Previously unknown issues in airliner operations in severe cold in the upper atmosphere are cited by the FAA in the US in serving notice of compulsory design changes to Rolls-Royce powered versions of the Boeing 777-200ER jet overnight.
While there are no RR engined 777s in service with Australian carriers the directive is interesting in [...]
Tag Archives: FAA
Did global warming chill out two jets and lead to compulsory engine modifications?
July 25, 2009 – 11:23 am
Lessons Learned at terrible cost
October 17, 2008 – 12:03 pm
The US Federal Aviation Administration or FAA has put up a new resource on Lessons Learned from major crashes.
So far there are 11 accidents on the website with plans to expand it to 40. With several of them outside the US already on the list it is possible that an Australian accident that changed air [...]
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