The Qatar Airways Airbus A300-600 involved in a hangar fire at Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (Gamco) on 19 April was completely destroyed (Flight International, 24-30 April). The cause of the fire - which also resulted in damage to an Air Mauritius A319 and a Kingfisher Airlines A320 - is under investigation. Gamco says its maintenance operations are continuing as normal.
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Source: Flight International
Investigators analysing the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 are recommending a review of cockpit firefighting procedures – particularly regarding oxygen-fuelled fires – and believe greater research is needed on alternative extinguishing agents to halon. The Egyptian air accident investigation commission’s recommendations draw on analysis by French counterpart BEA ...
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French investigators probing a fatal EgyptAir Airbus A320 crash in May 2016 have highlighted the potential risk of smoking in the cockpit, even though they could not establish whether a lit cigarette sparked an oxygen-fuelled fire on the jet. Investigation authority BEA has recommended that the European Union Aviation Safety ...
