Ask any aviation person you know – we always hate to see items in the news like last week’s British Airways flight 2276 where the engine caught fire in Las Vegas. It’s probably safe to say that our entire industry is appreciative that this engine failure played out on the ground where people could react […]
March 2023
Boeing recommended the grounding of 128 777 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines
Boeing recommended the grounding of 128 777-engined aircraft Pratt & Whitney, of which 69 are in operational service and 59 are already stored. The global fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft has 1.656 units, most of which are powered by engines created by General Electric. There were also two serious incidents involving Boeing 777 aircraft powered […]
Flydubai B39M at Male on Mar 28th 2023, burst tyres on landing
A Flydubai Boing 737-9 MAX, registration A6-FNC performing flight FZ-1569 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Male (Maldives), landed on Male’s runway 36 when both right hand main tyres burst. The aircraft rolled out without further incident, came to a stop on the runway and was disabled. The runway needed to be closed for about […]
Life Saver – Emergency Slides
An aircraft slideraft is a type of emergency evacuation system that is designed to help passengers and crew members escape from an aircraft in the event of an emergency. This system is typically located on the underside of the aircraft and is deployed by pulling a handle or pressing a button. The slideraft is made […]
Identifying the fan blade numbering
Today let’s talk about how we usually identifying the fan blade numbering. There is always some argument on we should start the numbering counter clockwise, clockwise by looking at how engine spining with their leading edge of fan blade. As there is no right or wrong but it just a matter how the job are […]
Spicejet suspends 2 pilots for having food in the flight cockpit during Holi celebrations
The pilots are the most important aspect of safe flight, and several standards are in place to help them maintain the standard operating procedure. One photo is circulating on the internet that resulted in the grounding of two pilots. The image is of the Spicejet aircraft pilots, who are shown eating snacks while keeping beverages […]
What happens if there is a sudden change of cabin air pressure?
Do you know what happened if there sudden change of cabin air pressure or ambient air pressure throughout each B777 phase of flight?? As a passenger, we will definitely feel discomfort such as eardrums pain, headache and nausea if the event of decompression or overpressure in cabin. So today I am going to share some […]
BOEING 787 Lightning Strike
How does lightning impact a composite airliner like the Boeing 787. Images from an American airlines incident. Other 787s have have similar damage including a Jetstar 787 that suffered burn marks and dozens of small holes punctured on the underside of the fuselage It is not uncommon for an aircraft to be hit by lightning […]