A Boeing 737-700 NG belonging to Linhas Aereas de Angloa suffered a serious incident at Sory, Angola.
During landing runway 24 at Soyo, Angola this morning, the front gear collapsed. The flight #DT130 arrived from Luanda with 44 passengers on board.
A spokesperson for the airline reported that the crew were working the after landing checklist when they inadvertently raised the landing gear handle to the up position.
The passengers were safely disembarked.
A Frontier Airlines plane tilted up while at a gate at O’Hare Airport Saturday.
The Frontier plane arrived at O’Hare shortly before 7 p.m. and came to a stop at a gate. As passengers exited, the nose of the plane tipped up.
A witness said that too much weight at the back of the plane caused the plane to tilt.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to the incident. No one was injured.
A video released by TMZ appears to show a pilot from Delta Airlines trying to intervene in a fight between two women. The pilot steps into the drama just long enough to punch one of the women and walk away.
The incident went down sometime on April 21. The plane had just landed and the passengers were leaving the jetway when 2 women started fighting. The pilot appears and tries separating the women. He then grabs one of them by the arm and hits her.
Delta comment to TMZ: “We became aware of this incident and a video last week and immediately removed the pilot from duty while we completed a thorough investigation”.
A small plane made a dramatic emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport on Friday afternoon.
The plane had taken off . Shortly after takeoff from Belize, the pilot was notified that a wheel had fallen off the plane.
The pilot did a flyby maneuver after arriving in Sarasota and the control tower confirmed a wheel was missing.
The plane then began circling the airport to dump fuel. The plane landed and sparks could be seen from one of the back wheels.
One in 10 Americans claims to have had sex in an airport, while only 8 percent have done it during a flight, according to a new survey.
About 10% American air travelers reports having had sex of some kind at an airport, compared with about 8 percent who are members of the Mile High Club, according to an important new survey conducted by a flight-shopping website.
Of those who had some sort of “sexual encounter,” 42 percent reported that it took place in a public restroom, while 28 percent got busy in the “storage cupboards” (?) and 14 percent “under a coat.” Twelve percent coupled in the VIP lounge, which at least makes some sense; 17 percent claim to have been caught in the act by airport staff.
The survey is the work of US.Jetcost.com, which tallied the results from 4,915 Americans who were 18 or older and had flown at least once in the past two years.
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Antonov An-26 of Cuban airline AeroGaviota has crashed West of Pinar del Rio in Western Cuba.
The aircraft offer domestic flights from Baracoa airport, East of Cuba.
Aerogaviota airline uses Antonov An-26 for domestic flights with a capacity of 39 passengers seats.
Cuban officials have not confirmed the information for now.
More to follow soon…
Keflavík International Airport has been closed after Icelandic airline Primera Air Boeing 737-800 (reg.YL-PSH) skidded off the runway upon landing.
The cause of the accident is likely heavy snowfall and ice on the runway. Nobody was injured in the accident.
The accident took place shortly before 17:45. Airport staff is working to re-open the runway.
A spokesman for the airport who spoke to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service said that the passengers are still on-board the plane, but that nobody was hurt, although many were shaken by the incident. The cause of the accident is not known, but airport authorities believe difficult weather conditions are the most likely culprit.
The accident caused the North/South runway to be closed. The other major runway, the East/West runway is closed due to maintenance.
A Delta flight from Beijing to Detroit in the USA had to make an emergency landing on Friday afternoon after one of its engines caught fire.
The fire was reportedly caused by a bird strike, which led to a failure of the right-hand engine, shortly after take-off.
The DL188 flight landed safely back at Beijing International Airport.
Close-up takeoff from Ottawa’s runway 25. The spool of the GE-90 at such a short distance is impressive!
An American Airlines flight from Reagan National hit a flock of birds during takeoff Wednesday evening.
Flight #AA4411 was headed to Fort Myers, Fla., but diverted to Dulles International to make an emergency landing. The plane touched down safely after sustaining the bird strike.
There were 56 passengers on board. No one was hurt.
American Airlines is sending a standby aircraft from Reagan to Dulles to pick up the passengers and fly them to Florida. They’re expected to arrive Thursday morning.
The bird strike damaged the plane, but it’s not known at this time how extensive it is, an American Airlines spokesperson said.
Customs and Border Patrol officers at New York’s JFK airport said they captured two more passengers who attempted to smuggle drugs by strapping packages of cocaine to their legs.
Drone maker DJI has quietly released a series of software updates that geofence off large areas of Iraq and Syria, indicating the Chinese firm is covertly helping the war against Islamic extremists.
The updates, quietly made to DJI’s Go app without any public fanfare, will prevent drones made by the firm from flying over large areas of Iraq and Syria. These no-fly zones are in addition to the usual NFZs implemented around airports and military airfields.
A relatively new tactic is to strap a grenade or similar small IED to the drone before dropping it off over the target.
A Google Earth map shows all of the NFZs implemented by DJI, including the latest ones.
Source The Register
The reason that it’s so rare to see footage like this is because there are simply not many of these planes around. Only 90 CL-415s were built and they’re not used on a continuous basis. As of this writing, we’ve only seen two of these water bombers in action from this vantage point.
According to the description of the video, this took place in Portugal and the crew was getting water from Rio Douro. You can actually see them pass over a dam before dipping down and getting to work.
Syrian rebel and intelligence sources said Israel struck an arms supply hub on Thursday operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport where weapons from Tehran are regularly sent by commercial and military cargo planes.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz, speaking from the United States, where he has been meeting U.S. officials, to Israeli Army Radio: “I can confirm that the incident in Syria corresponds completely with Israel’s policy to act to prevent Iran’s smuggling of advanced weapons via Syria to Hezbollah in Iran. Naturally, I don’t want to elaborate on this.”
Lebanon’s al-Manar television, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, said early indications were that the strikes hit warehouses and fuel tanks and had caused only material damage and no human casualties.
/Reuters
Norwegian will launch a new route from London Gatwick to Singapore this winter as the airline’s growing low-cost long-haul UK network expands into Asia for the first time.
From September, Norwegian will operate four weekly flights, increasing to five in the winter, from London Gatwick to Singapore Changi Airport.
China Southern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A350-900s, becoming the latest customer for the aircraft.
China Southern Airlines now operates one of the largest Airbus fleet in the world with more than 300 Airbus aircraft in service, comprising the A320 Family, the A330 Family and five A380s.
Tan Wangeng, President of China Southern Airlines said: “With its very long range capability, economic fuel consumption and spacious cabin, the A350 XWB is the ideal choice for our international long haul routes. The introduction of the A350 XWB will help to strengthen our position as one of the world’s leading international carriers.”
“We are proud to welcome China Southern Airlines as the latest airline to select the A350 XWB,” said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial Aircraft. “The unrivalled operational performance, fuel efficiency and cabin comfort of the A350 XWB will give China Southern Airlines a competitive edge on its international network.”
The A350 XWB features the latest aerodynamic design, carbon fiber fuselage and wings, plus new fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines. Together, these latest technologies translate into unrivalled levels of operational efficiency, with a 25 percent reduction in fuel burn and emissions, and significantly lower maintenance costs. The spaciousness, quietness, beautiful interior and mood lighting in the cabin contribute to superior levels of comfort and well-being, setting new standards in terms of in-flight experience for all passengers.
With this latest order, Airbus has recorded a total of 841 firm orders for the A350 XWB from 45 customers worldwide, making it one of the most successful widebody aircraft ever.
WOW air the low-fare airline based in Iceland has taken delivery of its first A320neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation. WOW air is an all Airbus operator with 12 aircraft in its fleet to date.
WOW air selected the A320neo for its low operating costs and excellent fuel efficiency. The aircraft will feature a single-class cabin layout with 180 seats. The airline has chosen CFM engines to power the aircraft that will operate throughout Europe.
The A320neo Family is the world’s best-selling single aisle product line with over 5,000 orders received from over 90 customers, capturing almost 60 percent share of the market. The A320neo Family incorporates latest technologies including new generation engines and Sharklet wing tip devices, which together deliver more than 15 percent in fuel savings from day one and 20 percent by 2020.
A Mig-31 military plane has crashed in the Russian Republic of Buryatia, western Siberia. Both pilots managed to eject, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s preliminary information.
The incident happened as the jet was conducting a training flight over the Telemba Airfield. A helicopter has been dispatched as part of the search and rescue operation.
⚠ US F-35s arrive in Estonia https://t.co/jJRi7bXFMV http://pic.twitter.com/fDkbkgVpnz
— Already Happened (@M3t4_tr0n) April 25, 2017
The jets will remain in Estonia for several weeks and conduct training flights with other aircraft of the U.S. and allied air forces.
Eight F-35s and 250 airmen belonging to the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing and the Air Force Reserve’s 466th Fighter Squadron, 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, have deployed to RAF Lakenheath recently (beginning with the first section of 6 aircraft on Apr. 15).
On March 11, flight #AF423 departing from Bogota to Paris almost missed its takeoff from Bogota with 275 passengers and crew on board.
For a reason still unknown, the Airbus A340-300 took the entire length of the runway, before taking off in extremis at the end of the asphalt runway at only 1.5 meters height.
Bogota-El Dorado airport is located at 2,548 meters between two mountain in the Andes. The altitude reduces the power of the engines, but an A340 is able to take off safely from there.
A similar event, involved the same Air France aircraft (reg. F-GLZU) on 4 April as well as Lufthansa A340-300 last November.
Air France didn’t wait to react. The A340 involved in both incidents was removed from service and Air France has also decided to limit the cargo from 5 to 8 tonnes.
A meeting scheduled for next week between the investigators of Air France, BEA and Airbus may be able to find out more.
By Bruno Trévidic
More (in French) on Les Echos
The Trump administration is considering barring passengers flying to the US from UK airports from carrying laptops, sources have told the Guardian. The proposed ban would be similar to one already imposed on travellers from several Middle Eastern countries. British officials understand that their US counterparts are looking at extending the ban – which prevents any devices larger than a smartphone being taken as carry-on luggage – to flights from Europe.
On April 23, American Airlines flight 1871 from Las Vegas to Charlotte had overheat temp warnings on their right hand engine so they had to shut the engine down and declare an emergency.
The flight landed 25 minutes after departure.
Aircraft registration: N180US
United Flight #UA1516 to Houston, Texas, from Liberia, Costa Rica made an emergency landing after one of its engines overheated.
The Boeing 737-800 (reg. N16234) planned to take off at 1225 LT had to burn fuel for about one hour over gulf of Mexico before returning to Liberia.
Liberia Airport stopped traffic for a while to allow United Airlines plane to make a safe landing. Fire trucks, ambulances and emergency vehicles waited for the Boeing 737.
In a statement, United Airlines commented on the incident: “Flight 1516, traveling from Liberia, Costa Rica to Houston, returned to Liberia due to a maintenance issue. The plane landed safely and a new aircraft is being sent to take customers to Houston tomorrow. We apologize to all customers on board for their experience and will be providing compensation for the inconvenience.”
Qantas is expected to begin selling its highly anticipated direct flights from Perth to London this week.
The Australian carrier confirmed last December that it would offer the flights on its new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from March 2018, but details on the service, which will give Kiwis another stopover option, remain sketchy.
That the Dreamliner will leave Perth at about 10.30pm and reach London at 7am. The return flight will take off from Heathrow at about 10am and touch down in Perth at noon the next day.
Toulouse – Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the 12th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient Airbus twin engine widebody airliner.
Asiana’s A350-900 is configured with a three class layout with a total of 311 seats, comprising 28 in Business Smartium, convertible to fully flat beds, 36 in Economy Smartium and 247 in the main cabin.
Altogether Asiana has ordered 30 A350s and will initially operate the aircraft on flights within Asia. From the third quarter of 2017, the carrier will deploy the aircraft on premier long haul routes to Europe and the US, beginning with services from Seoul to London and San Francisco.
The A350 XWB features the latest aerodynamic design, carbon fiber fuselage and wings, plus new fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines. Together, these latest technologies translate into unrivalled levels of operational efficiency, with a 25 per cent reduction in fuel burn and emissions, and significantly lower maintenance costs. The spaciousness, quietness, beautiful interior and mood lighting in the cabin contribute to superior levels of comfort and well-being, setting new standards in terms of flight experience for all passengers.
To date, Airbus has recorded a total of 821 firm orders for the A350 XWB from 44 customers worldwide, already making it one of the most successful widebody aircraft ever.
The attack, which reportedly happened in the eastern province of Khost, comes after Mattis’ arrival to discuss the situation on the ground, as President Donald Trump contemplates sending more troops to Afghanistan.
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 are confident that they have found the plane’s “most likely” final resting place.
The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) – the country’s national science agency – believes the wreckage is in an area 25,000 sq km north of the original 120,000 sq km search zone.
The new research, published by the CSIRO on Friday, involved using a Boeing 777 flaperon that was damaged to make it identical to the one found on La Reunion. Scientists carried out a series of tests to see how the part drifted through the ocean.
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Two Anchorage-based fighter jets intercepted a pair of Russian bombers Monday night off Kodiak Island in what an Air Force commander called the first such flight seen near Alaska in nearly two years.
Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, head of both the Alaskan Command and the Alaska NORAD Region, said Tuesday that the detection and intercept of the Tu-95 Bear bombers took place over the course of about two hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
In response, two F-22 Raptor jets on standby were launched from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, along with an E-3 Sentry AWACS radar plane.
The F-22s intercepted the Bears about 100 miles southwest of Kodiak. The propeller-driven bombers didn’t have any external signs of weaponry, and the pilots had no verbal contact.
The F-22s stayed with the Bears as they turned southwest back toward Russia, and the bombers were tracked on radar until they left U.S.-monitored airspace.
Hi-Fly Airbus A340 (reg. CS-TQN) suffered a taxiway excursion at Istanbul Ataturk Airport today.
There were no passengers on board the Airbus 340 which landed from Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates. The aircraft is belonging to a Portuguese airline.
The plane landed at Ataturk Airport for maintenance and then headed to the hangar when it slid off the taxiway.
The investigation will have to tell if it was because of pilot’s fault.
JAI234 AMS-YYZ returning to Amsterdam after pressurization problems following a tailstrike on departure of runway 18C.
The Boeing 777-300ER is dumping fuel.
Safety board spokesperson Chris Krepski told they have sent a team of investigators to the airport to follow up on an incident that happened at the intersection of a taxiway and runway around 11 a.m. today.
United flight #UA211 to Chicago ORD was accelerating to take off when the ATC noticed that American Eagle flight #AA3725 which just landed on runway 06R from JFK was crossing the stop bar for runway 06L.
The traffic controller immediately asked American Eagle Embraer ERJ to stop. United flight #UA211 took off safely to Chicago ORD.
Airbus has delivered the first-ever A321neo. The latest generation aircraft powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines was handed over to U.S. airline Virgin America, an all-Airbus operator, at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany.
The A320neo significantly reduces noise levels, generating only half the noise footprint compared to previous generation aircraft. Equipped with fuel-saving Sharklet wingtip devices nitrous oxide emissions are 50 percent below regulatory requirements as outlined by the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP). In addition, the aircraft with LEAP-1A engines is proven to deliver at least a 15 percent fuel savings compared to Virgin America’s current generation aircraft, which is equivalent to cutting 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions with each plane every year.
The A321neo is the largest member of the A320neo Family. It covers the entire market, from high density to long-range thin routes. There are currently over 1,300 units on order.
“We are honored to be the first operator of this high in-demand aircraft,” said Virgin America President Peter Hunt, speaking at the ceremony attended by Virgin America teammates, Executives from Airbus, CFM and the aircraft lessor GECAS. “The new A321neo – the third member of the Airbus A320 Family to join our Virgin America fleet – will allow us to further reduce our unit costs and enable us to further reduce our carbon emissions.”
Virgin America currently operates a fleet of 63 Airbus A320 family aircraft comprised of A319ceo and A320ceo aircraft powered by CFM’s CFM56-5B engines.
The new A321neo will become the largest aircraft in Virgin America’s fleet, featuring 185 seats – a 24 percent higher capacity at same comfort levels than its current A320s. Inside the cabin, Virgin America flyers will continue to enjoy three custom-designed classes of service, touch-screen personal entertainment and an on-demand food and cocktail menu on every flight in addition to power outlets at every seat. The aircraft is expected to enter service on May 31, 2017 with its inaugural flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
As first announced in April 2016, Virgin America was acquired by Alaska Air Group in December 2016.
Passengers on a flight from Aero Contractor, from Port Harcourt to Lagos in Nigeria on Tuesday, reported panic on the aircraft when the cabin was invaded by smoke.
According to the passenger, 20 minutes after the take-off, smoke appeared onboard and for 35 minutes passengers were praying, screaming and panicking.
The passenger also reported that the pilot asked the 53 passengers on board to calm down, a statement confirmed by the airline.
In a statement quoted in the local press, an Aero Contractor official stressed that when the “crew observed the cabin in new”, the commander announced the problem to the passengers and secured a safe landing in Lagos.
The woman reporting the incident said that emergency services were waiting for the aircraft when it landed.The Aero Contractor, on the other hand, assures that the crew reacted with “professionalism” and continues to investigate the incident, and the first indications are that the smoke has started in the luggage compartment.
After landing safely in Lagos, the device was immediately inspected and the company guarantees that it has not detected any technical problems.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is also investigating the incident.
Flight #9W2882 with 60 passengers and 5 crew members on board had a nose wheel malfunction today when it landed at the IGI Airport in Delhi.
A Delhi-bound Jet Airways flight with 60 passengers and 5 crew members on board had a nose wheel malfunction today when it landed at the IGI Airport in Delhi. All passengers have been safely deplaned.
The Dehradun-Delhi flight #9W2882 is an ATR aircraft used for regional operations.
A Jet Airways spokesperson statement said, ” Jet Airways flight 9W 2882, an ATR 72-500, from Dehradun to Delhi of April 19, 2017 experienced a nose-wheel malfunction after landing, resulting in a steering problem. All 60 guests and 5 crew members have been safely deplaned. Guests are being looked after by the airline’s guest service teams and the aircraft is being towed away for maintenance.”
Amidst the Syrian Civil War, Syrian Arab Airlines began Airbus A340-300 operations on April 12th, with a flight to Dubai as RB515.
According to Flightglobal, the aircraft was welcomed in Damascus with a ceremony including the Syrian Transport Minister Ali Hammoud.
YK-AZA is a 16 year old Airbus A340-313X that was originally delivered to Cathay Pacific in 2001, and in use until 2010, where it was stored in Victorville, California, according to Airfleets.
Current U.S. sanctions against Syria forbid the transferring of aircraft parts to the country, however by being transferred through Kazakhstan and Iran, the aircraft seems to have evaded any limitations due to U.S. sanctions.
The aircraft is equipped with 24 business-class seats. Besides being used on flights to Dubai, reports say that the aircraft will be used on flights to China, as well as different locations throughout Latin America and the rest of Asia.
All 12 people on board a police helicopter that crashed in Turkey have died.
It disappeared ten minutes after taking off from a town in the east of the country.
Seven police officers, a judge, a soldier and three crew members were on board.
The interior minister says the accident was caused by bad weather conditions.
An aircraft has crashed into a supermarket car park in Portugal.
The plane is thought to have been carrying four people, with witnesses saying it exploded in mid-air.
It came down near the Lidl Supermarket in Tires, near the coastal town of Cascais, which is 20 miles west of Lisbon.
Tragédia há momentos na zona de Tires, S. Domingos de Rana, queda de avião após descolagem. Oxalá não haja vítimas a lamentar http://pic.twitter.com/r0ZGxmZo08
— Nuno Inverno (@NunoInverno) April 17, 2017
The Pentagon has announced the deployment of fifth-generation F-35A fighter jets to Europe this weekend.
The US Department of Defense said that the F-35A Lightning II fighters are sent to Europe to conduct training for several weeks as part of the European Reassurance Initiative.
The Pentagon said the deployment represents “natural progression” of the F-35 program and would allow to demonstrate operational capabilities of the jets.
“It also assists in refining requirements for eventually basing the F-35A in Europe, which is scheduled to receive the aircraft in the early 2020s,” the release added.
The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth generation fighter jet, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information and network-enabled operations.
Three variants of the F-35 jet are being introduced into the Air Force (F-35 A), Navy (F-35C), Marines (F-35B).
F-35 jets are set to be deployed to Europe on a permanent basis in the beginning of 2020s.
The United States dropped its largest non-nuclear weapon on Thursday after it targeted an ISIS network of caves and tunnels in eastern Afghanistan.
U.S. forces used a 30-foot long, GPS-guided GBU-43 bomb, at around 7.30pm local time in the Nangarhar Province.
The weapon weighs a staggering 21,600 pounds.
It is known as the ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ – a play on ‘MOAB,’ an acronym that stands for ‘Massive Ordnance Air Burst.’
A crater left by the blast is believed to be more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) wide after it exploded six feet above the ground. Anyone at the blast site was vaporized.
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he was ‘very, very proud’ and called the operation ‘really another successful job. We’re very, very proud of our military.’
The Pentagon is denying that the attack was a revenge strike despite the fact that it came in the same area of Afghanistan where a Green Beret soldier was killed on Saturday.
Officials in Afghanistan say the U.S. bomb targeting caves in the country’s east has killed at least 36 Islamic State militants.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ3484 landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport after travelling from Chengdu.
After all of the passengers had disembarked, cabin crew started cleaning the aircraft and were shocked to find a 10-year-old passenger asleep at the back of the plane.
They spent a couple of minutes trying to wake the girl before they were successful.
Cabin crew asked the girl for her parents’ number and phoned them. The father told them that he thought their daughter would follow them as they were busy with luggage.
A United Nation helicopter crashed on takeoff today at Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
American Airlines A330 landing at Manchester Airport.
United Airlines announced on Tuesday that it would refund the tickets for all customers who were on the flight when the man was removed and that it would no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights.
The airline said that passengers on United Express Flight 3411 on Sunday would be compensated equal to the cost of their tickets and could take the compensation in cash, travel credits or miles.
In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America aired Wednesday, Oscar Munoz, CEO of United’s parent company, said he felt “ashamed” watching video of the man being forced off the jet. He has promised to review the airline’s passenger-removal policy. He also apologized again to Kentucky physician David Dao, his family and the other passengers who witnessed him being taken off the flight.
The ATSB has today released a preliminary report into the in-flight propeller detachment involving a Regional Express SAAB 340 aircraft near Sydney Airport on 17 March 2017.
The REX aircraft, VH-NRX, at Sydney airport after the incident. The ATSB’s inspection of the aircraft identified that the propeller shaft fractured, leading to the separation of the propeller.
An inspection of the propeller at the ATSB’s technical facilities in Canberra revealed a fatigue fracture that began in the propeller mounting flange (the part that attaches the propeller to the gearbox) and continued into the propeller shaft. The inspection also found corrosion near the initiation of the fracture.
ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood says the ATSB has been working closely with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), SAAB, GE Aviation (engine manufacturer) and Regional Express during the investigation.
“This is the first known critical failure of this type, initiating within the propeller hub flange of the GE Aviation CT7-9B engine,” Mr Hood said.
“Both the operator and the engine manufacturer have already taken proactive safety action in response to the ATSB’s safety advisory notice.
“GE Aviation is conducting metallurgical analysis on the propeller flange and hardware at its laboratories in Cincinnati, USA. They are also inspecting additional propeller gearboxes and reminding all operators to follow maintenance and inspection procedures. GE Aviation will release additional maintenance and inspection recommendations if they become necessary.
“Regional Express has quarantined all propeller gearboxes with propeller shafts of the same series as that installed in the aircraft involved in the incident.”
The ATSB’s ongoing investigation will focus on maintenance procedures associated with the propeller gear box shaft and examine factors that may have contributed to the fatigue fracture at the propeller mounting flange.
Mr Hood says the ATSB will continue to work closely with all involved parties to determine the cause of the propeller detachment.
The ATSB is investigating a stick shaker activation involving a Qantas Boeing 747, VH-OJU, 110 km SE of Hong Kong (BETTY IFR), on 7 April 2017.
While holding at flight level 220, the flight crew received a stick shaker activation and detected airframe buffeting. The flight crew disconnected the autopilot and manoeuvred the aircraft in response. Fifteen passengers received minor injuries.
As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the flight crew and gather additional information. A report will be released within several months.
| Date: | 07 Apr 2017 | Investigation status: | Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time: | 9:50 UTC | Investigation type: | Occurrence Investigation |
| Location (show map): | Hong Kong International Airport, SE 110 Km | Occurrence type: | Stall warning |
| State: | International | ||
| Occurrence category: | Serious Incident | ||
| Report status: | Pending | Highest injury level: | Minor |
| Expected completion: | Aug 2017 |
| Aircraft manufacturer: | The Boeing Company |
|---|---|
| Aircraft model: | 747-438 |
| Aircraft registration: | VH-OJU |
| Serial number: | 25566 |
| Operator: | Qantas Airways |
| Type of operation: | Air Transport High Capacity |
| Sector: | Jet |
| Damage to aircraft: | Nil |
| Departure point: | Melbourne, Vic. |
| Destination: | Hong Kong, China |
Airbus’ new A350-1000 – the longest-fuselage version of its A350 XWB jetliner – marked another certification milestone by performing tests that validated the aircraft’s ability to operate from waterlogged runways and taxiways.
Performed this month at the Istres Air Force Base in southern France, the A350-1000 was purposely run along an inundated surface to demonstrate that large quantities of water or slush can be safely ingested by the twin-jet’s turbofan engines and its turbine-powered auxiliary power unit during takeoff, landing and taxi.
For these tests, crewmembers progressively accelerated the aircraft through the standing water five times at speeds from 80 to 140 knots, with the A350-1000 performing as expected.
The trials were documented with video and photo coverage, as well as the first use of a camera-equipped drone to provide airborne views of the test runs.
As the latest member of Airbus’ leading widebody family, the A350-1000 is scheduled to enter airline operation before year-end. In addition to having a longer fuselage accommodating 40 more passengers than the A350-900 version currently in service, the A350-1000 also features more powerful Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, a modified wing trailing-edge and new six-wheel main landing gears.
Lineas Aereas Suramericanas charter flight overran the runway at Bogota on Monday after rejected takeoff.
The Boeing 727-200F (reg. HK1271) performing charter flight from Bogota to Pasto (Colombia) overran runway 13R. The aircraft had to reject takeoff at high speed for a reason unknown.
The aircraft stopped at about 150m after the runway. Aeronautic Civil is investigating the incident.
737 MAX 9 First Flight scheduled for Thursday, April 13th subject to weather and other factors.
737 MAX 9 is the perfect answer to the need for growth while maintaining maximum airline profitability. As well as 16 more seats than the incredibly popular 737 MAX 8, it offers lower trips costs than the competition, the lowest trip costs, which minimizes the risk airlines take on as they grow. And yet provides more than enough additional seats to deliver consistently higher profits through all market conditions.
What’s more, 737 MAX 9 enables airlines to reach farther than almost every single-aisle route they operate today. It has the longest range in its sector without the investment in any auxiliary fuel tanks, and with one auxiliary tank, matches the versatility of the 737 MAX 8 with a range of 3,515 nautical miles.
United Airlines’ chief executive has said he will not quit amid an explosive backlash to video of a screaming man being dragged off a plane.
Oscar Munoz said he felt “shame and embarrassment” and vowed it would never happen again to a seated passenger on one of United’s overbooked aircraft.
The embattled aviation boss said the passenger in question, David Dao, deserved “certainly an apology”.
Mr Munoz had initially described Mr Dao as “disruptive and belligerent”.
“That shame and embarrassment was pretty palpable for me and for a lot of our family,” the contrite chief executive told ABC’s Good Morning America programme.
Asked if he would stand down, Mr Munoz said: “No. I was hired to make United better and we’ve been doing that and that’s what I’ll continue to do.”
Mr Dao was pulled off Sunday evening’s flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, because the flight was fully booked, and the airline wanted to get four passengers to leave to make room for four staff members.
After Mr Dao refused to leave the plane, law enforcement officials dragged him out, and Mr Dao was left bloodied by the confrontation.
The footage provoked international outrage and the Dao family has issued a statement expressing gratitude for the “outpouring of support”.
In the dead of winter, the 737 MAX was the life of the party in Siberia. Boeing Test & Evaluation teams sought out one of the coldest passenger airports in the world to put the airplane to the test under harsh winter conditions. They’re out to prove that the airplane will perform as intended, no matter the weather. In temperatures approaching 40 below zero, flight testers discovered why the 737 MAX improves upon the most reliable jetliner ever built. Watch this video to see how the airplane and the test team weathered the deepfreeze.
A Reuters photographer at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport said on Tuesday there was black smoke rising from a part of the airfield where planes are parked.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is due to land at the airport on Tuesday afternoon to begin a visit to Moscow. The photographer said when the smoke was spotted, Tillerson’s aircraft had yet to land.
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Groningen Airport in Netherlands is evacuated. All passengers must leave the departure hall. A spokesman for the military police has found an unattended suitcase.
About 40 passengers are waiting for the flight to London Southend at 1025.
The plane from London landed at 1000. Those inbound flight will be handled on the side of the airport, said passenger Edmond Varwijk, present and reports on Twitter.
A video posted on Facebook late Sunday evening shows a passenger on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville being forcibly removed from the plane before takeoff at O’Hare International Airport.
The video, posted by Audra D. Bridges at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, is taken from an aisle seat on a commercial airplane that appears to be preparing to take flight. The 31-second clip shows three men wearing radio equipment and security jackets speaking with a man seated on the plane. After a few seconds, one of the men grabs the passenger, who screams, and drags him by his arms toward the front of the plane. The video ends before anything else is shown.
A United spokesperson confirmed in an email Sunday night that a passenger had been taken off a flight in Chicago.
“Flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked,” the spokesperson said. “After our team looked for volunteers, one customer refused to leave the aircraft voluntarily and law enforcement was asked to come to the gate.
“We apologize for the overbook situation. Further details on the removed customer should be directed to authorities.”
Lufthansa #LH943 from Manchester to Frankfurt declared an emergency immediately after takeoff.
The Airbus A320 (reg. D-AIUJ) returned immediately to Manchester Airport after after engine shut down during take off and landed safely few minutes after 1300 local time.
Emergency services welcomed the flight.
Engine just failed on my plane shortly after take off from Manchester
#LH943 http://pic.twitter.com/XseZR0V74g
— AdamChoi (@choi1992) April 10, 2017
Nafi Diaby gave birth to the girl on a Turkish Airlines flight from Conakry in Guinea to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
The cabin crew and passengers began helping the woman, who had been pregnant for 28 weeks.
Following a successful birth, airline workers posed for pictures with the baby – including the captain – all beaming with smiles.
Bouthayna Inanır, one of the flight attendants who helped with the birth, said: “The mother gave birth while standing, and we received help from several other passengers.”
Welcome on board Princess! Applause goes to our cabin crew!
http://pic.twitter.com/FFPI16Jqgt
— Turkish Airlines (@TurkishAirlines) April 7, 2017
A Malaysia Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur skidded upon landing at Sibu Airport at 10.17pm on Saturday.
The Boeing 737-800 (reg.9M-MXX) was carrying 61 passengers and six crew.
All onboard flight MH2718 safely disembarked via two slide rafts. No injuries have been reported so far. At the time of the incident, there was no other incoming flight.
Immediate investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the incident.
Malaysia Airport in a statement said the Sibu Airport would be closed for flight operations until 10am Sunday. Passengers are advised to check with their respective airlines on their flight status.
