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January 19, 2021 - by Alex Praglowski Aviation for www.youtube.com
The CC-150 Polaris - essentially a militarized version of the Airbus A310 - is Canada's strategic long-range airlifter, transporter, and air-to-air refueling tanker.
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The 5 aircraft flown by the RCAF were built in the 80s for Wardair, and are now over 30 years old. In mid-December, the federal government put out an Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) for suppliers to offer a replacement.
In this video, I talk about the potential replacements for the Polaris, and some options on the second-hand market!
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January 19, 2021 - by BBC for www.bbc.com
A man too afraid to fly due to the pandemic lived undetected in a secure area of Chicago's international airport for three months, US prosecutors say.
Aditya Singh, 36, was arrested on Saturday after airline staff asked him to produce his identification.
He pointed to a badge, but it allegedly belonged to an operations manager who reported it missing in October.
Police say Mr Singh arrived on a flight from Los Angeles to O'Hare International Airport on 19 October.
He reportedly found the staff badge in the airport and was "scared to go home due to Covid", Assistant State Attorney Kathleen Hagerty said, according to the Chicago Tribune.
He managed to live on...
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January 18, 2021 - by Air-Clips.com for www.youtube.com
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First Boeing 787-8 Delivered to Air Canada - C-GHPQ - Pilot Training at Mirabel YMX Airport - Photo: Sylvain Faust
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January 18, 2021 - by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) for www.businesswire.com
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing 9,000 flight attendants at Air Canada says the airline is pocketing federal wage supports to pad their bottom line, and leaving thousands of its employees behind.
Air Canada announced an additional 1,400 layoffs on January 13, including 700 active flight attendants at Air Canada Mainline and a further 100 at Air Canada Rouge who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), on top of thousands of others who have been laid off since the pandemic rocked the industry in March 2020.
Despite months of contending with the airline that all members laid off should receive the weekly Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) – which is the stated purpose of the CEWS – Air Canada contends that only those still on active duty, who represent a fraction of the company's actual workforce, will be used to access this subsidy.
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Boeing 737 MAX
ATA 22 – AUTO FLIGHT – FLIGHT CREW INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AEROPLANE FLIGHT PATH DUE TO ERRONEOUS MANEUVERING CHARACTERISTICS AUGMENTATION SYSTEM (MCAS) ACTIVATION
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January 18, 2021 - by Transport Canada
AD Number: CF-2021-02
This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is issued pursuant to Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR) 521.427. No person shall conduct a take-off or permit a take-off to be conducted in an aircraft that is in their legal custody and control, unless the requirements of CAR 605.84 pertaining to ADs are met. Standard 625 - Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance Standards Appendix H provides information concerning alternative means of compliance (AMOC) with ADs.
Number:CF-2021-02 ATA:22
Effective Date:18 January 2021
Type Certificate: A-146
Subject:Auto Flight – Flight Crew Inability to Control the Aeroplane Flight Path Due to Erroneous Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) Activation
Replacement: Supersedes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) AD 2018-23-51, issued 7 November 2018.
Also supersedes FAA AD 2020-24-02, issued 20 November 2020.
Applicability:
The Boeing Company model 737-8 aeroplanes, serial numbers 43297, 43796, 44298, 44299, 60387, 60510 through 60521 and 61207 through 61230.Compliance:Before further flight.
Background:
On 29 October 2018, a Boeing model 737-8 (B737-8) aeroplane operated by Lion Air (Lion Air Flight 610) was involved in an accident after takeoff from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, resulting in 189 fatalities.
On 7 November 2018, the FAA issued Emergency AD 2018-23-51 as an interim corrective action. This AD required all operators of B737-8 and B737-9 aeroplanes to revise certificate limitations and operating procedures of the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide flight crews with runaway stabilizer trim procedures to follow under certain conditions. In addition to adopting this AD, Transport Canada worked with Canadian operators of the B737-8 to further refine these procedures. The refined procedures were implemented by the three Canadian operators of the B737-8 aeroplane.
On 10 March 2019, a B737-8 aeroplane operated by Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302) was involved in an accident after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, resulting in 157 fatalities.
On 13 March 2019, Transport Canada issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) prohibiting operation of B737-8 and B737-9 aeroplanes in Canadian airspace.
Following investigation, it was determined that the crew was unable to control the aeroplane flight path due to repeated automated nose down trim of the horizontal stabilizer in combination with flight deck effects resulting from a single erroneously high angle of attack (AOA) sensor input.
The Lion Air final accident report contains findings and recommendations related to the multiple alerts and indications that adversely affected the flight crew's performance during the high workload situation that arose during the incident flights.
During subsequent Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) reviews, safety issues were identified with the MCAS design, the crew alerting system, the horizontal stabilizer trim wiring, and the AFM limitations and procedures.
In order to address the above-mentioned unsafe conditions and return the B737-8 aeroplane to service, Transport Canada is mandating Boeing Alert Service Bulletin (SB) 737-22A1342, which requires the incorporation of a system update to correct the MCAS design issue.
This AD also mandates a revision to the MAX Display System (MDS) software through the incorporation of Boeing Special Attention SB 737-31-1860 so that the AOA DISAGREE alert is available on aeroplanes as a standard configuration.
During the validation of the flight control computer (FCC) changes, Transport Canada learned that the AOA DISAGREE alert was also missing from the HGS6000 head up display (HUD) system installed under Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST02522SE. This omission is being addressed and the revised software is planned to be implemented on HUD equipped aeroplanes in 2021. As an interim measure, an additional operating procedure has been added to the Transport Canada AFM Appendix advising flight crews that the alert will not be present on the HUD during an unreliable airspeed event and that crews should use all available sources to determine reliable airspeed.
This AD also requires wire routing for the horizontal stabilizer trim system to be modified in order to improve physical separation of the wiring in accordance with Boeing Special Attention SB 737-27-1318.
During dedicated simulator testing, Transport Canada test pilots found that, following the activation of the stick shaker, the constant noise and vibration was a significant impediment to the safe operation of the aeroplane for the remainder of the flight. Transport Canada therefore requires that the AFM be modified to add a means to disable a nuisance stick shaker. The disabling of the stick shaker also improves the crew's recognition of the stall warning and disables an incorrect activation of the elevator feel shift. As the means to disable the nuisance stick shaker is through the use of circuit breakers (CBs), Transport Canada is mandating the incorporation of Boeing SB 737-27-1320. This SB requires the addition of coloured caps on CBs for the stick shaker, to allow for ease of identification. The step, to disable a nuisance stick shaker within the airspeed unreliable procedure, is included in the Transport Canada AFM Appendix that is an integral part of the FCC operational program software (OPS), software version P12.1.2, modification.
The Transport Canada AFM Appendix also includes a change to the ALT DISAGREE alert procedure that differs from the FAA AD 2020-24-02, effective 20 November 2020. Transport Canada requires the inclusion of a step stating that the aircraft does not meet reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) operational requirements and provides additional guidance to the crew.
In addition, this AD requires the AOA vanes to be calibrated using the tooling and methods prescribed in Boeing Special Attention SB 737-00-1028 and, an operational readiness flight must also be accomplished in accordance with the same Boeing Special Attention SB, 737-00-1028.
Corrective Actions:
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China Outpaced The Rest Of The World
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January 18, 2021 - by Vincent Valery for www.leehamnews.com
As the COVID-19 outbreak spread throughout China in January last year, their airlines were the first hit by the sudden collapse in passenger traffic. Most of the world's carriers would follow the same faith by March.
However, as China managed to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control, domestic traffic progressively picked up. According to IATA statistics, October 2020 Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPMs) in domestic China were down 1.4% year-over-year, compared with a 60.7% decline in the domestic USA market. However, one should note that travel between China and the rest of the world remains very limited, notably due to the draconian quarantine requirements on arrivals from abroad.
Due to the faster recovery in domestic passenger traffic, China Southern Airlines had more RPKs year-to-date than Delta and United, only trailing American Airlines. Air China and China Eastern Airlines have had comparable year-to-date RPKs with Air France – KLM, and more than Lufthansa and IAG.
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January 18, 2021 - by Bryan Corliss for www.leehamnews.com
Western Washington aviation enthusiasts may need to send out an extra Valentine this year, addressed to Alice – the nine-passenger electric aircraft being developed by Eviation.
Sometime around Valentine's Day, mechanics should begin assembling the first production Alice at the company's new final assembly site in Arlington (WA), about 20 miles north of Boeing's Everett facility.
"We are literally setting it up," said Eviation Chairman Roei Ganzarski, last week from one of the two hangars that the company has taken over at...
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January 14, 2021 - by www.skiesmag.com
Air Canada announced on Jan. 13 that due to new pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements, lockdowns and travel restrictions, it will be forced to further reduce its first quarter capacity by 25 percent, resulting in a workforce reduction of roughly 1,700 employees. This is in addition to the over 200 impacted employees at Air Canada's Express carriers.
"Since the implementation by the federal and provincial governments of these increased travel restrictions and other measures, in addition to the existing quarantine requirements, we have seen an immediate impact to our close-in bookings," Lucie Guillemette, executive vice president and CCO at Air Canada said in a statement.
Air Canada will reduce approximately 25 percent of its capacity for...
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Three Alaska Airlines Airbus A320
If there is any noncompliance, we are instructing our pilots to divert...
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January 14, 2021 - by Dominic Gates for www.seattletimes.com
Starting Friday, Alaska Airlines will implement new temporary security measures on its flights, particularly those headed to Washington, D.C. or nearby East Coast cities, to try to head off potential unruly behavior by passengers traveling to the capital to protest the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Alaska said it will limit the number of passengers on flights into the D.C. Metro area, increase mask enforcement, add extra cabin crew and set up a dedicated command center at its headquarters to monitor activity on those flights from check-in to arrival.
Command center staff will monitor every phase of the journey to "allow us to quickly respond to and resolve any incidents," the airline said in a statement. "We have procedures to ensure compliance prior to departure and takeoff, and for turn-back or diversions, should the circumstance warrant."
Alaska spokesperson Bobbie Egan said that "if there is any noncompliance, we are instructing our pilots to divert
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