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31/01/2013

Low-cost Dutch airline Transavia has opened an investigation after one of its pilots was locked out of the cockpit mid-flight after his co-pilot fell asleep.

A report on the incident, which occurred on a Boeing 737 flight to Crete in September, has been released by the Dutch aviation safety board (OVV) as part of its quarterly report.

“After two and a half hours in the air the captain of the Dutch-registered plane left the cockpit to go to the toilet,” the OVV said.

“A little later he wanted to return to the cockpit. When he used the intercom to call the first officer to open the door he got no reaction.

“When he managed to get into the cockpit, he found the first officer asleep.” The OVV added that Transavia was investigating the incident.

29/01/2013

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHA performing flight LX-17 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Zurich (Switzerland), was on approach to Zurich when the crew reported the failure of the green hydraulic system and advised they needed to be towed off the runway. The crew performed an alternate gear extension and landed safely on Zurich's runway 14 with all gear doors open. The aircraft stopped on the runway, the engines were shut down and the aircraft was towed off the runway about 5 minutes after landing.

29/01/2013

An Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200, registration A6-EYF performing flight EY-1A from Munich to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was on final approach to Frankfurt's runway 25L when all three airspeed indications (left, right, standby) were lost. The crew was able to continue for a safe landing on runway 25L about 2 minutes later.

29/01/2013

A S**t Airlines Canadair CRJ-200, registration UP-CJ006 performing flight DV-760 from Kokshetau to Almaty (Kazakhstan) with 16 passengers and 5 crew, was on final approach to Almaty's runway 23R in poor visibility due to fog when the crew decided to go around but the aircraft disappeared from radar screens at 13:13L (07:13Z). The aircraft was found in swampy terrain about 1km short of the runway threshold at around 14:00L. All occupants perished.

27/01/2013

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration 9V-SKT performing flight SQ-346 from Singapore (Singapore) to Zurich (Switzerland), performed an eventless approach and landed safely on runway 34. When the crew attempted to turn off the runway, already in contact with ground control although still on the runway, the nose gear steering did not respond forcing the crew to stop the aircraft on the runway and forcing tower to instruct several aircraft to go-around.

The aircraft was towed off the runway about 20 minutes after landing. No landings at Zurich were possible for that period of time, takeoffs continued on runways 28 and 32.

04/12/2012

A320 Sharklet receives EASA certification

04/06/2012

(Reuters) - India's civil aviation ministry has proposed slashing state taxes on jet fuel, which may significantly bring down costs for ailing local airlines that are reeling under a debt load of $20 billion and annual losses of $2 billion.

02/06/2012

A cargo plane attempting to take off from Ghana's capital has crashed, slamming into cars and a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing at least 10 people, officials said.
The crash happened in Accra near the Kotoka International Airport, which sits near newly built high-rise buildings, hotels and the country's Defence Ministry. Witnesses said the plane first smashed through the fence that runs around the airport before hitting the bus.

A cargo plane attempting to take off from Ghana's capital has crashed, slamming into cars and a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing at least 10 people, officials said.
The crash happened in Accra near the Kotoka International Airport, which sits near newly built high-rise buildings, hotels and the country's Defence Ministry. Witnesses said the plane first smashed through the fence that runs around the airport before hitting the bus.

A cargo plane attempting to take off from Ghana's capital has crashed, slamming into cars and a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing at least 10 people, officials said.

The crash happened in Accra near the Kotoka International Airport, which sits near newly built high-rise buildings, hotels and the country's Defence Ministry. Witnesses said the plane first smashed through the fence that runs around the airport before hitting the bus.

15/04/2012

Heathrow hits 70m passengers for the first time

8.6m passengers travelled through BAA’s airports in March, a rise of 4.0% on the previous year. This increase was helped by Easter being earlier this year, with a substantial proportion of pre-Easter traffic falling in March rather than in April last year.

Heathrow saw 5.7m passengers pass through its terminals, a rise of 6.9% on March 2011. That increase means Heathrow saw more than 70m passengers over a twelve month period for the first time. It passed the 60m mark in 1998.

PROPOSED LONDON THAMES HUB AIRPORT IN ‘VERY WORST SPOT’ SAY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERSA proposed airport in the Thames estu...
14/04/2012

PROPOSED LONDON THAMES HUB AIRPORT IN ‘VERY WORST SPOT’ SAY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

A proposed airport in the Thames estuary would be in the “very worst spot” for the south-east’s crowded airspace, according to the boss of Britain’s air traffic control service, Nats. Richard Deakin, chief executive of Nats, said the architects of the Thames Hub airport had not contacted them beforehand to discuss its feasibility. Norman Foster and partners unveiled the blueprints of the £50bn project last November.

SOURCE The Guardian

The 4,000th Next-Generation 737 jetliner off the 737 production line in Renton, Wash., will be delivered next week to Ch...
14/04/2012

The 4,000th Next-Generation 737 jetliner off the 737 production line in Renton, Wash., will be delivered next week to China Southern Airlines, headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

“The Next-Generation 737′s success is the result of years of expertise that thousands of employees continue to build into every Boeing 737 used in private, government and commercial service,” said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of the 737 program. “It is an incredible milestone to be delivering our 4,000th Next-Generation 737. We thank China Southern Airlines and all our customers who have made the 737 the world’s most popular jetliner.”

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