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Incidents/Accidents
Gulfstream G-150 ran off the runway at Ridgeland Airport A Gulfstream G-150 jet ran off the runway and stopped in the wetlands at Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport on Wednesday. The 11 seater jet suffered the runway excursion after it suffered a brake malfunction. The jet was lifted by a large crane and relocated away from the runway. Link
UNI Air ATR-72 makes emergency landing after double tire rupture A UNI Air ATR 72-600 aircraft suffered double wheel bursts, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing back at its departure destination, Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA), in Taiwan. The UNI Air ATR 72-600 aircraft, registered as B-17010, departed from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) towards Matsu Nangan Airport (LZN), Taiwan. As it approached LZN airport, the pilot noticed that two tires were damaged and decided to turn the aircraft back to Taipei where it made an emergency landing. Link
Airlines
REX to take on QANTAS with low fares and a larger Boeing 737-800 fleet Rex wishes to update the market on the trading conditions of its operations in this Financial Year (FY). On the regional market front, the overall demand is back to 60% of pre-COVID levels but the recovery is uneven across the States. In Queensland for example, demand has exceeded preCOVID levels with our capacity back to 100% of what it was. Western Australia is also recovering very strongly and is approaching pre-COVID levels. Link
Ryanair announces more flights to Portugal after making the Green List Ryanair has announced even more flights to Portugal, with over 175,000 extra seats from May 17, 2021 as the country makes it onto the UK’s green listed destinations. Link
Emirates launches India humanitarian airbridge to transport urgent COVID-19 relief items Emirates has set up a humanitarian airbridge between Dubai and India to transport urgent medical and relief items, to support India in its fight to control the serious COVID-19 situation in the country. Link
Government to oppose cash injection into Thai Airways? The Thai government is reportedly opposing cash injection into the cash-strapped Thai Airways. The State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO) chief said the Thai government would not back the ailing flag carrier in the recapitalization process before the creditors’ meeting, which decides the fate of the approval of the airline's rehabilitation plan. Link
Airports
Guanacaste Airport achieves Level 2 ‘Reduction’ in ACI airport carbon programme Costa Rica’s Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) – also known as Guanacaste Airport, which has been a member of the VINCI Airports network since 2018 – has entered Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme by reaching Level 2 ‘Reduction’ for its actions in favour of the environment. ACA is the only global, airport-specific programme that certifies airports’ efforts to manage and reduce its carbon emissions. Link
Australia’s Newcastle Airport gains government funding for airfield upgrade The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, is set to announce much-anticipated funding for a significant upgrade to the airfield that Newcastle Airport (NTL) accesses from RAAF Base Williamtown. Link
New technology to help CVG enhance airport experience Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is to adopt Veovo’s airport-wide flow management technology to obtain a greater understanding of passenger movement beyond the security checkpoint and into other areas of the terminal and concourses. Link
Military/Space
What does the future have in store for the International Space Station? It has been orbiting the Earth for 23 years. But in 2024, the partnership between the different nations involved in the ISS, namely the US, Russia, Canada, Europe, and Japan, is set to come to an end. Does this mean the end of one of humanity’s greatest achievements? Link
USAF deploys assets to cover Afghanistan troop withdrawal Announced by US President Joe Biden in April 2021, the withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan began on May 1, 2021, and should continue until September of the same year. Along with US soldiers, British, Belgian, Turkish, and Australian service members are being evacuated. Link
Aviation Quote
We have the enemy surrounded. We are dug in and have overwhelming numbers. But enemy airpower is mauling us badly. We will have to withdraw.
- A Japanese infantry commander, situation report to headquarters, Burma, WW II.
1. The Douglas DC-7C, the Lockheed L-1049G Constellations a,d other aircraft were powered by Wright R-3350 turbocompound engines. What did these 18 cyclinder mengines have in common with the two reciprocating engines that powered the RMS Titanic?
2. Explain why rain entering a pitot tube during flight neither floods the airspeed indicator nor damages the instrument's internal mechanism?
3. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" was the worlds first production turbine powered helicopter; true or false?
4. An acrobatic pilot enters a knife-edge turn to the left, while maintaining this 90-degree bank angle, his conventional turn indicator will show: A A Large turn rate to the left. B A large turn rate to the right. C Either a left or right turn. D That the airplane is not turning.
5. What is the difference between severe and extreme turbulence?
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