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Cutbacks in ice control operations preceded an A350’s slide off a Helsinki taxiway.
Pandemic-driven layoffs of airport winter maintenance personnel led to reductions in ice control at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport – and to an accident in which a Finnair Airbus A350 slid off a slippery taxiway, according to the Safety Investigation Authority, Finland.
Accident Investigation, In-depth Feature, Maintenance Matters
The NTSB cites a wiring problem and malfunctioning antiskid system in a Saab SA-2000’s runway overrun, which killed one passenger.
The crew of an Irish SAR S-92 did not know their first waypoint was adjacent to a 282-ft obstacle.
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
Remote Canadian airports often lack effective means of removing ice from departing aircraft, the TSB says in a report on a fatal 2017 accident.
