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March 08 2005
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Biggin firms win security awards
08 - 03 - 2005
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| BHH JetRanger |
Biggin Hill Helicopters, Transcity Exhibitions, and Tropair Services are the first winners of a new security awards scheme organised by Biggin Hill Executive Airport.
The police say airport companies at Biggin play a key role in MATRA, Multi Agency Threat and Risk Assessment, a new government-backed security initiative.
The scheme unites Bromley Police, the Immigration Service, Customs & Excise, MPS Special Branch, the Department for Transport, Home Office and Airport
MATRA emerged following a 2002 review of airport security in the UK, carried out by Sir John Wheeler.
One of his recommendations was that all key stake holders within an airport or aviation environment should share information on vulnerability, threat and risks associated with their area of involvement.
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Cessna issues embarrassing AD
08 - 03 - 2005
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| Cessna 172 |
Cessna has been forced to issue an embarrassing FAA Airworthiness Directive (PL2005-05-53) following quality control inspections on their production line.
The company says inadequate or incorrect flight controls rigging may exist on recently produced Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182T, and T182T aircraft.
Normally an AD focuses on a specific part or system but this one features a range of potentially serious issues and may affect aircraft already delivered and flown.
Factory inspectors found two aircraft with ailerons not engaging the upper stops and one with a flap push/pull rod missing the nut on the bolt.
A multitude of other major problems were found on the assembly line.
The FAA warns that the affected models are prohibited from flying until all the flight control systems are inspected and any discrepancies corrected.
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Two BA 747 long distance flights on 3 engines!
08 - 03 - 2005
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| BA Boeing 747 |
A British Airways Boeing 747 continued on an 11-hour flight from Los Angeles to London after one of its four engines lost power on take-off.
The crew later made an emergency landing in Manchester due to low fuel because the 747 encountered headwinds that were stronger than expected according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The incident occurred three days after the European Union required airlines based in Europe to provide compensation of up to €600 to passengers whose long-distance flights are delayed by more than four hours.
The failed engine was replaced and the aircraft then flew to Melbourne, Australia, before continuing to Singapore. The Boeing left Singapore on February 25th and three hours into the 14-hour flight, an oil pressure indicator showed there was a problem with one of the engines, which the captain shut down as a precaution.
A BA spokesman confirmed it was the replaced No. 2 engine that had to be shut down but in totally different circumstances.
Flight 18 carrying 356 passengers continued on 3 engines and landed at Heathrow the next day, arriving only 15 minutes behind schedule.
BA is now conducting an internal investigation into both incidents and the Civil Aviation Authority has been informed.
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