All Ops & safety articles – Page 75
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NewsPassenger vacated Airlink Jetstream seat before broken blade penetrated cabin
South African investigators have revealed that a passenger on an Airlink BAe Jetstream 41 missed being struck by a broken propeller blade that penetrated the cabin, because they had changed seat during the flight. As the turboprop landed at Venetia airfield, its right-hand Honeywell TPE331 engine was hit by a ...
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NewsATR 72-600 carries out flight tests using wholly-sustainable fuel
ATR has carried out a series of ground and flight trials using wholly-sustainable aviation fuel in one engine of a 72-600 test aircraft. The turboprop conducted 7h of flights with the 100% sustainable fuel, supplied by Neste, powering one the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 engines. The Neste MY ...
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AnalysisTech log indiscipline cited after stressful RAM 737 autopilot incident
French investigators have determined that two independent system failures affected the autopilot of a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 during a complex incident involving a diversion, go-around and a subsequent unstable approach to land at Lyon. The pilots became increasingly stressed during the event, on 30 December 2016, as they ...
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NewsCertain 737 Max operations latest to be limited by 5G concern
US regulators have ordered revision of Boeing 737 Max operational procedures at airports with a risk of 5G radio spectrum interference, and are prohibiting 737 Max services to such airports if certain braking and anti-skid functions are declared inoperable. The measure from the US FAA is directed at the 737 ...
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NewsDHC-2’s trim and balance scrutinised after fatal crash during parachute lift
Swedish investigators are closely examining elevator trim settings, and weight and balance calculations, as part of the inquiry into a fatal De Havilland Canada DHC-2 crash during a parachute drop. None of the nine occupants – a pilot and eight parachutists – survived after the single-engined aircraft, which had climbed ...
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NewsFAA and cellular companies agree on further 5G interference mitigation
The Federal Aviation Administration and US cell phone companies Verizon and AT&T have agreed on further steps that will mitigate possible interference with new fifth-generation (5G) phone signals on aircraft radio altimeters.
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NewsFatal GIV crash probe focuses on post-maintenance spoiler asymmetry
Investigators have revealed that a Gulfstream GIV took off from Santo Domingo with a spoiler asymmetry shortly before diverting to another airport in the city, where it crashed fatally during its approach to land. The aircraft – owned by Helidosa Aviation Group, and registered HI1050 – had arrived at Santo ...
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NewsEngines of 787 in 2019 Rome incident had dozens of cracked blades: inquiry
Italian investigators probing a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 engine failure have confirmed that progressive corrosion fatigue resulted in a 6mm crack in an intermediate pressure turbine blade, which separated on take-off from Rome. Investigation authority ANSV has also disclosed that 84 other similar blades in the left-hand Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplant ...
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NewsSmartwings claims first 737 Max flight to Antarctica
Czech carrier Smartwings has conducted a Boeing 737 Max service to Antarctica, landing the aircraft at the Troll airfield on 26 January. The airline says the Max 8 twinjet (OK-SWB) is the first from the re-engined family to arrive in Antarctica. Troll station is sited on the edge of Antarctica ...
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NewsRussian ministry cracks down on unruly passengers with restraint proposal
Russia’s transport ministry is preparing legislation enabling tougher measures against disruptive passengers, intended to permit crew members and security personnel with the right to use special restraints. Under the proposal the captain of the aircraft would be given the responsibility of deciding whether to use such measures in the event ...
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NewsFrench probe CitationJet level-bust incident with Hop Embraer 170
French investigators are probing an incident in which a Cessna CitationJet passed over a Hop Embraer 170 after suffering an in-flight altitude deviation. The CitationJet – a 1995 airframe operated by VallJet and registered F-HGPG – was operating a non-scheduled service from Paris Le Bourget to Geneva on 12 January. ...
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NewsUS charges Belarusian officials with aircraft piracy after Ryanair diversion
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged four Belarusian government officials with conspiracy to commit aircraft piracy.
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News5G conflict leaves regional airlines in limbo
US regional carriers remain in limbo because many of their aircraft have still not received exceptions to FAA rules about landing during inclement weather conditions at airports that could experience interference from new fifth-generation (5G) cell phone networks.
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NewsAmerican CEO predicts 5G’s operational impact will be minimal, citing collaboration
Though the aviation-telecom 5G dispute remains unresolved, the chief executive of American Airlines does not foresee 5G causing significant future operational disruptions.
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NewsDiverted Ryanair 737 not intercepted by Belarusian fighter: inquiry
One aspect of the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 Minsk diversion incident clarified by the ICAO inquiry is the involvement of an RSK MiG-29 interceptor. While early reports of the incident, on 23 May last year, had indicated that the military fighter had escorted the Ryanair flight to Minsk, the inquiry reveals ...
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NewsCrucial missing evidence impairs ICAO probe into Ryanair diversion incident
ICAO’s has been unable to obtain several crucial pieces of evidence – including emails, phone communications, and surveillance footage – during its investigation into last year’s Ryanair Sun Boeing 737-800 diversion to Belarus, while the Minsk air traffic controller assigned to the flight could not be traced. The organisation’s factual ...
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NewsAirlines struggle with 5G rollout in USA
US airlines are struggling to deal with the fallout of the nationwide launch of new fifth-generation (5G) cell-phone networks, despite a move to delay their introduction at busy airports across the country.
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NewsVerizon, AT&T delay 5G near some airports, minimising expected aviation impact
Both Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the roll-out of fifth-generation wireless networks near certain US airports – a move that will lessen but likely not eliminate the impact on commercial aviation.
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NewsAirlines urge US government to prohibit 5G near airports to avoid ‘incalculable’ disruption
US airlines are urging the administration of President Joe Biden to prohibit 5G wireless transmissions near certain airports, warning of an aviation-industry meltdown starting 19 January.
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NewsSeveral Airbus and Boeing types cleared over ‘5G’ concerns but 787 among exceptions
US aviation regulators have cleared several Airbus and Boeing models to operate low-visibility landings at airports where ‘5G’ communications services will become available. The US FAA’s work means some 45% of the US commercial fleet has been approved for the operations. Its analysis follows concerns over potential interference from 5G ...