At approximately 20:45 EST on the evening of 13 January 2023, a Boeing 777-200 operating as American Airlines flight 106 from New York (JFK) to London Heathrow (LHR) came perilously close to colliding with a Boeing 737-900 operating as Delta Air Lines flight 1943 from New York (JFK) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic. The American Airlines aircraft appears to have attempted to depart from a runway other than that which it was assigned by Air Traffic Control (ATC). Specifically, American 106 was directed to depart JFK’s Runway 4L, but held short of Runway 31L, inadvertently crossing in front of Delta 1943.
Manufacturer Ends Year on the Upswing, Despite Challenges
Airbus capped off 2022 with a rousing increase in aircraft delivered over 2021, with 661 deliveries to make an 8% bump overall. The manufacturer delivered aircraft to 84 customers and took 1,078 gross new orders, bringing its end-of-year backlog to 7,239 aircraft in all. Once again the A320 brought in the lion's share of the hunt, accounting for 516 deliveries over 483 in 2021. The next most popular, the A350, accounted for 60 aircraft delivered in 2022, up by 5 from 2021.
Unused Simulator Time Near Charles De Gaulle Airport Brings 777, 787, A330, A350 to Airlines
Simaero and Air France have signed a long-term, exclusive partnership to provide the training firm's unused training slots on the open market. Under the deal, Simaero will sell open time on the 10 Air France simulators near Charles de Gaulle Airport to 3rd party clients. The sim slots will be sold for both dry leasing use or ATO training. Air France’s fleet of Full Flight Simulators covers a fairly wide variety of types for an air carrier: 4 Boeing 777 and a 787 FFS represent the American brand, while 2 Airbus A320 and A350 sims are joined by a single A330 sim to cover the European side.
Cloud Shot Up Vertically (Like A Smoke Plume) In Front Of The Airplane In A Matter Of Seconds
On December 18, 2022, about 10:07am HST (20:07 UTC), Hawaiian Airlines flight 35, an Airbus A330-200, N393HA, experienced severe convectively induced turbulence at flight level (FL) 400, about 65 nm NNE of Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, about 40 minutes from landing at Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii. Of the 291 passengers and crew, there were 25 injuries, of which 6 were serious.
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