All Safety articles – Page 57
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NewsATR flew return sector after captain failed to see tail-strike damage
Investigators have revealed that a White Airways ATR 72-600 operated a return flight to Lisbon in an unairworthy state after the captain failed to notice significant damage to the turboprop following a hard landing. The aircraft, operating for TAP Express, suffered a tail-strike after an unstable approach resulted in a ...
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NewsATR 72 tail-strike inquiry cites pilot-shortage pressure
Portuguese investigators have indicated that a shortage of pilots might have pressured carrier White Airways to release a trainee ATR first officer for flight without a safety pilot, the day before a damaging tail-strike at Fez. The ATR 72-600 had been operating Lisbon-Fez, on behalf of TAP Express, on 6 ...
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NewsRussian investigators to analyse Bek Air Fokker’s flight recorders
Russian investigators are to analyse the flight recorders from the Bek Air Fokker 100 which crashed during take-off from Almaty on 27 December. The recorders have been retrieved from the wreckage, says Kazakhstan’s ministry of industry, and they will be transferred to the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee for analysis in ...
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NewsBek Air Fokker crash inquiry set to analyse freezing Almaty conditions
Investigators probing the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty will be seeking to establish whether freezing conditions contributed to the aircraft’s failure to climb away during take-off. Mist was present at the time, according to Almaty airport meteorological data, with the air temperature of minus 12C close to ...
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NewsKazakh president warns of retribution after fatal Bek Air accident
Kazakhstan’s president has warned that those responsible for the fatal Bek Air Fokker 100 accident at Almaty face serious consequences. President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev says the country’s prime minister, Askar Mamin, will lead a government commission into the 27 December crash. The presidential office states that those found to be liable ...
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NewsBek Air grounded after fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty
Kazakhstan’s government has suspended flight authorisation for local operator Bek Air in the aftermath of the fatal Fokker 100 accident at Almaty. The aircraft had been operating flight Z92100 to the capital, Nur-Sultan, when it lost height after take-off and crashed into a concrete wall, says the Kazakh ministry of ...
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NewsBek Air Fokker 100 crashes after take-off, fatalities confirmed
Local authorities confirmed that at least 14 people on board a Bek Air-operated Fokker 100 were killed when it crashed just after take-off at Almaty International airport in Kazakhstan. Flight Z92100 was headed for Nursultan Nazarbayev international airport, and Almaty airport said on its social media feed that the aircraft ...
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NewsBamboo Airways gains IOSA certification
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will receive its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification on 3 January, nearly a year after launch. This will also pave its way to becoming an IATA member in the near future, the carrier says. Source: Bamboo Airways Bamboo Airways took delivery of ...
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NewsSu-57 suffers first known crash
A Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter crashed on 24 December during a test flight, with the pilot ejecting safely.
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In depthIntense scrutiny on Boeing overshadows unaddressed lessons from 737 Max crashes
Boeing’s 737 Max updates have largely addressed concern about the aircraft’s flight control system, however broader risks involving pilot training and aircraft maintenance remain unresolved, say aviation safety experts and commercial pilots.
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NewsCrashed An-12 descended far below Lviv glideslope in low visibility
Ukrainian investigators have disclosed that the Antonov An-12BK which crashed at Lviv two months ago had descended far below the glideslope during a low-visibility approach in darkness. Investigation authority NBAAI says the Ukraine Air Alliance aircraft was arriving for a technical stop to refuel as part of a service between ...
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NewsAtlas 767 crash probe considers whether pilot nudged crucial switch
Investigators have carried out a series of observations to examine whether pilots of an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter could have accidentally activated a go-around switch while operating other flight controls. The 767 entered go-around mode while descending for approach to Houston on 23 February, apparently triggering an in-flight upset ...
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NewsIATA moves to tackle rogue lithium battery threat
IATA is ramping up its efforts to combat incidents of rogue shipments of lithium batteries.
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NewsSpectre of pitch-up illusion emerges in Atlas 767 crash probe
Investigators have alluded to the possibility that an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter pilot experienced somatogravic illusion before the aircraft entered a fatal dive on approach to Houston. The aircraft had been descending through cloud at 6,000ft when its go-around mode activated and its engine thrust increased, causing the aircraft ...
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NewsAtlas 767 crash: Go-around mode activated after mystery ‘click’
Investigators probing the fatal Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crash near Houston have been trying to ascertain whether a sound captured on the cockpit-voice recorder signifies the activation of the go-around switch immediately before the accident sequence. The aircraft suddenly entered a steep nose-down attitude and dived into Trinity Bay ...
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NewsNose-wheel lapse behind Saab 2000 excursion
Swedish investigators have found that the crew of a Saab 2000 forgot to activate its nose-wheel steering before the aircraft suffered a runway excursion at Linkoping earlier this year. The aircraft (SE-LRA) was being operated by manufacturer Saab itself, as a personnel shuttle, and departing from runway 11 at Linkoping ...
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NewsChina Eastern receives first A350 with cockpit touchscreens
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A350 to be fitted with a touchscreen option for the large displays in the aircraft’s cockpit. The initial aircraft to receive the option is an A350-900, MSN373, which is registered B-30CW. FlightGlobal had reported last year that Airbus was testing ...
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NewsInquiry raps VIP 777 operator over safety practices
Investigators have concluded that the VIP carrier involved in a serious Boeing 777-200ER wing-strike incident at Le Bourget was operating with poor safety practices.
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NewsBotched approach led VIP 777 to strike wing and stabiliser
French investigators have detailed a Boeing 777-200ER crew’s botched landing attempt at Paris Le Bourget which resulted in a wing and horizontal stabiliser strike on the runway before the pilots executed a go-around. Investigation authority BEA says the crew tried to correct the 777’s flightpath after it overshot a low-altitude ...
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NewsAustral Embraer 190 damaged by drone collision
Chemical analysis of impact traces has convinced Argentinean investigators that an unmanned aerial vehicle collided with an Embraer 190 shortly before it commenced its final approach to Buenos Aires. Argentinean investigation authority JIAAC says the Austral Lineas Aereas twinjet – operating from Rosario on 22 December last year – struck ...