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Six injured as Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 hit by turbulence approaching Taiwan

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A Turkish Airlines flight en route from Istanbul to Taipei in Taiwan encountered severe turbulence shortly before it landed at Taipei. Passengers who were unable to continue their journey were provided with accommodation and alternative travel arrangements by the airline.

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Singapore Airlines to adopt a “more cautious” approach to managing turbulence

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Singapore Airlines is adding new measures to its in-flight service in order to manage turbulence more effectively. “In addition to the suspension of hot beverage service when the seatbelt sign is on, the meal service will also be suspended,” the airline said.

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Stabilized Approaches

Plane and Pilot

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse.

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FAA head says Boeing faces ‘long road’ ahead as key safety deadline approaches

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Whitaker, has said that Boeing faces a “long road” ahead as a key safety deadline approaches. The FAA Administrator spoke to ABC News on May 22, 2024, where he was quizzed about safety at Boeing following the Alaska Airlines 737-9 door plug blowout on January 5, 2024.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 Comes Within 400 Feet Of The Ocean While Approaching Lihue Airport

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On April 11th, 2024, Southwest Airlines Flight 2786 was inbound on an approach to its destination, Lihue Airport (LIH), when it experienced a severe drop in altitude, descending hundreds of feet in mere seconds before recovering just 400 ft above the oceans surface.

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Honeywell Crafts Safer Approaches Through Technology

Flying Magazine

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm, and the pilot familiar with the airport—and the approach is a straight in—the visual is no big deal.

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Austrian Airlines A320 heavily damaged by hailstorm, manages to land safely: pictures 

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An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 aircraft sustained severe damage during a hailstorm on its approach to Vienna Airport (VIE). Austrian Airlines A320 severely damaged by a hailstorm while on approach to Vienna Airport in Austria. The cockpit windshield also showed extensive damage, with multiple impacts throughout.