SAS henter egne folk hjem fra USA - Check-In

Her er flyet over min hytte - Foto: Per Gram

SAS sender USA-fly på vingerne

Af: Ole Kirchert Christensen i Bagsiden 29. april 2019

Et stort 264-sæders Airbus A330-fly er i dag gået på vingerne med kurs mod New York. Flyet skal hente passagerer og besætningsmedlemmer hjem fra USA.

Selvom alle interkontinentale SAS-fly holder stille, vil SAS i dag gennemføre en flyvning til New York-Newark på det sædvanlige rutenummer SK907 fra Oslo.

Flyet afgik fra Oslo kl. 11.10 i dag , og i cockpittet sidder to flyvechefer.

GA havari i Russland - ASN

Date:	27-APR-2019
Time:
Type:	Yakovlev Yak-18T
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	RA-2843G
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Kalinka Airport (former Blagodatnoye Air Base), Khabarovsk -    Russia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	UHHS
Destination airport:	UHHS

Narrative:
A Yakovlev Yak-18T TUNGUS plane crashed under unknown circumstances at Kalinka Airfield, Khabarovsk and was destroyed by fire. 
Both occupants died in the crash.

GA Experimental havari i USA - ASN

Date:	29-APR-2019
Time:	16:11
Type:	Van’s RV-6
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N90LK
C/n / msn:	20147
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	SE of Daybreak Airport (WA46), La Center, WA -    United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft, an experimental M.L. Kays built Van's RV-6, impacted pond water terrain in Clark County southeast of Daybreak Airport (WA46) in La Center, Washington. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard received fatal injuries. 

El.fly utviklingen - Curt Lewis

Hawaii airline to test electric hybrid for commercial flight


KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) - Hybrid electric planes will be tested by a Hawaii airline hoping to use them for short-haul commercial flights, officials said.

Mokulele Airlines and Ampaire, a Los Angeles-based aircraft design firm, plan to test a model hybrid on Mokulele's Maui route between Kahului and Hana airports in September or October, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday.

A hybrid plane would provide lower operational costs as well as additional routes and more frequent flights. Hawaii is a good fit for the service because communities rely on short-haul flights to travel between islands, the companies said.

Ampaire has also considered partnerships with Caribbean and European airlines, but Hawaii's short-haul flights are ideal for the electric hybrids, said product manager Brice Nzeukou.

"With a short flight, it shows off the technology and its benefits. Hawaii's focus on sustainability also makes it more aligned with our own vision," Nzeukou said.

A hybrid electric plane would potentially be able to reduce fuel costs by 50% to 70% and maintenance costs by 25% to 50%, Nzeukou said.

The test plane is expected to carry up to nine passengers. Range is dependent on multiple factors, but it would be capable of flying each of Mokulele Airlines' routes with reserves, including the 100 miles from Honolulu to Kahului, Nzeukou said.

The collaboration will include the loan to Ampaire of Mokulele's pilots and hangar space at Kahului Airport.

Helikopterulykke på Hawaii - Curt Lewis

Robinson R44 Clipper - Fatal Accident (Hawaii)

Date:	29-APR-2019
Time:	09:00 LT
Type:	Robinson R44 Clipper
Owner/operator:	Novictor Helicopters
Registration:	N808NV
C/n / msn:	0926
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Kawainui, Kailua, HI -    United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The tour helicopter impacted a road in Kawainui, Kailua, Hawaii. The helicopter was consumed by the post-impact fire and all 3 occupants onboard received fatal injures. 

MAX oppdatering - Curt Lewis

Boeing's CEO explains why the company didn't tell 737 Max pilots about the software system that contributed to 2 fatal crashes Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliner Boeing has come under scrutiny in recent months for its failure to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System (MCAS) on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. The existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October. On Monday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg explained why the company didn't disclose the existence of the system to pilots while challenging the media's characterization of MCAS as an anti-stall system. "It's fundamentally embedded in the handling qualities of the airplane. So when you train on the airplane, you are being trained on MCAS," Muilenburg said. "It's not a separate system to be trained on." Boeing has come under scrutiny in recent months for failing to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System (MCAS) on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. In fact, the existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October. In a NASA-maintained database, pilots of the Boeing 737 Max expressed outrage at not being alerted to the presence of the system aboard the plane they fly. The furor around MCAS broke out once again in March after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302. On Monday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg explained why the company installed MCAS on the 737 Max but didn't disclose the existence of the system to pilots, all while challenging the media's characterization of MCAS as an anti-stall system. "When you take a look at the original design of the MCAS system. I think in some cases, in the media, it has been reported or described as an anti-stall system, which it is not." Muilenburg told reporters shortly after Boeing's annual shareholder meeting. "It's a system that's designed to provide handling qualities for the pilot that meet pilot preferences." Muilenburg added, "We want the airplane to behave in the air similar to the previous generation of 737s. That's the preferred pilot feel for the airplane and MCAS is designed to provide those kinds of handling qualities at a high angle of attack." "It's a purposeful design. It's something that's designed to be part of how the airplanes fly. So it's part of the certification process," the Boeing CEO said. "It's not something that's a separate procedure or something that needs to be trained on separately." "It's fundamentally embedded in the handling qualities of the airplane. So when you train on the airplane, you are being trained on MCAS," he added. "It's not a separate system to be trained on." The need for MCAS is a direct result of an issue arising from the design of the 737 Max. To fit the Max's larger, more fuel-efficient engines, Boeing had to position the engine farther forward and up. This change disrupted the plane's center of gravity and caused the Max to have a tendency to tip its nose upward during flight, increasing the likelihood of a stall. MCAS is designed to automatically counteract that tendency and point the nose of the plane down when the plane's angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor triggers a warning. Boeing confirmed earlier this month that false readings from one of the 737 Max's AOA sensors triggered MCAS on both the Lion Air and the Ethiopian jets. As a result, MCAS improperly pushed the nose of the plane down during takeoff. Boeing is currently working on a suite of proposed software fixes for MCAS.

Boeing Hit With New FAA Safety Directive Ahead of Shareholder Meeting Boeing shares extended declines Monday after the U.S. Federal Aviation Commission said it would impose new safety checks on the planemaker's 787 series of aircraft. Boeing Co. (BA - Get Report) shares extended declines Monday after the U.S. Federal Aviation Commission said it would impose new safety checks on the planemaker's 787 series of aircraft. The new Airworthiness Directive, which will come into effect on June 3, will including inspections and checks for some of the planes parts, as well as inspections of aileron and elevator power control units. The FAA said the new directive was prompted by reports of hydraulic leakage to the units caused by lightnings strikes. Last week, a New York Times report, citing hundreds of internal emails, federal records and corporate documents. suggested Boeing's ten-year-old South Carolina plant has been "plagued by shoddy production" and "weak oversight" that could raise questions over the safety of the 787 Dreamliner and the company's broader culture. The Times report said Boeing pressured employees into working more quickly to avoid production delays while "at times ignoring issues raised" by those closest to the Dreamliner's assembly. We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 787 series airplanes," the FAA said. "This AD was prompted by reports of hydraulic leakage caused by damage to aileron and elevator actuators from lightning strikes." "This AD requires an inspection or records check to inspect for certain parts, detailed inspections of aileron and elevator power control units (PCUs), and applicable on-condition actions," the Agency said. "We are issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products." Boeing shares were marked 0.52% lower Monday and changing hands at $378.83 each, a move that extends the stock's decline since the March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash to around 10%. The FAA move comes just hours ahead of a key Boeing shareholder meeting later today in Chicago, during which CEO Dennis Muilenburg will hold his first press conference since the grounding of the planemaker's 737 MAX fleet following deadly accidents in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Last week, Boeing posted weaker-than-expected first quarter earnings and pulled its earnings guidance for the rest of the year until it has clarity on the fate of its 737 MAX program following the grounding of the flagship aircraft. Boeing also said it would pause its stock buyback program, which had taken down $2.3 billion in shares over the first quarter, and would issue fresh earnings guidance "at a future date" as it deals with the grounding of more than 300 737 MAX planes following last month's Ethiopia Airlines crash and a similar Lion Air tragedy last year in Indonesia. "Across the company, we are focused on safety, returning the 737 MAX to service, and earning and re-earning the trust and confidence of customers, regulators and the flying public," said CEO Dennis Muilenburg. "As we work through this challenging time for our customers, stakeholders and the company, our attention remains on driving excellence in quality and performance and running a healthy sustained growth business built on strong, long-term fundamentals." Boeing said it shipped 89 737 MAX planes for the quarter, down from 132 over the same period last year, adding that commercial airplane operating margins narrowed 100 basis point to 9.9% as division revenues came in at $11.8 billion. Overall company inventories rose by 4.47% from the end of last year to $65.369 billion. Boeing said earlier this month that the preliminary report into the cause of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302's fatal crash, which killed all 157 passengers on board on March 11, as well as the Lion Air 610 disaster in Indonesia in early October, which took the lives of 189 people, were caused by activation of the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS, in response to "erroneous angle of attack information" from a broken sensor. Boeing vowed to correct the cause of the tragic incidents while recognizing the "devastation of the families and friends of the loved ones who perished." The FAA said it would "evaluate aspects of the 737 MAX automated flight control system, including its design and pilots' interaction with the system, to determine its compliance with all applicable regulations and to identify future enhancements that might be needed." Virgin Australia to defer deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft April 30 (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Boeing to delay deliveries of the U.S. planemaker's now contentious 737 MAX aircraft. Last month, Australia's civil aviation safety authority suspended Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft from flying to or from Australia, following fatal crashes involving Boeing's latest model in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The country's no. 2 airline said in a statement on Tuesday it had deferred delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from November 2019 to July 2021, and that it would convert an additional 15 of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft on order to 737 MAX 10s.

SAS-direktøren fikk 35% lønnsøkning i 2016 - NRK

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SAS-sjefen fikk 35 prosent lønnsøkning i 2016

I 2012 gikk ansatte og ledelsen i SAS ned i lønn for å redde selskapet. Nå reagerer de streikende pilotene på at toppsjef Rickard Gustafson har tatt igjen etterslepet, mens de henger etter.

Helikopter - Offshore - Era-sjefen uttrykker det mange tenker - AIN

Era CEO: Offshore Helicopter Industry ‘Not Sustainable’

The CEO of helicopter services company Era Group said the helicopter offshore oil-and-gas business is “not sustainable” and “in dire need of consolidation.” Chris Bradshaw made the remarks in written comments contained in the company’s annual report issued on Wednesday.

“Consolidation will not only address the excess capacity in the industry, but will also facilitate better absorption of the significant fixed costs required to run an air carrier,” Bradshaw said, adding that the bankruptcies of Era’s competitors and helicopter leasing companies are likely to become a revolving door. “A simple, standalone equitization of these distressed balance sheets is unlikely to address the fundamental issues at play and may only lead to subsequent rounds of restructuring. In our view, the offshore helicopter industry is in dire need of consolidation, among both the operators and the lessors.”

Bradshaw said consolidation of any two of the three deepwater operators in the Gulf of Mexico would create cost savings sufficient to “create significant value” for the surviving companies’ stakeholders. 

While competitors Bristow and PHI both lost money on their offshore operations in 2018, Era managed to post a modest net income of $13.9 million for the year on $222 million in revenues while operating 108 helicopters. However, that result included a $42 million settlement from Airbus Helicopters related to the grounding of H225 helicopters in Era’s fleet.

Drone leverer nyre - AIN

Drone Delivers Kidney for Successful Human Transplant

by Mark Huber

 - April 26, 2019, 1:22 PM

Last week, GE Aviation unit Airxos participated in the world's first drone flight that delivered a donor kidney for actual human transplant. The flight was a collaboration between transplant physicians and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, aviation and engineering experts at the University of Maryland, and collaborators at the Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland.

On April 19, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a human donor kidney was loaded onto the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) drone. The flight, led by the University of Maryland UAS Test Site at St. Mary's County, commenced at 1 a.m. The vehicle traveled 2.6 miles and flew for approximately 10 minutes. The kidney was successfully delivered to UMMC for a 5 a.m. transplant surgery. The drone’s flight was monitored by Airxos's Air Mobility platform that enables unmanned traffic management applications, operations, and services. Air Mobility manages the volume, density, and variety of unmanned traffic data and coordinates and integrates it within a secure, FAA-compliant, gated cloud environment. 

Organ transport by drone had been previously tested with success between medical facilities by the University of Maryland UAS Test Site in St. Mary's County, this was the first time the flight operation was used to deliver an organ for transplant. The flight employed a specially designed apparatus for maintaining and monitoring the kidney; a custom-built eight-rotor drone with multiple powertrains to ensure redundancy; the use of a mesh network of radios to control the drone, monitor its status, and provide communications for the ground crew at multiple locations; and aircraft operating systems that combined best practices from both UAS and organ transport standards.

"This flight demonstrated how air mobility can transform the delivery of medical care in ways that can have significant impact on lives. It lays the foundation for future advanced drone operations,” said Airxos CEO Ken Stewart.

CBS 60 minutes sjekker Norges "Article 5" forsvar - CBC

Shekk historien med video her: https://tinyurl.com/y6rzq7k9

NATO trains for Russian invasion in Norway

For the first time in decades, the United States sent a carrier strike group north of the Arctic Circle to participate in the war games. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT

MAX - Boeing med erklæring - Boeing

Boeing Statement on 737 MAX Disagree Alert

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We want to provide a response to several news stories yesterday and today reporting on the disagree alert on the 737 MAX.  

Boeing included the disagree alert as a standard feature on the MAX, although this alert has not been considered a safety feature on airplanes and is not necessary for the safe operation of the airplane. Boeing did not intentionally or otherwise deactivate the disagree alert on its MAX airplanes. 

The disagree alert was intended to be a standard, stand-alone feature on MAX airplanes. However, the disagree alert was not operable on all airplanes because the feature was not activated as intended.

The disagree alert was tied or linked into the angle of attack indicator, which is an optional feature on the MAX. Unless an airline opted for the angle of attack indicator, the disagree alert was not operable.

On every airplane delivered to our customers, including the MAX, all flight data and information needed to safely operate the aircraft is provided in the flight deck and on the flight deck display. This information is readily accessible to pilots, and it always has been.

The air speed, attitude, and altitude displays, together with the stick shaker, are the primary flight information indicators in the flight deck. All recommended pilot actions, checklists, and training are based upon these primary indicators, not on the AOA disagree alert or the angle of attack indicator.

As the MAX safely returns to the air after the software modifications are approved and certified, all MAX production aircraft will have an activated and operable disagree alert and an optional angle of attack indicator. All customers with previously delivered MAX airplanes will have the ability to activate the disagree alert per a service bulletin to airlines.

We are confident that when the MAX returns to the skies, it will be one of the safest airplanes ever to fly.

SAS vil forhandle sier NHO Luftfart - Tomprat sier Parat - DN

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SAS åpner for turnusforhandlinger

SAS er åpne for å forhandle om pilotenes turnus, sier direktør i NHO Luftfart. Tomprat, mener fagforeningsleder for pilotene.

1 min Publisert: 29.04.19 — 12.16 Oppdatert: 7 timer siden

Pilotene i SAS har vært i streik siden fredag. Mer...Ifølge NHO Luftfart-direktør Torbjørn Lothe har SAS signalisert at selskapet er villig til å gjøre forbedringer her.

Leder for SAS-pilotene i Parat, Jan Levi Skogvang, mener uttalelsen er tomprat.

Verdens sikreste selskap - Økonomi er en faktor - CNN

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What are the world's safest airlines for 2019?

Francesca Street, CNN • Published 3rd January 2019

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World's safest airline: AirlineRatings.com has highlighted the 20 airlines it considers the safest in the world. It says Aussie carrier Qantas is once again the world's safest.

Courtesy AirlineRatings.com

(CNN) — It's not something most avid travelers think about, but knowing you're in reliable hands when flying from one side of the world to the other is always a plus.

Which is why it's worth a glance at the annual AirlineRatings.com list naming the world's safest airlines -- and discovering which one is rated the best.

For 2019, the airline at the top of the list, once again, is Australian carrier Qantas.

Accidents involving air transport are still incredibly rare, although the past 12 months saw a year-on-year rise in fatalities. Last year AirlineRatings was unable to single out one airline over its rivals.

This year the Australia-based safety and product rating website had a more definitive outlook, says editor-in-chief Geoffrey Thomas.

"Qantas was a clear winner given its industry leadership in safety innovation," he tells CNN Travel, spotlighting the airline's new nonstop Australia-UK route for its reliability.

AirlineRatings analyzed data for 405 airlines across the world to put together its list of the top 20 safest carriers. It used 12 separate criteria, including audits from governments, aviation's governing bodies and lead associations.

Also considered were the crash and serious incident records for each carrier -- plus fleet age and profitability.

Safety first

United returns to AirlineRatings.com's top 20 safest airlines, after investing in new aircraft.

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Qantas held the accolade of AirlineRatings' world safest airline from 2014 to 2017, but took joint honors in 2018 when the website chose not to rank its top 20.

For 2019, Qantas is singled out as the best, while the remaining 19 safest airlines haven't been ordered and are instead listed alphabetically.

The result is a list that includes what the website calls a "who's who of airlines," praised for being reliable and secure.

The top 20 are: Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, EVA Air, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Scandinavian Airline System, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and United Airlines and Virgin group of airlines (Atlantic and Australia).

United returns to the list after being notably absent in 2018. Excluded in 2019 are former stalwarts Japan Airlines and Etihad.

"Two US giants American Airlines and United Airlines are in the top 20 as they have reduced their fleet age significantly taking delivery of a large number of new aircraft," explains Thomas.

 

Air New Zealand is also ranked as one of the world's safest airlines.

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"Japan Airlines was excluded this year one of its pilots was found to be intoxicated at Heathrow Airport," he adds. "Etihad was also excluded because of its significant losses."

Although Qantas pipped the other carriers to the post, Thomas is keen to stress every airline in the top 20 deserves championing.

"The top 20 safest airlines are all exceptional operations and the benchmark for excellence when its comes to safety and reliability," he says.

World's 'most excellent' airlines for 2019 revealed by AirlineRatings.com

High and low

 

Singapore Airlines -- the carrier that operates the world's longest flight -- also made the top 20.

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AirlineRatings also pinpointed the top 10 low-cost airlines with the best safety records.

In alphabetical order, the top 10 safest budget airlines are:

Flybe, Frontier, HK Express, Jetblue, Jetstar Australia / Asia, Thomas Cook, Volaris, Vueling, Westjet and Wizz.

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Mexican airline Volaris and Hungarian carrier Wizz are new additions to the list, while Aer Lingus lost its 2017 spot.

AirlineRatings.com ranks the airlines using its seven-star rating system -- with the top 20 airlines all achieving the full seven stars.

The lowest-rated airlines for 2019, achieving only one or two stars in the rankings, are Ariana Afghan Airlines, Bluewing Airlines, Kam Air and Trigana Air Service.

Aeroflot handler i vesten - Curt Lewis

Aeroflot approved to acquire up to 74 Western-built narrow-body aircraft


Aeroflot
Half of Aeroflot's fleet will be Russian-made by 2030 (Aeroflot)
Aeroflot's request for nearly 100 Boeing and Airbus airliners - to be delivered in the 2019 to 2023 period - has been formally approved by the Russian government.

The big decision was confirmed by Denis Manturov, the country's minister of industry and trade, after a meeting of the government commission for import substitution, headed by prime minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Against a backdrop of tense political relations between Russia and the West and, in a security measure move introduced by the government in 2018, state-owned Russian companies must now coordinate the importation of aircraft worth more than one billion roubles with the government.

The approval means that national carrier Aeroflot is now officially allowed to acquire 22 long-haul wide-body Airbus A350s and 74 medium-haul Airbuses and Boeings of unspecified types.

Commenting on the acquisition of the A350s by the state-owned airline, Manturov pointed out: "Our aviation industry does not yet produce this class of aircraft. In order to fulfil Aeroflot's competitiveness, we have agreed the purchase of 22 [of these] aircraft."

Interest in the A350 is not new. Aeroflot originally signed a firm order back in 2007. According to the current plan, the operator will take delivery of the first eight aircraft of the type in 2020 and seven more in 2021.

As far as narrow-body aircraft are concerned, the national carrier is essentially the only major Russian airline that has not yet ordered Airbus A320neos or Boeing 737 MAXs. These types of aircraft are considered as direct competitors to Russia's yet-to-be-serially-built advanced MC-21.

"As for narrow-body aircraft, again we decided to support Aeroflot's request, given the fact that there are firm contracts [collectively from several Russian customers] for 175 MC-21s. And, in addition, we are currently working with Aeroflot to purchase 35 more MC-21s," the minister added.

Manturov maintains that half of Aeroflot's fleet will be Russian-made by 2030. Currently the airline operates 50 Superjet 100 regional jets. According to its new strategy, Aeroflot intends to increase the number of Russian-built aircraft up to 190 by 2023. The airline has an order for 100 SSJ100 regional jets and 50 of the narrow-body MC-21s.

"With firm contracts for 175 of the MC-21 aircraft (and the expected additional 35 more for Aeroflot) we have a backlog to keep busy [Russian aircraft industry] producing them almost until 2027 when we will reach the average annual production rate of 70 aircraft. So, accordingly, we have coordinated the purchase of the foreign aircraft (Boeings or Airbuses) for Aeroflot whilst also providing the necessary MC-21 workload for [manufacturer] UAC," the minister explained.