The aircraft’s right (No. 2) engine propeller automatically feathered as an engine-flameout warning was sent to the cockpit shortly after takeoff, preliminary findings revealed by Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) indicate.
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The move, announced last week in a note to pilots, should mean 777 crews will have to fly fewer trips longer than eight days. While the two pilots groups have already combined—they have the same training—technical restrictions have kept 777 pilots from from mixing in the cockpit.
The third member of the group, Taichung-based Mandarin Airlines, will receive the balance, says China Airlines Chairman H.H. Sun, outlining the group’s fleet plans to Aviation Daily.
The manufacturer promoted Klaus Roewe, A320neo program chief, to run the entire A320-family program, including the current production-standard aircraft.
Long-haul carrier Indonesia AirAsia X was due to launch a Melbourne-Bali route on Dec. 26, but told passengers just days before the scheduled departure that the launch would not proceed.
While the primary use for the space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance data will be reduced separation capability for subscribing airlines flying the North Atlantic, Ireland will provide the Alert system as a public service for rescue coordination centers, other ANSPs and any airline with the required vetting to obtain high-resolution tracking data for an errant aircraft anywhere on the globe.
WestJet Airlines executives acknowledged this week they’re seeing some softness in travel to destinations south of Canada, including warm-weather vacation markets, due to increased capacity from other carriers.
Though Republic Airways still expects to shrink to one operating certificate relatively soon, the holding company will place the first of 50 new United Express Embraer 175s with Shuttle America, rather than Republic, employees were told this week.
The green field MRO will cater initially to Boeing 777 and Airbus A320 aircraft and provide C checks, with major maintenance checks planned for later, according to Rajeev Dandona, assistant general manager the AIESL.
Sanad recently acquired its first GEnx and GP7200 engines, expanding the portfolio which also consists of 10 CFM56-5Bs, six CFM56-7Bs, five GE90s, six Trent 700s and one CF34.
