Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Posted: 16 Apr 2015 16:57
oh, look they found mh370
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Severe weather diverted a Denver-bound flight to Colorado Springs, leaving passengers on the runway for more than six hours Friday.
Republic Airlines Flight 4934, operating under the United Express brand, departed Kansas City International Airport shortly before 6:30 a.m. CST. The airline says severe weather disrupted air traffic in Denver, forcing the plane to land at Colorado Springs Airport about two hours later.
Republic Airlines said the plane then had to park because of a lightning advisory in the area. Two ground stops at Denver International Airport led to further delays.
Passengers on board told 9NEWS they remained on the plane for more than six hours until Republic decided to cancel the flight.
Passengers say the airline offered them the opportunity to leave the plane early and forfeit their seats. Many passengers decided to stay. Eventually, the remaining passengers on board were put on a bus that arrived at DIA shortly before 5:30 p.m.
DIA says about 50 aircraft were diverted to other airports this morning because of foggy conditions. At 2 p.m., the FAA lifted a ground delay activated because of the fog.
The researcher, Chris Roberts, attempted to board a United flight from Colorado to San Francisco to speak at a major security conference there this week, but was stopped by the airline’s corporate security at the gate. Roberts founded One World Labs, which tries to discover security risks before they are exploited.
Roberts had been removed from an earlier United flight Wednesday by the FBI and questioned for four hours after jokingly suggesting on Twitter he could get the oxygen masks on the plane to deploy. Authorities also seized his laptop and other electronics.
2. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... s-30447321The Polk County Sheriff's Office says about 3 p.m. a single engine plane started having mechanical problems in the air before crashing into the neighborhood, near the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.
3. http://www.redding.com/news/local-news/ ... pilot-idedsmall plane crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from a resort area on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, killing all seven people on board, officials said.
4. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/loca ... rd/299710/Shasta County sheriff’s officials said Monday the sole occupant of a plane that crashed east of Redding Saturday went down intentionally.
They identified the pilot as Zachary Cain Stickler, 34, of Grass Valley.
Sheriff’s officials didn’t specify how they knew the crash was “not an accident.”
Lots more todin. Must be due to 420 phestivitiej.Media report the Mooney 21 crashed around 2:30 p.m. Saturday shortly after taking off from the Winchester Municipal Airport.
Officials say the plane struck some power lines. It apparently landed on its belly, and never flipped over.
2. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27966 ... crash-nearA spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration tells FOX 5 News that a bi-plane crashed near the LaGrange-Callaway Airport. A Pitts aircraft had one person on board when it crashed short of the runway around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
3. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviatio ... field.htmlA pilot who died when his single-engine plane crashed near Brighton intentionally flew into the ground to commit suicide, a National Transportation Safety Board report released earlier this month says.
Investigators learned that 41-year-old Wade Howard Tefft's wife had told him she wanted a divorce and was buying another home.
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... -1.3045037A "highly skilled" pilot has died after crashing in a light aircraft during an aerobatics display in Norfolk.
A small commuter plane has crash landed on Highway 91 south of 64th Avenue.
The cause of the crash landing, which occurred during the Wednesday afternoon rush hour, is not yet known.
2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/trave ... belly.htmlPORTLAND, Ore. -- Searchers looking for a missing single-engine plane said they found a weak signal coming from an Emergency Locator Transmitter that could be a distress signal.
3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... -1.3045037The most common cause of a gear-up landing, also known as a belly landing or pancake landing, is human error – when the pilot simply forgets to deploy the landing gear before touchdown.
4. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Pa ... 00061.htmlPolice say engine failure forced a small plane to land on Highway 91 south of 64th Avenue during the Wednesday afternoon rush hour.
5.http://wivb.com/2015/04/23/second-plane ... n-buffalo/Two people aboard an international Delta flight headed to Newark were taken to the hospital after violent turbulence that one passenger said felt as if "King Kong picked up the plane and shook it like there was no tomorrow."
and more...Tuesday, a United Express flight from Washington, DC headed to Buffalo made an emergency landing. Wednesday, a SkyWest flight from Chicago on its way to Hartford, Connecticut experienced cases of passenger sickness and landed in Buffalo because something could have been wrong with the plane. Thursday, a Delta flight returned to Buffalo shortly after takeoff due to potential engine issues. Thursday’s Delta fight was headed to Atlanta.
Seriously this guy should be strip and cavity searched.srin wrote:
Those who could lose the perk of boarding a plane without getting frisked include the deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha, the attorney general, lieutenant governors of Union territories, chiefs of staffs holding the rank of full general of equivalent rank, chief justices of high courts, chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of Union territories, and Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra.
TSA Pre/Global Entry/NEXUS/Sentri/blah blah. All pathetic attempts to create walled gardens and reduce media disturbance from groups capable of organised dissent.Singha wrote:there is a tsa scheme for usa citizens, you need to pass a in-person interview and then some special card or status is given which quickens your processing.
andThe crew of a jetliner reported seeing an unmanned aircraft while on approach to one of the airport's runways around 11 a.m
Air travel has become quite scary. All those make believe statistics notwithstanding.The pilots of an American passenger aircraft had to perform an emergency landing after three passengers lost consciousness when the plane descended about 8500 m in three minutes
moar doog neuj:A Southwest Airlines flight en route to Milwaukee from Las Vegas had to divert to Denver on Friday night due to a "pressurization issue," local broadcaster FOX31 reported.
The airline said in a statement to FOX31 that the plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Denver International Airport around 8:30 p.m. local time.
A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport after hitting “its right side” to the ground during the touchdown, according to state-run Anadolu news agency.
The Airbus 320 aircraft, flying from Milan to Istanbul, took off after the initial attempt to land and made an emergency landing shortly after, Anadolu reported. All 97 passengers were evacuated unharmed, according to a Twitter posting by Turkish Airlines spokesman Ali Genc. The airline started an investigation into the incident, Genc said.
NEW DELHI: Indian pilots are increasingly losing their cool these days. In the most recent instance, a GoAir commander insulted a passenger after he expressed concern about the pilot's health.
The commander of the Mumbai-Srinagar flight on Monday (April 27) first reportedly 'forgot' where he was flying the aircraft to while making a public announcement. Then a premium class flyer (GoAir's first two rows are designated business section) saw him come out and ask the airhostess for a strong cup of coffee.
The worried passenger asked the airhostess if the pilot was okay. She reassured him that all was well and that the pilot would speak to him after landing.
"Upon landing, the pilot stormed out of the cockpit and in a fit of rage publicly insulted me and asked me to shut up and leave. (I quote him) 'Don't teach me, keep your stupid doubts and questions to yourself and bugger off'," the Mumbai-based passenger Sajan Raj Kurup said on a social networking site.
Reacting to the pilot's behavior and the alleged outburst, GoAir's chief of flight safety said, "GoAir is committed to passengers' safety, security and comfort at all times. The complaint of Kurup is being looked into with the seriousness it deserves and we have initiated an enquiry into the same."
Issue is just the latest in the Dreamliners' problems, which have also included battery failures and potential hacking attacks
Andrew Griffin
Friday 01 May 2015
Boeing’s huge 787 Dreamliner could see its engines shut down if it is left running for too long, because of a software glitch.
If the plane is left turned on for 248 days, it will go into a failsafe mode that will lead to the plane losing all of its power, according to a new directive from the US Federal Aviation Administration. If the bug is triggered, the generator control units (GCUs) will shut off, leaving the plane without power and loss of control of the plane.
“If the four main GCUs (associated with the engine mounted generators) were powered up at the same time, after 248 days of continuous power, all four GCUs will go into failsafe mode at the same time, resulting in a loss of all AC electrical power regardless of flight phase,” the directive warns.
Boeing is working on a software upgrade that will address the problems, the FAA says. The company is said to have found the problem during laboratory testing of the plane, which is also known as the Dreamliner.
The company told the Guardian that the problem has only occurred in the lab and that all of the planes in service have been turned off and on again as part of regular maintenance.
It is the latest problem to hit the plane, which is also said to be vulnerable to hacking attacks and to have seen difficulties with batteries that have seen them catching fire. Such problems have seen the planes grounded, though they were returned to service shortly after.
Over 250 of the planes have been built, and they are used by companies all over the world including British Airways.
Sirji,Philip wrote:More trouble for Boeing's "Nightmare"....oops! Dreamliner!
Boeing 787 software problem could lead planes to fall out of the sky if they’re left turned on for too long
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 19161.html
Issue is just the latest in the Dreamliners' problems, which have also included battery failures and potential hacking attacks
Andrew Griffin
Friday 01 May 2015
Boeing’s huge 787 Dreamliner could see its engines shut down if it is left running for too long, because of a software glitch.
If the plane is left turned on for 248 days, it will go into a failsafe mode that will lead to the plane losing all of its power, according to a new directive from the US Federal Aviation Administration. If the bug is triggered, the generator control units (GCUs) will shut off, leaving the plane without power and loss of control of the plane.
“If the four main GCUs (associated with the engine mounted generators) were powered up at the same time, after 248 days of continuous power, all four GCUs will go into failsafe mode at the same time, resulting in a loss of all AC electrical power regardless of flight phase,” the directive warns.
Boeing is working on a software upgrade that will address the problems, the FAA says. The company is said to have found the problem during laboratory testing of the plane, which is also known as the Dreamliner.
The company told the Guardian that the problem has only occurred in the lab and that all of the planes in service have been turned off and on again as part of regular maintenance.
It is the latest problem to hit the plane, which is also said to be vulnerable to hacking attacks and to have seen difficulties with batteries that have seen them catching fire. Such problems have seen the planes grounded, though they were returned to service shortly after.
Over 250 of the planes have been built, and they are used by companies all over the world including British Airways.
In which airline, in which country, under what management, under what circumstances and for what conceivable reason would any sane pilot or engineer keep the systems continuously powered up for 248 days and for what reason??Shreeman wrote:^^^ Not entirely impossible. But unlikely -- under what conditions would the GCUs power down?
The RAT ( ram air turbine) would have deployed automatically, DC power from other sources like the main batteries as well as emergency batteries would still be available and a simple system reset for each of the GCUs ( taking less than 02 seconds ) would have immediately brought them back into operation.by the determination that a Model 787 airplane that has been powered continuously for 248 days can lose all alternating current (AC) electrical power due to the generator control units (GCUs) simultaneously going into failsafe mode. This condition is caused by a software counter internal to the GCUs that will overflow after 248 days of continuous power.
I don't think that this kurup character is as "innocent" as he sounds. The pilot was right to be pissed off, though maybe not publicly.chaanakya wrote:GoAir pilot tells flyer to ‘bugger off’ on health inquiry
NEW DELHI: Indian pilots are increasingly losing their cool these days. In the most recent instance, a GoAir commander insulted a passenger after he expressed concern about the pilot's health.
The commander of the Mumbai-Srinagar flight on Monday (April 27) first reportedly 'forgot' where he was flying the aircraft to while making a public announcement. Then a premium class flyer (GoAir's first two rows are designated business section) saw him come out and ask the airhostess for a strong cup of coffee.
The worried passenger asked the airhostess if the pilot was okay. She reassured him that all was well and that the pilot would speak to him after landing.
"Upon landing, the pilot stormed out of the cockpit and in a fit of rage publicly insulted me and asked me to shut up and leave. (I quote him) 'Don't teach me, keep your stupid doubts and questions to yourself and bugger off'," the Mumbai-based passenger Sajan Raj Kurup said on a social networking site.
Reacting to the pilot's behavior and the alleged outburst, GoAir's chief of flight safety said, "GoAir is committed to passengers' safety, security and comfort at all times. The complaint of Kurup is being looked into with the seriousness it deserves and we have initiated an enquiry into the same."
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What time ish it? Are we shupposhed to take off shoon?
The most frequent fliers on Gulf airlines’ US routes are Indians, accounting for more than a third of the passengers, according to a Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (Capa) report.
Gulf airlines are rapidly adding flights to the US. This month, Qatar Airways announced three destinations — Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles — it will serve next year. Emirates announced a service to Orlando.
The expansion is a source of the escalating trade dispute between Gulf and US airlines and the latter have demanded a freeze on additional flights by Gulf airlines to the US.
The Capa report, released earlier this month, shows passengers from India contributed 36 per cent to Emirates and Etihad’s US traffic in a 12-month period ending August 2014. In the case of Qatar’s US traffic, the share of Indian passengers is 28 per cent.
The second-biggest source for Gulf US flights are their local markets. The UAE contributes 18 per cent to Emirates and Etihad's US traffic. The share of other countries is under 10 per cent except Pakistan which contributes 18 per cent to Etihad's US traffic. For Qatar Airways only nine per cent of its US traffic is local.
It is called "outsourcing".sanjaykumar wrote:What are the economics of this? Does India collect rent? Why not build a world class airline?.....oh yeah, this is India.