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A330, 787 crews failed to recognise reduced runway operations at Melbourne
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) Flightcrews of a Malaysia Airlines A330 and Bamboo Airways 787 failed to recognise temporary runway shortening at Melbourne airport, leading to take-off overruns during night departures in September 2023. The changes will ensure clearer communication of "critical information" to flight crew, say Australian…...
Australia amends air traffic control procedures after twin runway overruns at Melbourne
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (435+ words) The changes will ensure clearer communication of "critical information" to flight crew, say Australian safety investigators. Australia's airspace agency has made changes to air traffic control procedures during reduced runway operations, in response to two take-off overrun incidents in 2023 at…...
ECTS buys first full'flight simulator for Eve Air Mobility
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (285+ words) Joint venture Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS) has purchased its first full'flight simulator (FFS) dedicated to training pilots for Eve Air Mobility. A CAE 3000-series unit, the simulator will be the first device delivered to ECTS following its selection in October…...
BA to return to Melbourne, Colombo after decades-long hiatus
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (392+ words) British Airways will resume operations to Melbourne and Colombo during the Northern Winter schedule " marking its return after a long hiatus " as part of a wider long-haul network expansion. The Oneworld operator will begin flying to Melbourne from 9 January 2027, with…...
Eve gathers momentum as flight testing of engineering prototype accelerates
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (855+ words) Embraer spin-out Eve Air Mobility has now accumulated 28 flights with the first engineering prototype of its planned E100 electric vertical take-off and landing (e VTOL) since its 19 December'maiden sortie. Speaking to Flight Global at the Verticon event in Atlanta, chief executive…...
Finnair marks foray into Australia with one-stop flights in 2026
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (249+ words) Finnair will be launching one-stop flights to Melbourne in 2026, marking the first time the Helsinki-based carrier is operating to Australia with its own metal. The airline will begin daily flights to Melbourne via Bangkok from 26 October, with flights operated by…...