All Ops & safety articles – Page 72

  • SSJ overrun-c-MAK
    News

    Two Yakutia Superjets overran same icy runway within two hours

    2020-10-12T13:51:00Z

    Russian investigators have disclosed that a Yakutia Sukhoi Superjet 100LR crew experienced serious braking problems and overran a Siberian runway just 2h before a similar event badly damaged another Superjet from the same carrier. Yakutsk airport’s runway 23L had been undergoing construction work, shortening it by 1,150m and limiting its ...

  • Wizz A321-c-Airbus
    News

    Wizz A321 left out-of-balance by seat-allocation mishap

    2020-10-09T11:50:00Z

    Investigators have determined that incorrect distribution of passengers after a change of aircraft type led a Wizz Air UK Airbus A321 to take off outside of its centre-of-gravity envelope. The aircraft’s crew experienced difficulties during 16 January departure from London Luton when, at the point of rotation, the A321 did ...

  • Q400 ERJ collision-c-AAIB
    News

    Runaway Q400 prematurely unchocked after brake pressure depleted

    2020-10-09T07:46:00Z

    UK investigators have found that a parked Bombardier Q400 had its chocks prematurely removed, and that its parking brake hydraulic pressure had depleted, before it rolled 70m across a taxiway and collided with another aircraft at Aberdeen. No-one was injured but the Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the ...

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    News

    Spain's FlyBy flight school bucks downturn with second base

    2020-10-08T15:03:00Z

    FlyBy in Spain says it is continuing to take on students and is confident about a market rebound, despite the toughest job market for decades

  • Air Berlin A320
    News

    Inexperienced PA-34 pilot triggered serious A320 airprox

    2020-10-07T09:48:00Z

    French investigators have disclosed that the pilot of a Piper PA-34 light aircraft failed to heed orders from an air traffic controller intended to avert a conflict with an Airbus A320 climbing out of Baden-Baden. Investigation authority BEA says the PA-34 pilot had only acquired the aircraft a few days ...

  • Air France A318 - Air France
    News

    French investigators probe unstable A318 approach to Orly

    2020-10-06T07:33:00Z

    French investigators have disclosed that they are probing an incident in which an Airbus A318 landed after an unstable approach which triggered altitude alarms. The Air France service had been operating to Paris Orly from Biarritz on 12 September. Investigation authority BEA states that the crew had been cleared to ...

  • Cockpit-c-HanenekoStudio_Shutterstock
    Opinion

    How to recover from flying as the world recovers from Covid-19

    2020-10-02T13:30:00Z

    While not flying is clearly painful for airline crews, the enforced downtime may offer the opportunity to reset tired bodies and minds.

  • Emirates Airbus A380 take-off
    News

    Emirates fined over JetBlue codeshare flights in Iranian airspace

    2020-10-02T08:30:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to be fined by the US Department of Transportation for operating services through Iranian airspace while carrying a codeshare with US budget operator JetBlue Airways. US investigations have determined that, during the first three weeks of July last year, Emirates operated services with the ...

  • ATR excursion Chisinau-c-AIAS
    News

    Tarom ATR 42 crew skipped checklist before Chisinau excursion

    2020-10-01T07:32:00Z

    Romanian investigators have disclosed that the pilots of a Tarom ATR 42-500 did not perform the descent checklist before a landing incident at Chisinau in which the crew lost lateral control and the aircraft swerved off the runway. Investigation authority AIAS says the cockpit-voice recording revealed the omission, adding that ...

  • Qants_VH-XZM_CreativeCommons
    News

    ‘Incorrect mental model’ led to Qantas 737 runway incursion

    2020-10-01T03:40:00Z

    The captain of a Qantas Boeing 737-800 had developed an “incorrect mental model” of exit taxiways at Perth airport, believing that the aircraft would not need to cross an active runway after exiting the taxiway. Even when he saw an illuminated stop bar, he believed it was installed incorrectly. This ...

  • 737 Max-c-Boeing
    News

    US bill details certification and training upheaval in 737 Max’s wake

    2020-09-29T08:29:00Z

    US legislators have unveiled a proposed overhaul of aircraft certification intended to reform and reinforce the process in the aftermath of the fatal accidents involving the Boeing 737 Max. The bipartisan bill has been submitted jointly by two Democrat and two Republican representatives, including chair of the House Committee on ...

  • Omni 767 gear collapse 3-c-AIAS
    News

    Touchdown normal before Omni 767’s main-gear collapse

    2020-09-28T18:17:00Z

    Romanian investigators have disclosed that the Boeing 767-300ER which suffered a landing-gear collapse at Bucharest Baneasa airport did not touch down abnormally before the accident. It had been inbound from Kabul on 28 August, and the ILS approach to runway 07 was stable, with checklists and call-outs performed as normal, ...

  • Air France A380-c-Airbus
    News

    Aerodynamic impact of engine damage surprised A380 incident crew

    2020-09-28T08:54:00Z

    Such was the extent of damage to an Airbus A380’s engine after an uncontained failure over Greenland that its crew was forced to descend to a much lower cruising altitude than expected. The Air France aircraft, en route to Los Angeles on 30 September 2017, suffered the failure of its ...

  • an-26 crash
    News

    Confusion surrounds engine 'failure' before Ukrainian An-26 training crash

    2020-09-26T10:44:00Z

    Confusion has emerged as to whether the Ukrainian military Antonov An-26 which crashed near Kharkiv suffered an engine failure before the accident. Ukraine’s defence ministry indicates there was a problem with an engine sensor before the aircraft came down in darkness, at about 20:45 on 25 September. Defence minister Andriy ...

  • Dreamlifter airborne-c-Boeing
    News

    Dreamlifter pilots did not cross-check navigation before wrong-airport landing

    2020-09-25T17:09:00Z

    Seven years after the incident, US investigators have disclosed the awkward radio exchange which underlined that a Boeing ‘Dreamlifter’ crew had unintentionally landed at the wrong Wichita airport. Just over a minute after the pilots had landed at Colonel James Jabara airport, the local controller for McConnell air force base ...

  • A380 incident close-up-c-BEA
    News

    A380 fan-hub disintegration traced to misunderstood ‘cold dwell’ fatigue

    2020-09-25T11:13:00Z

    French investigators have traced the serious engine failure involving an Air France Airbus A380 over Greenland to a phenomenon known as ‘cold dwell’ fatigue, which had caused a failure in a fan hub slot which houses the root of the fan blade. The analysis by investigation authority BEA closes a ...

  • 777 photo-c-Boeing
    News

    EASA seeks alternative to FAA’s newly-adopted 777 fuel-tank order

    2020-09-24T21:19:00Z

    Europe’s air safety authority is to seek further data to address a centre fuel tank ignition risk perceived by the US FAA on early Boeing 777s, but has opted against adopting the US regulator’s mitigation directive. Several foreign operators, among them British Airways and KLM, had objected to the FAA ...

  • 787-c-Boeing
    News

    Boeing intends software update to address 787 localiser capture failures

    2020-09-24T19:43:00Z

    Boeing is developing updated software for 787s to correct an erroneous localiser mode behaviour during ILS approaches. The US FAA is advising operators of the three 787 variants to notify crews about potential failure by the autopilot flight-director system to capture the localiser, notably during intercept of the localiser at ...

  • Schiphol-c-LVNL
    News

    Go-around airprox exposed risks of questionable Schiphol runway procedure

    2020-09-24T11:27:00Z

    Dutch investigators have warned that Amsterdam Schiphol is approaching a limit in terms of the amount of traffic it can safety handle, owing to the complexity of the airport’s design. The Dutch Safety Board made the remark after concluding an inquiry into a serious airprox incident that occurred during simultaneous ...

  • Converted cargo cabin-c-KLM
    News

    Cabin-swap freighters' flight-time limited to reduce fire risk

    2020-09-24T07:40:00Z

    European safety regulators are intending to impose a 2,000h flight-time limit on passenger aircraft converted to transport freight, as part of a mitigation strategy to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has drawn up a proposed deviation from normal freighter certification requirements, in order ...