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Air India flight makes emergency landing after engineers ‘forget’ a crucial step.
An Air India flight was forced to make an emergency landing soon after taking off from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday after two engineers “forgot” to remove pins from the landing gear of the flight, reported PTI. Both engineers were taken off duty pending inquiry, the airline’s spokesperson said.
The pins on the landing gear ensure that the wheels of an aircraft do not accidentally retract when it touches the ground. If the pins are not removed before take-off, the wheels cannot be retracted while the plane is in flight.
The Cochin-bound AI 993 plane took off from the airport at 5.36 am on Monday morning. However, one the pilot realised he was unable to retract the wheels, the flight was forced to make an emergency landing. The flight with 236 passengers on board, took off once again four hours later, at 9.56 am. The matter has been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
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Rolls-Royce Successfully Tests UltraFan Technology Demonstrator using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
The first tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces it has successfully completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator at its facility in Derby, UK. The first tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
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This is a historic moment for Rolls-Royce – it’s the first time in 54 years the aero-engine manufacturer has tested a brand-new engine architecture and is proof of what can be achieved when industry and Governments work together.
Confirming the capability of the suite of technologies incorporated in the demonstrator is a big step towards improving the efficiency of current and future aero-engines. UltraFan delivers a 10% efficiency improvement over the Trent XWB, which is already the world’s most efficient large aero engine in service.
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In the nearer term, there are options to transfer technologies from the UltraFan development program to current Trent engines, providing our customers with even greater availability, reliability, and efficiency.
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In the longer term, UltraFan’s scalable technology from ~25,000-110,000lb thrust offers the potential to power new narrowbody and widebody aircraft anticipated in the 2030s.
It’s not accurate to say that aircraft can’t pass over the Bermuda Triangle. Over the years, a number of ships and aircraft have mysteriously vanished in the Bermuda Triangle, a location in the western North Atlantic Ocean. However, a large percentage of airplanes that fly over the Bermuda Triangle do so safely and incident-free.
Despite this, some people choose not to cross this part of the ocean because of the widespread superstition there. You’d be surprised at how many people have flown or sailed over the area without noticing anything peculiar despite the strange stories.
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The Bermuda Triangle is not inaccessible to aircraft, as is commonly believed. There are no official flying restrictions in place, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Bermuda Triangle is not considered a special area of concern.
The reasons why so many ships and aircraft have vanished in the Bermuda Triangle are the subject of numerous theories, ranging from human error to natural disasters to alien action. However, none of these explanations are supported by scientific data, and the majority of the disappearances may be accounted for by natural factors like bad weather or navigational mistakes.
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In conclusion, despite having a bad reputation for being a hazardous area for ships and airplanes, there is no evidence that the Bermuda Triangle is any more dangerous than other oceanic regions. The final communication that was received described compasses acting strangely and the crew continuously getting lost no matter how many times they changed course. What had started out as a typical training flight quickly transformed into a big mystery.
- Orders placed for ten Airbus A350-1000s, five Airbus A350-900s, and seven Boeing 787-9s
- Fleet modernization further accelerated / substantial contribution to achieving 2030 carbon emission goals
- Lufthansa Group and Airbus strengthen cooperation on sustainability and future technologies
- Lufthansa Group to take delivery of 108 latest-generation long-haul aircraft over the next few years
- Six older aircraft types to be withdrawn in the medium term including the four-engined Boeing 747-400, Airbus A340-600 and Airbus A340-300
The Lufthansa Group is purchasing more state-of-the-art long-haul aircraft. The Group Executive Board has resolved to order
- ten Airbus A350-1000 passenger aircraft
- five Airbus A350-900 passenger aircraft
- seven Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ passenger aircraft
The orders were approved today by the Supervisory Board of the parent company Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The aircraft concerned will be delivered to the Lufthansa Group from the mid-2020s onwards. Based on list prices, the order is worth a total of about 7.5 billion US dollars and is in line with Group’s mid-term financial planning.
With today’s orders included, the Lufthansa Group will take delivery of 108 state-of-the-art long-haul aircraft such as the Airbus A350-1000, the Airbus A350-900, the Boeing 787-9, and the Boeing 777-9 over the next few years. In doing so, the Group will operate the quietest, most profitable, and most economical long-haul aircraft that are currently in service. On average the new aircraft consume just 2.5 liters of fuel per passenger per 100 kilometers – some 30 percent less than their predecessor aircraft types.
The new long-haul aircraft will also replace older aircraft types. In the medium-term future, six such sub fleets will be taken out of service: the four-engined Boeing 747-400s, Airbus A340-600s and Airbus A340-300s and the two-engined Boeing 777-200s, Boeing 767-300s and Airbus A330-200s. This will reduce the quadjet contingent within the Lufthansa Group fleet to under 15 percent: prior to the pandemic, quad jets made up some 50 percent of the groupwide aircraft fleet.
The Airbus A350-1000
The Airbus A350-1000 will be a new addition to the Lufthansa Group fleet. The aircraft is 73.8 meters long and offers some 15 percent more capacity than the Airbus A350-900. The ten A350-1000s on order should primarily be deployed in premium-heavy markets. Therefore all these aircraft will be equipped with a First Class cabin.
The Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa already operates 21 of these aircraft with sizeable success. With the five aircraft ordered today, the Lufthansa Group will now take delivery of 33 further transports of this long-haul aircraft type.
The Boeing 787-9
Three Boeing 787-9s are presently in Lufthansa Group service. With today’s order included, 36 further Boeing 787-9s will join the Group fleet over the next few years.
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