Indonesia cargo crash kills six All six people aboard an Aviastar BAe 146-300 cargo aircraft ware dead after the aircraft carrying elections materials crashed last week in the mountainous area of Indonesia's eastern Papua province. The plane was attempting to land at Wamena Airport, wich is situated at the Baliem Valley with an airport elevation of 5,085 ft. and surrounded by mountains up to 12,000 ft. high. Indonesia, which relies heavily on air links across the archipelago, has one of Asia's … [Read more...] about Indonesia cargo crash kills six
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MD-11 crash raises history of problems
The FedEx MD-11 aircraft that slammed into the runway and burst into flames Monday morning while landing at Tokyo's Narita International Airport during windy conditions has raised the issue of the aircraft's overly sensitive flight-control systems and reputation for being difficult to control during rough landings. Airline-related blogs have been full of discussions of the hard-landing that ultimately culminated in the total loss of the aircraft and death of both pilots. Shocking video footage … [Read more...] about MD-11 crash raises history of problems
Narita airport reopens main runway
Tokyo's Narita international airport reopened its main runway Tuesday, freeing up desperately needed capacity at Japan's busiest international airport a day after a FedEx cargo plane crashed in a ball of fire, killing two US pilots. Workers overnight cleared the charred wreckage of the MD-11 from the crash site near the 4,000-metre Runway A, which usually handles more than 350 flights a day. The runway, the longer of two at Narita International Airport was reopened shortly after 9 am (0010 GMT) … [Read more...] about Narita airport reopens main runway
FedEx MD-11 crashes while landing at Narita
A FedEx cargo aircraft en route from China has crashed this morning while attempting to land at Tokyo’s Narita airport in strong winds, bursting into flames and killing two pilots on board. The FedEx MD-11 was coming from Guangzhou, China, and crashed at 6:49 AM local time, according to the Japanese transport ministry. Television footage showed the three-engine wide-body aircraft tip sideways shortly after touch-down in strong winds and then, as one of its wings clipped the ground at … [Read more...] about FedEx MD-11 crashes while landing at Narita
Altimeter at fault in air crash
A faulty altimeter played a part in the Turkish crash last week near Amsterdam's Schipol airport which killed nine people, according to investigators. They said similar shutdowns had occurred twice before on the same plane and were overruled by the pilots, and warned its maker Boeing and any airlines using 737 models to be vigilant. When flying at about 1950 feet (594 metres) the plane's left radio altimeter indicated the Boeing 737-800 was flying at minus 8 feet, prompting the automatic pilot … [Read more...] about Altimeter at fault in air crash
Turkish Airlines B737 crashes near Schiphol
Investigators have taken detailed photos of the wreckage of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 and analysed black box recordings in a bid to establish why the plane crashed, killing nine people and injuring 86, six critically. Flight TK1951 from Istanbul fell out of the sky about two miles short of the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Wednesday morning, smashing into three pieces and spraying luggage and debris across a farmer's field. Despite the catastrophic impact, the wreckage did not … [Read more...] about Turkish Airlines B737 crashes near Schiphol