it was involved in a runway excursion upon landing at Raleigh-Durham airport with a landing-gear malfunction. The twin-engined cargo aircraft touched down on runway 23L at around ...
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NewsReferencing lag still hampering Heathrow personnel ramp-up
IAG chief Luis Gallego hopes the operational situation at London Heathrow will improve by the end of the year, but stresses that multiple parties need to co-operate to increase resilience at the hub. Speaking during IAG’s second-quarter briefing, Gallego said that punctuality figures show there are still days where “we ...
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NewsCarriers warned over uncontrolled re-entry of large Chinese launch vehicle
Europe’s air transport safety regulator has warned that the uncontrolled re-entry of a large Chinese space launch vehicle could potentially affect southern European airspace. The Long March CZ-5B is a heavy-lift vehicle being used to carry modules for a Chinese space station, with the most recent launch conducted on 24 ...