All Safety articles – Page 24
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Airlines clash with EASA over Belarus airspace restriction
Friction has emerged between airlines and the European safety regulator after the authority stepped up its response to last month’s Ryanair diversion incident over Belarus. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has informed national regulators through a safety directive that they “should ensure” that aircraft operators under their jurisdiction will ...
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Embraer obtains steep-approach clearance for first E2 variant
Embraer has secured the first steep-approach approval for its re-engined E2 family, with certification of the 190-E2 variant. Steep-approach approval is a condition of operations to certain airports including London City, which has a 5.5° glideslope – an angle nearly twice that of a typical glidepath, even after its reduction ...
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Ethiopian 777-300ER returns to service after steering into Lagos mud
Ethiopian Airlines has returned a Boeing 777-300ER to service after an incident in which the aircraft partially left a taxiway after arriving at Lagos. The aircraft (ET-ASL) had been operating a cargo flight having been temporarily converted to a freighter, says the carrier. It had landed at Lagos as flight ...
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Primera 737 almost hit localiser after overrunning partially-swept runway
Icelandic investigators believe a Primera Air Nordic Boeing 737-800 overran at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport, almost colliding with the localiser structure, after landing long on a shortened runway which had only been partially cleared of snow. Investigation authority RNSA found that runway 19 – operating with a displaced threshold owing to ...
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ATP operators told to replace throttle cables to prevent jamming
Operators of British Aerospace ATP turboprops are set to be ordered to replace engine power-control cables after incidents in which throttle levers have either jammed or been stiff to move. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says a “number of events” of this nature have been reported by ATP operators, both ...
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EASA all-weather operations revision aims to increase airport accessibility
Europe’s aviation safety authority is proposing a regulatory revision intended to increase the number of medium-sized airports accessible to flights, by updating all-weather operations frameworks. This revision will take account of new technological advances to support safe operations to airports in low-visibility conditions. “While large aerodromes are, for the most ...
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Belavia faces setback to recovery at crucial point in its modernisation
Just a couple of days before the Ryanair diversion incident pitched Belrusian flag-carrier Belavia into a new crisis, it started putting its first Boeing 737 Max into operation as part of its efforts to clamber out of the current one. Belavia agreed in 2018 to lease a batch of Max ...
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US FAA calls for ‘extreme caution’ when flying over Belarus
The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged US airlines to “exercise extreme caution” when overflying Belarus.
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Canadian airlines welcome recommendation to end federal quarantine mandate
Canadian airlines are welcoming a report published by that government’s health advisory board recommending an end to a mandatory quarantine requirement for inbound international travellers.
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Hydraulics and locks scrutinised after 757 freight door opens during climb
German investigators are exploring two scenarios after a DHL Air Boeing 757-200 converted freighter’s main cargo door opened in flight, some 3min after take-off from Leipzig. Three occupants – the captain, first officer and a non-company jump-seat pilot – were on board the UK-registered aircraft (G-DHKZ) which was bound for ...
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ICAO to pursue fact-finding probe into Ryanair diversion over Belarus
ICAO’s Council is to carry out a fact-finding investigation into the diversion of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 over Belarus, to understand whether any member state broke international aviation law. The Council, a governing body which comprises 36 member states, convened for an urgent session on 27 May, four days after ...
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EASA advises carriers to avoid Belarusian airspace after Ryanair incident
Carriers are being advised by Europe’s air transport regulator to avoid operating through Belarusian airspace unless necessary for safety reasons. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has put forward the recommendation in an information bulletin, but stopped short of issuing a formal safety directive. Its decision follows the Belarusian authorities’ ...
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Air traffic exchange shows Ryanair crew not ‘coerced’ into diversion: ministry
Belarus’s ministry of transport has detailed the circumstances of the Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diversion to Minsk, releasing a transcript of the air traffic control exchange, in a bid to demonstrate that the crew was not pressured into its decision to land at the airport. The ministry’s aviation division insists that ...
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Lawmakers urge Biden, FAA to address Belarus overflight concern
Two US lawmakers are warning that airspace over Belarus is “not safe” for critics of that country’s government, calling a 23 May diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk “state-sponsored hijacking”.
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European Council seeks Belarusian airline ban and economic sanctions
Members of the European Council have called on all European Union-based carriers to avoid overflights of Belarus in response to the forced diversion of a Ryanair Boeing 737 to Minsk. It is also seeking further “targeted” economic sanctions and relevant measures against persons and entities “as soon as possible”. The ...
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Belarus diversion incident could ‘upend’ responses to security threats: pilots
Cockpit crew representatives are concerned that the forced Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diversion to Minsk has the potential to overturn the foundations on which responses to interception and security threats are based. International pilot federation IFALPA and the European Cockpit Association have jointly described the 23 May event – during which ...
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Lithuania seeks Belarus airspace closure as EASA advises airlines to consider risks
Europe’s safety regulator is ensuring airlines are aware of the Ryanair diversion to Minsk, in order that carriers can make appropriate operational risk assessments, as Lithuania’s government seeks a closure of Belarusian airspace. The Ryanair Boeing 737-800, bound for Vilnius, was forced to divert on 23 May over a perceived ...
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Belarus diversion echoes prior Ukrainian incident involving Belavia 737
Ryanair’s incident involving the apparent forced diversion of a Boeing 737-800 to Minsk strongly parallels an event five years ago involving a Minsk-bound service operated by Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia. The Belavia aircraft, also a 737-800, had departed Kiev’s downtown Zhulhany airport for Minsk on 21 October 2016 with 142 occupants. ...
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US government ‘condemns’ Ryanair ‘forced diversion’, urges investigation
The US Department of State is calling for an investigation into a “shocking” incident involving the “forced diversion” of a Ryanair jet in Minsk, and the removal by Belarusian authorities of one passenger.
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Political leaders outraged as Belarus ‘forces’ Ryanair 737 diversion to Minsk
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has described as “utterly unacceptable” an incident in which a Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, apparently to enable Belarusian authorities to detain a political activist. The Boeing 737-800 – registered SP-RSM, from Ryanair’s Polish division Buzz – was operating flight ...