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UA328 engine failure leads to grounded PW4000 fleet
Last Saturday, United Airlines flight UA328 suffered an engine failure shortly after take off from Denver. Over the past week, investigators have determined that two fan blades on the aircraft’s right Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine broke and regulators have grounded the engines pending detailed inspections. We have the latest updates on the situation on our blog.
And on this week’s episode of AvTalk, we dig in to the wider issues surrounding this engine failure, actions of the crew, and what happens next.
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Where are the affected 777s now?
The PW4000-112 series engines are used exclusively on approximately 125 Boeing 777s. We look at where those aircraft are now as operators get ready to send the fan blades from each engine to Pratt & Whitney for inspection.
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What does the aircraft leasing market look like after a year of a pandemic?
The aircraft leasing market has been turned upside down with a glut of unneeded aircraft in the wake of the pandemic. In our interview with Founder and CEO of Griffin Global Asset Management, Ryan McKenna, we get an update on the market and what potential there is for new airlines to emerge.
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This week in 737 MAX
- SCAT Airlines put their MAX 8 back in service on 19 February, becoming the first Asian operator to return to service.
- Smartwings became the second European carrier to put the MAX back in service on 25 February.
- The US Transport Inspector General released a report (pdf) detailing the troubling issues with the FAA’s certification of the 737 MAX and especially with Boeing’s delegated certification authority.
- The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority lifted its ban on the MAX on 26 February.
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Follow the last flight of the summer from Troll Research Station in Antarctica
The last flight of the summer season will carry personnel not staying for the long, dark winter season.
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Kalitta Air joins the face masked 747 club
Kalitta Air has added a mask to N744CK, joining the admittedly small 747 face mask club.
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AVIATION PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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Perfect golden hour light as this Lufthansa A340-600 lifts off from Los Angeles.
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Air-to-air during a test flight with an Embraer E195-E2 that will become KLM’s second.
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Etihad’s Manchester City special livery 787 lifting off from Munich.
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THE NEW FLIGHTRADAR24.COM
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Have you seen the updated Flightradar24.com yet?
Last week we released the biggest update to Flightradar24.com in years. With a new look and more features, we hope you're enjoying it! To welcome the new site, we’ve put together a guided tour.
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UNDER THE RADAR - Bite size aviation news
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There’s a helicopter on Mars!
We expand our horizons this week to talk about the recently landed Mars rover and its helicopter that will fly in the coming weeks.
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