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Civil aviationNATO: Defence Ministers' meeting in Berlin
Berlin, Germany - No analysis on weapons of mass destruction proliferation and disarmament despite the existance of the North Korean and Iranian nuclear matters
A meeting gathering Defence Ministers from the various NATO state members is being held in Berlin today. The Atlantic Alliance intends analyse the situation concerning its world role and managing particularly... more
Civil aviationThailand: five Phuket Air YS-11 grounded for safety reasons
Bangkok, Thailand - Airline's fleet is made up of secondhand planes
Thailand’s Transport Minister, Pongsak Raktapongpaisal, ordered to ground five NAMC YS-11 planes belonging to Phuket Air carrier. Two days before, one of them skidded off a runway in a Northern airport w... more
Civil aviationFAA (Revision) AD on Rolls-Royce plc RB211 Trent 875, 877, 884, 884B, 892, 892B, and 895 series turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To prevent multiple LPC fan blade failures due to cracks, which could result in uncontained engine failure and possible damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 175)] [Page 53725-53728] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model DHC-8-400 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the fuel and hydraulic tubes, which could lead to fuel and/or hydraulic fluid leakage in the engine nacelle area and consequent fire or explosion
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53558-53560] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Fokker model F27 Mark 200, 400, 500, and 600 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To ensure that the rotary knobs are not inadvertently moved to the shut position, which could result in fuel starvation to both engines and consequent inability to maintain controlled flight and landing
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53556-53558] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Hartzell Propeller Inc. propellers (2005-18-12)
Washington, Usa - To detect corrosion and mechanical damage that can cause failure of a propeller, which could result in loss of control of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53543-53547] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Goodrich De-icing and Specialty Systems "FASTprop" Propeller De-icers (2005-18-20)
Washington, Usa - To prevent Goodrich "FASTprop" propeller de-icers from detaching from the propeller blade, resulting in damage to the airplane, and possible injury to passengers and crewmembers
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53550-53554] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 777 airplanes (2005-18-51)
Washington, Usa - To prevent the OPS from using data from faulted (failed) sensors, which could result in anomalies of the fly-by-wire primary flight control, autopilot, auto-throttle, pilot display, and auto-brake systems
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53547-53550] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757 airplanes (2005-18-18)
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing between the wire bundle and the structure of the aft fairing, which could result in electrical arcing and subsequent ignition of flammable vapors and possible uncontrollable fire
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53554-53556] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet model Falcon 10 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent collapse of the flexible hoses in the slat anti-icing system, which could lead to insufficient anti-icing capability and, if icing is encountered in this situation, could result in reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)] [Page 53540-53543] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationIndonesia grounded 4 B-737 planes
Medan, Indonesia - The Government has intensified safety checks after Mandala plane crash
Indonesian air transport authorities have decided to ground 4 Boeing 737-200 aircraft belonging to four unnamed airlines after the accident involving the Mandala Airlines B-737 occurred last September... more
Civil aviationProblems with engine forced a Northwest Airlines plane to land
Washington, USA - Some passengers wondered whether the problems may have been caused by mechanics strike
A Northwest Airlines plane has been forced to an emergency landing due to a mechanical trouble with an engine and landing gear last Saturday. The US carrier’s DC-9 was flying from Memphis, Tennessee, t... more
Civil aviationScare aboard a Corsair flight
Paris, France - A Boeing was forced to change the route shortly after the takeoff
Passengers on a French plane en route from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe to Paris, got scared last Saturday when the Corsair Boeing 747-400 has been forced to come back an hour from takeoff, French... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First: operational activities started again for one of the two aircraft
Pantelleria, Italy - The turboprop which suffered for problem on one of its two engines is instead still grounded
One of the two Italy First’s ATR-42 commercial regional airplanes forced to stay on the ground for repairing activities following two different failures which affected their operational lifecycle starting l... more
Civil aviationUSA: special courses against hijacking for flying personnel
Washington, USA - Effectiveness must still be assessed but competent authorities ensured that significant results will be shown
US TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is expected to ensure the implementation of a series of security measures in the US air transport sector, with reference in particular to airlines personnel... more
Civil aviationDemocratic Republic of Congo: 35 airlines have been suspended
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Transport Minister to have a strong hand following recent events
After the emergency landing performed by a Twin Otter plane, the second one in few days occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the Antonov AN-26’s accident happened last September 5, T... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on General Electric Company CF34-3A1 turbofan engines
Washington, Usa - To impose life limits on these HPT rotating components to prevent low cycle fatigue (LCF) cracking and failure of those components, which could result in uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 173)] [Page 53295-53296] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First performed a re-entry procedure towards Trapani Airport (2): a 737 Air One to temporarily serve the social routes
Trapani, Italy - Meanwhile, Bari and Palermo's attorneys prove satisfied about the first results of the investigation on the ATR-72 Tuninter accident thanks to coordination
Social routes linking Trapani Airport to Pantelleria and Lampedusa will be temporarily served by an Air One’s Boeing 737 as this carrier traditionally resorts to Italy First’s ATR-42s which are currently gro... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., model 1124 and 1124A airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent chafing of the electrical bundles in the overhead circuit breaker panel, which could result in a short circuit and consequent fire and smoke in the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53058-53060] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 757-200 and -300 series airplanes and model 767 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent display of "old" or expired ATC clearance messages on the CDU of subsequent flights, which could result in the airplane entering unauthorized airspace or following a flight path that does not provide minimum separation
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53053-53056] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Airbus model A-340/200 and A-340/300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent reduced structural integrity of the pylon-to-engine attachment bolts on the pyramid forward fitting, which could result in separation of an engine from the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53051-53053] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Dassault model Falcon 2000EX airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent a runway overrun in the event of loss of braking function, which could result in injury to passengers or flightcrew and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 172)] [Page 53056-53058] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationATR-42 Italy First performed a re-entry procedure towards Trapani Airport
Trapani, Italy - Due to the light from an indicator leading Captain to decide to go back to the departure air station yesterday
An Italy First airlines’ ATR-42 with about 20 passengers aboard and bound for Lampedusa performed a re-entry procedure towards its departure air station (Trapani) yesterday, following the light on one o... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Boeing model 737-100, -200, -200C, and -300 series airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent separation of the support beam of the MLG from the rear spar, which could cause cracking of the MLG support fitting and a consequent leak in the wing fuel tank or collapse of the MLG
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)] [Page 52899-52902] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes
Usa - To detect and correct chafing of the electrical cables of the spoiler and brake pressure sensor unit on both sides of the wing root, which could result in loss of the flight control system and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)] [Page 52902-52903] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationBlack list: EU Commission meeting experts to set it
Brussels, Belgium - A meeting scheduled on today with the first exchange of views on the delicate matter concerning flight safety
A meeting by European Commission together with experts in air transport safety coming from all the European Union’s state members is scheduled on today. The purpose is the one of performing an exchange o... more
Civil aviationTwo emergency landings occurred in Indonesia yesterday
Jakarta, Indonesia - Both a flight of Mandala and Garuda Airlines were aborted
A Boeing 737-400 of Indonesian Garuda Airlines taken off from Medan and bound for Jakarta, has been forced to make an emergency landing at Pekanbaru’s "Sultan Syarif Kasim" Airport (Sumatra’s Central Reg... more
Civil aviationNorthwest Airlines: FAA's extraordinary checks on the aircraft reliability
Washington, USA – Following technical personnel's strike on last August 20
Following the US carrier Northwest Airlines technicians’ strike occurred on last August 20, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would have decided to perform additional checks on the vehicles operated b... more
Civil aviationAnti-terrorism exercise in Milan: simulating an attack against railway link to Malpensa Airport
Milan, Italy - To occur on September 23 but virtual attack procedure could be modified under banner of unpredictability
A Milan’s underground train and a regional one on the surface, as ensuring a link with Malpensa Airport, involved at the same time by a double terroristic attack which kills 30 persons and injures additional 3... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on McDonnell Douglas model DC-8-11, DC-8- 12, DC-8-21, DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, and DC-8-43; DC-8-50; DC-8F-54 and DC-8F-55; DC-8-60; DC-8-60F; DC-8-70 Series Airplanes
To ensure that the unsafe condition will be addressed on all affected airplanes so that cracking in the lower cargo doorjamb corners is detected and corrected before it can result in rapid decompression of the fuselage and consequent reduced integrity
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 170)] [Page 52285-52288] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing at Panama
Panama, Republic of Panama - The procedure has been regularly performed, passengers emerged safe
A Boeing 737-200 plane of Atlantic Airlines US carrier has been forced to make an emergency landing at Panama Airport due to a gear’s failure in the night between Friday and Saturday. 121 passengers f... more
Civil aviationItalian Air Force: double scramble for the F-16s
Rome, Italy - A small plane intercepted over the Elba Island due to a sudden change of altitude on Friday and a Yak-42 escorted outside the national air space in the North yesterday
Italian Air Force’s F-16s performed a double scramble last week. An Italian Air Force’s fighter took off from Trapani for an interception mission over Elba Island’s skies on last Friday in the morning, due t... more
Civil aviationEmergency landing for an ATR-42 Italy First at Pantelleria
Pantelleria, Italy - ENAC and ANSV's technical investigations are ongoing on the airplane which performed the landing by just one engine running
An Italy First airline’s ATR-42 flying from Trapani to Pantelleria as an aircraft deployed for the social routes and operated on the behalf of Air One, was forced to perform an emergency landing following a... more
Civil aviationOnur Air: A-300 plane returns in Turkey after solving its technical problems
Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss customers asked for a joint international list
The Airbus A-300 of Onur Air Turkish carrier stopped at Zurich-Kloten Airport due to faults to the hydraulic system, flew back Istanbul. The Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation has in fact found that... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney PW-2000 series turbofan engines (2005-18-03)
Washington, Usa - To prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 169)] [Page 52001-52004] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Pratt & Whitney JT8D-209, -217, -217A, -217C, and -219 turbofan engines (2005-18-02)
Washington, Usa - To prevent critical life-limited rotating engine part failure, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 169)] [Page 52004-52006] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-600-2B19 airplanes (2005-18-06)
Washington, Usa - To prevent aileron control stiffness during flight, which could result in reduced or possible loss of controllability of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 169)] [Page 52006-52009] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA AD on Bombardier model CL-215-1A10, CL-215-6B11, and CL-215-6B11 airplanes (2005-18-05)
Washington, Usa - To detect and correct cracking of the lower caps of the wing front spar and rear spar, which could result in reduced structural integrity of the airplane
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 169)] [Page 52009-52011] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationFAA (Correction) AD on Cirrus Design Corporation models SR-20 and SR-22 airplanes
Washington, Usa - To prevent the crew seats from folding forward during emergency landing dynamic loads with consequent occupant injury
Airworthiness Directive Federal Register Information [Federal Register: September 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 169)] [Page 51999-52001] Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal... more
Civil aviationCameras on board against terrorists?
Washington, Usa - Pilots to able to control cabin situation from the cockpit and to make a precautionary emergency landing
At least ten airlines have been authorized in the United States to install aboard hidden cameras to monitor passenger’s actions. At the moment it is still an experimental measure, but the Jet Blue carrier h... more
Civil aviationBlack list: EU bound for a subscribed agreement on the European list by this year
Brussels, Belgium - In order to harmonize national ruling and ensure the access to useful information for travellers
Both European Parliament and EU Commission hope for carrying out a unique black list of carriers considered at risk and they are waiting for a favourable opinion by all the state members. A same view by... more
Civil aviationFAA: too many airprox cases over New York's skies
New York, USA - An extra training period for air traffic controllers in such an area has been scheduled
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would have set an extra training period for air traffic controllers operating in the area related to New York city air space. The purpose would be the one of solving... more
Civil aviationBlack list (4): ADOC asked for airlines safety certification
Rome, Italy - "Refusing black list means delaying measures"
"Customers want immediate and concrete measures, but Transport Minister Lunardi said the Government intend to do nothing at the moment" said ADOC (Italian Consumer Association) by a statement. "Having... more
Civil aviationBlack list (3): accidents occurred to Flash Airlines and Armenia Airlines forbidden from Swiss sky
Berne, Switzerland - The Egyptian carrier was involved in the terrible tragedy that caused 148 victims last year
The Egyptian airline banned by Switzerland was the Flash Airlines, the carrier operating the charter flight with the Boeing B-737 with 148 people on board, mostly French, sunk in the Red Sea (at Sharm... more
Civil aviationUSA: suspicious airplanes flying over Washington to be shot down only under Pentagon's order
Washington, USA – A firm decision by Bush-led Administration to put disorder concerning competences between Defence and National Security departments to an end
Some civil aircraft flew in a restricted area of Californian air space recently as devoted to the Presidential Air Force One’s routes, so leading US Air Force to order some of its F-16 fighters to take o... more
Civil aviationHe stole and sold ANA's flight manuals and uniforms: Japanese Police arrested a pilot
Tokyo, Japan - Highest alert stage in the Asian country after the recent threats by Al-Qaeda against the continent's cities
Japanese Police arrested two days ago a pilot from the Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA), as accused for stealing some six flight manuals (one of which related to the Boeing 747-400) and two uniforms... more
Civil aviationOnur Air's plane grounded due to problems with hydraulic system
Zurich, Switzerland - The A-300 to restart flying after repairing faults found by the UFAC
A Turkish carrier Onur Air’s plane would have been refused permission to take off from Zurich Airport after some Swiss Civil Aviation’s officers found troubles with the Airbus A-300’s hydraulic system. The Swiss... more
Civil aviationBlack list (2): Switzerland banned Egyptian and Armenian airlines
Berne, Switzerland - Only two carriers have been warned against flying over Swiss homeland
Switzerland’s Federal Office for Civil Aviation (UFAC) released this morning its black list banning Egypt’s Flash Airlines and Armenia’s Air Van Airlines from flying over federal homeland. Transport Minis... more
Civil aviationBlack list: "A European code on air transport safety is necessary"
Rome, Italy - It would have been put forward by Italian Minister Lunardi confirming that he disagrees with the release of single national black lists
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Pietro Lunardi, confirmed its view about the uselessness of a release of black lists on carriers. Without carrying out a European code on air transport... more
Civil aviationBlack list (2): Lunardi suggested 5 measures to increase air transport safety
Brussels, Belgium - Common standards to operate in the EU territory with monthly updated lists and specific sanctions
Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Pietro Lunardi described with five points measures which Italy intends to suggest as an amendment for EU Regulation, as it is likely to be approved by... more