Thread: Airline News

An Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EDQ performing flight EK-384 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Hong Kong (China), landed on Hong Kong's runway 07L at 17:33L (09:33Z) and vacated the runway via high speed turn off A7 stopping just past the hold short line with two blown right hand main tires, the aircraft was disabled. The passengers disembarked onto the taxiway via mobile stairs about one hour after landing.

The northern runway 07L/25R was closed for about 4 hours until the aircraft was towed off the taxiway. The runway had been estimated to return to service by 23:30Z (07:30L Apr 8th Hong Kong Time), about 14 hours after landing.

Passengers reported they saw sparks from an engine at the right hand side and noticed a burning smell, the crew quickly announced they had burst tires.

Sources at Hong Kong Airport report the aircraft suffered an anti-skid failure on landing resulting in brakes blocking and causing two main wheels to be ground down to the axle.

The airline reported the aircraft blew two tyres on landing.




An observer on the ground reported maintenance staff were replacing a number of tires.

Landed at MAN last month on an Emirates A380-800.
Nearly ran out of runway. Scaryville!

MAN are now charging a non-returnable £1 to use their luggage trolleys

Manchester Airport : Changes to Manchester Airport’s trolley service

Originally Posted by thehighlander959

The Business Class service on this aircraft was as good as the First Class service on the Boeing 777-300.

That has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the aircraft though, does it?

It's how the airlines kit it out and what they choose to provide.

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Bob

Landed at MAN last month on an Emirates A380-800.
Nearly ran out of runway. Scaryville!

MAN are now charging a non-returnable £1 to use their luggage trolleys

Manchester Airport : Changes to Manchester Airport’s trolley service

Well the Aussie cnuts charge more than twice that at Sydney.

Just a nice way of fleecing tourists on the way out and leaving a sour taste in the mouth. Not clever. Even the Thais don't charge for trollies, and you think they'd be right on it.

Originally Posted by Tom Sawyer

he A340-500 is the only aircraft in Thai’s fleet which is capable of flying to Los Angeles non-stop. It will be missed because it offered passengers an economical, yet speedy way to reach the US West Coast. And Los Angeles is home to the largest Thai population in the US.

Surprisingly it's not, I've flown it on one of Thai's A340-600's, which surprised me too.

Maybe this is a naive comment - I'm not a commercial aviation expert - but are flight deck operatives allowed to sleep in their seats? I thought they went to some area to the rear of the flight deck for a rest (and in some of the older aircraft near the back of the plane with a curtained off couple of rows - though haven't seen that in years).

^Depend if they fart to much.

Originally Posted by Tom Sawyer

Maybe this is a naive comment - I'm not a commercial aviation expert - but are flight deck operatives allowed to sleep in their seats? I thought they went to some area to the rear of the flight deck for a rest (and in some of the older aircraft near the back of the plane with a curtained off couple of rows - though haven't seen that in years).

If I'm not mistaken, most wide-body, long-haul jumbo variety have "hidden" rest/snoozing compartments - midship, fore, and aft.

On the bigger aircraft they are accessible by way of an elevator, correct.

Incident: Firefly AT72 at Koh Samui on Mar 17th 2012, high powered communication exchange in cockpit, spiral dive in initial climb

By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Apr 18th 2012 14:47Z, last updated Wednesday, Apr 18th 2012 14:47Z
A Firefly Avion de Regional Transport ATR-72-500, flight FY-3609 from Koh Samui (Thailand) to Kuala Lumpur Subang (Malaysia) with 70 passengers, was taxiing for departure when captain and second officer at the flight deck began to engage in a debate. While the aircraft lined up for departure on runway 17, flaps in takeoff position, shouting from the flight deck was heard in the passenger cabin. The initial takeoff run appeared sluggish, about half way down the runway engines were accelerated, the takeoff acceleration returned to normal and the aircraft rotated safely off the runway, shouting continued throughout the takeoff run. While climbing out of the runway flaps and gear were retracted, shouting still continued, at about 1500 feet AGL the aircraft rolled slightly right followed by pronounced roll to the left to beyond 45 degrees of bank, the aircraft lost about 500 feet of height before the wing rolled sharply level and the aircraft recovered from the dive. While shouting still continued on the flight deck the flight set course to Kuala Lumpur, about 15 minutes after departure the shouting ceased. The aircraft landed safely in Kuala Lumpur about 2 hours after departure.

An aviation professional on board of the aircraft reported he heard the shouting throughout takeoff and departure for about 15 minutes.

Wrong time of the month?

^^
That aviation professional on board would have to have really good hearing or the shouting was really loud to be able hear it through the cockpit door during takeoff.


Further news:
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/4...ight-deck.html
The airline told The Aviation Herald: We deeply regret and apologise for any distress experienced by our passengers and would like to make the following clarifications. After a thorough investigation, it has been concluded that while taxing and during take-off from Koh Samui International Airport, there was a crew resource management failure by Captain in charge which resulted in a "high powered" communication exchange in the cockpit between Captain and the Second Officer. This failure had lead to the events which took place during the flight however at no time did the aircraft stall. The Captain initiated the necessary corrective measures and the flight continued on to its destination without further incident and landed safely and securely in Subang. We would like to put on record that this form of communication is not tolerated by Firefly management. These findings were established during the Technical / Fact Finding Inquiry that was held to investigate this incident, which in turn made the recommendations for the appropriate action to be taken against the pilots and crew to ensure that this do not happen again. The Captain is no longer serving with Firefly. Once again, we would like to express our sincere apologies to all passengers on FY3609.

Originally Posted by Thaihome

^^
That aviation professional on board would have to have really good hearing or the shouting was really loud to be able hear it through the cockpit door during takeoff.


Further news:
Firefly ATR argument in flight deck - PPRuNe Forums
The airline told The Aviation Herald: We deeply regret and apologise for any distress experienced by our passengers and would like to make the following clarifications. After a thorough investigation, it has been concluded that while taxing and during take-off from Koh Samui International Airport, there was a crew resource management failure by Captain in charge which resulted in a "high powered" communication exchange in the cockpit between Captain and the Second Officer. This failure had lead to the events which took place during the flight however at no time did the aircraft stall. The Captain initiated the necessary corrective measures and the flight continued on to its destination without further incident and landed safely and securely in Subang. We would like to put on record that this form of communication is not tolerated by Firefly management. These findings were established during the Technical / Fact Finding Inquiry that was held to investigate this incident, which in turn made the recommendations for the appropriate action to be taken against the pilots and crew to ensure that this do not happen again. The Captain is no longer serving with Firefly. Once again, we would like to express our sincere apologies to all passengers on FY3609.

They should name and shame the culprit(s) to ensure they don't just walk into another job!

Its probably the Expat Captain who has been sacked!!!

In Malaysia Bumi is always right no matter how much he is wrong..

Published on Friday, April 20, 2012


Passenger Airliner Crashes in Pakistan; All 127 Aboard Presumed Dead


- Common Dreams staff
A Pakistani passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed into wheat fields Friday as it was trying to land in a thunder storm at an airport near the capital Islamabad, reports the Associated Press citing officials. Sobbing relatives of those on the flight flocked to the airport as a government minister expressed little hope of finding survivors.



Pakistani rescue workers and local residents search the site of a plane crash near Islamabad today that killed at least 118 people. (AFP/Getty) The flight was traveling from the country's largest city of Karachi to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, officials said.

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CNN International reports:

A commercial airplane carrying at least 121 people crashed Friday in Rawalpindi just before it was to land at an airport in Islamabad, according to Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority, which cited poor weather as a possible factor.
The Bhoja Air Boeing 737 was on its first flight from Karachi to Islamabad, authority spokesman Pervaz George told CNN, who said weather conditions in the capital were cloudy. Officials initially reported that 131 people were on board, but George later reduced that number.
There were no survivors.
The crash occurred near the Chaklala airbase, which the Pakistani air force uses, and is adjacent to the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad.
Debris was scattered across the crash site as workers sifted through the wreckage in the heavily populated residential area.

Associated Press reports:

It was unclear whether any people on the ground were killed, but the crash happened in what appeared to be a relatively unpopulated rural area. A violent rain, wind and thunder storm was lashing the capital at the time of the crash, which occurred about 6:40 p.m. local time.
"It was really bad weather for a flight," said Navy captain Arshad Mahmood, who lives near the crash site. "The pilot was forced to move down to avoid clouds that were generating the lightening and thunder."
Several farmers threshing wheat saw the craft burst into flames when it hit the ground.
"The flames leapt up like they were touching the sky," said Mohammad Zubair.
The army declared an emergency and cordoned off the crash site
TV footage showed wreckage of the plane, including parts of what looked like its engine and wing, up against the wall of a small building. Rescue officials were working in the dark, with many using flashlights as they combed the area.
The last major plane crash in the country — and Pakistan's worst ever — occurred in July 2010 when an Airbus A321 aircraft operated by Airblue crashed in the hills overlooking Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.

^And people wonder why some fly on a direct, non stopping route.

A 29 year old Boeing. You wouldn't use a car that old as your daily ride, would you?

Aircraft was B737-236 previously owned by British Airways/Comair (South Africa). The previous to last owners another Pakistani Airline took the aircraft out of service as it was becoming unserviceable.It had completed to many flight cycles (take offs and landings) and engineering maintenance was becoming non cost effective.

Captain was ex Group Captain in the Pakistan Air Force very experienced.

Originally Posted by OhOh

^And people wonder why some fly on a direct, non stopping route.

Non-stop flights will be rare in regards to longer haul, as the commercial airlines make a heafty profit through cargo and mail....accompanying the passengers.

It's more economically feasible for the carriers to make as many stops as the can throughout their routing network.

Plane with 21 people on board crashes in Nepal: Report

Associated Press | Updated: May 14, 2012 10:09 IST





Kathmandu: Police says a plane with 21 people on board has crashed in Nepal's mountainous north.



Police said the plane crashed while trying to land at the Jomsom Airport a popular tourist and trekking destination. It belongs to Agri Air.

Police and soldiers have rushed to the area. Details were not immediately available.

Anything that stops the influx of Indians to Europe can only be a good thing. Perhaps that was all part of the plan.