Tag Archives: Dubai

Did the smaller width of the Mangalore runway contribute to the Air India Express accident?

Air India Express (Mumbai) flight IX 812 on May 22, 2010 operated with Boeing 737-8HG VT-AXV (msn 36333) from Dubai to Manglalore in southern India, overran the 8,033 feet (2,448 m) runway number 06/24 while landing. The airliner skidded down the hill at the end of the runway and was destroyed by fire.

This WSJ article raises the question of whether the width of this runway contributed to the aircraft exiting the runway. ICAO Annex 14 requires runways to be 300 meters (100 feet) wide. This runway was only 200 meters wide.

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ATW raises a question: Did Afriqiyah mistake the road for the runway?

Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. The doomed Airbus A330-202 5A-ONG (msn 1024) is seen at Dubai before the crash in similar desert conditions it would have encountered at Tripoli.

ATW has raised this question:

http://atwonline.com/operations-maintenance/news/afriqiyah-airways-pilots-may-have-mistaken-road-runway-0514

Hainan Airlines returns to the black for 2009 with a net profit of $49 million

Hainan Airlines 767-334P B-2490 (msn 33047) DXB (Paul Denton), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Hainan Airlines (Haikou) also returned to profitability in 2009 when it posted a net profit of $49 million. the company is also planning to add new service to Honolulu.

News link:

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/hnanf_china-s-hainan-airlines-returns-to-black-in-2009-935214.html

Transaero Airlines to fly to New York and Miami, will add 14 Boeing 777-200s and nine 747-400s

Transaero Airlines Boeing 777-222 EI-UNZ (msn 26925) DXB (Konstantin von Wedelstaedt), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Transaero Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo) is planning to add new scheduled service to both New York and Miami in the fall according to the Moscow Times. The Miami service will be operated twice-weekly with Boeing 747-400s starting on October 29.

The company is also planning to acquire 14 ex-Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200s and nine ex-JAL Boeing 747-400s in a major fleet expansion. Transaero does not currently fly to the United States.

Read the full report:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/new-york-miami-routes-planned-by-transaero/405147.html

Kish Air is operating this McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 with a picture of Kish Island

Kish Air McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) UR-BXO (msn 53149) (picture of Kish Island) DXB (Reiner Geerdts), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Kish Air (Tehran) is operating this McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) registered UR-BXO (msn 53149) with a picture of the resort island of Kish Island on the left forward fuselage.

Iraqi Airways leases Boeing 737-4B7 EY-537 from East Air

Iraqi Airways (East Air) Boeing 737-4B7 EY-537 (msn 24550) DXB (Reiner Geerdts), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Iraqi Airways (Baghdad) has leased this ex-US Airways Boeing 737-4B7 registered EY-537 (msn 24550) from East Air.

Copyright Photo: Reiner Geerdts. Previously operated for Somon Air, EY-537 now carries Iraqi titles as it approaches Dubai for landing.

Ethiopian Airlines officials are not happy with ET-ANB crash investigation

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8AS WL ET-ANB (msn 29935) DXB (crashed January 25, 2010 near Beirut), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa) according to Jimma Times CEO Girma Wake is not happy with on-going investigation of the January 15 crash of Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935). According to this published report, the CEO accused Lebanese authorities on Wednesday (February 24) of making misleading comments on the cause of flight ET 409 crash on January 25 shortly after taking off from Beirut. The airline officials are dismissing reports of sabotage and the blaming of the flight crew for not following instructions by Lebanese Air Traffic Control (ATC).

According to this published report in the Jimma Times, the Lebanese newspaper As-Safir, claims to have seen findings by the disaster investigators, suggesting that the Ethiopian pilot lost control of the plane moments before it plunged into the sea off the coast of Naameh, south of Beirut.

According to As-Safir, the preliminary report allegedly states “Navigation authorities in Rafik Hariri International Airport and other Lebanese authorities were freed from responsibility. The crash was attributed to a ‘human error committed inside the cockpit’.”

Here is the full article:

http://www.jimmatimes.com/article/Latest_News/Latest_News/Why_did_Ethiopian_flight_ET409_crash_and_who_is_at_fault/33254

Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. Ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935) is pictured on approach at Dubai before the tragic accident.

Ethiopian pilot was unable to follow ATC directions, made a sharp turn and plunged into the sea

Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. Another picture of the ill-fated ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935) landing at Dubai right before sunset in the desert.

Ethiopian Airlines’ (Addis Ababa) crash yesterday morning in Beirut is becoming a mystery. The pilot in command of the aircraft was unable to follow flight instructions from ATC and made a sharp turn before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea.

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB crashes into the sea off of Lebabnon

Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa) tragically lost its ex-Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS ET-ANB (msn 29935, ex EI-CSW) this morning (January 25) off the coast of Lebanon (not newly-acquired ET-AMZ). ET-ANB was built in 2002 and was delivered to Ethiopian on September 12, 2009. Flight ET 409 had just departed Beirut en route to Addis Ababa with 90 passengers and crew on board. There were reports of thunderstorms in the area. Search crews are looking for debris and any possible survivors.

Ethiopian issued this initial press release:

07:02 AM – Local Time

Ethiopian flight ET-409 scheduled to operate from Beirut to Addis Ababa on January 25th lost contact with the Lebanese air controllers shortly after take off. The flight departed at 02:35 Lebanese time from Beirut International Airport.

Flight ET-409 carries 82 passenger plus 8 Ethiopian Crew members. Out of the total passengers 23 are Ethiopian, 51 Lebanese, 1 Turkish, 1 French, 2 British, 1 Russian, 1 Canadian, 1 Syrian, 1 Iraqi nationals.

A team is already working on gathering all pertinent information. An investigative team has already been dispatched to the scene and we will release further information as further updates are received.

News links:

http://airlinersgallery.com/2/26fd4de/#/gallery/ethiopian-airlines/ethiopian-737-800-wl-g-cejp-03-tko-qla-a6-lr-904287/

www.reuters.com/article/idCNLDE60O0QW20100125?rpc=44

Taban Air Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85787 crashes and burns in Mashhad, Iran

Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. RA-85787 approaches Dubai for landing prior to the accident. The airliner is painted in the Kolavia color scheme.

Taban Air’s (Tehran) Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85787 (msn 93A971) has crashed and burned on landing at Mashhad, Iran this morning (January 24). There were reports of 43 injured passengers and crew.

News link:

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/plane-catches-fire-in-iran-injures-at-least-40-1877548.html