Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Ice on the tailplane could be the cause of the ATR-72 air disaster in Siberia

Moscow, Russia - UTair will ground two other aircraft until the end of the investigation

The Russian UTair airline suspended all flights of its two remaining ATR-72/200 aircraft until the end of an investigation into the fatal accident which caused more than 40 victims in Siberia (AVIONEWS). "There are no doubts about the plane's airworthiness as of today", said the regional carrier. In any case the bank which the aircraft made after take off may be induced by icing on the aircraft...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139324
Rome, Italy, 04/04/2012 12:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

Civil aviationItaly. Grottaglie factory (2): Leonardo's relaunch plan

Cingolani (ceo): "Diversifying production and technologies, we are speeding things up"

To diversify production and technologies. These are the two cornerstones around which the plan of the Italian Leonardo Group, specialized in the aerospace and defense sectors, would relaunch and develop... more

DefenseTokyo and Seoul are talking about defense again

Communication line between the two countries reopened after nine years

Relations between Seoul and Tokyo have been unfrozen. In fact, Japan and South Korea have returned to jointly talking about defense. This hasn't happened since August 2015. Nine years after the last meeting,... more

AirportsItaly. Grottaglie factory remains open

Closure avoided for four months, but there is no union-Leonardo agreement

The four-month closure of the Leonardo factory in Grottaglie, in the province of Taranto, Italy, has been averted. However, the crisis in the Apulian factory remains unresolved after the Fim, Fiom and... more