Aviation News April 22

Changes to Flight Software on 737 Max Escaped F.A.A. Scrutiny 
Capt. Sullenberger explains in this article: https://nyti.ms/2VDWGMv

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Hot and High
Before last month's crash of a flight that began in Ethiopia, Boeing admitted in a legal document that large, upgraded 737s "cannot be used at what are referred to as 'high/hot' airports."
The Ethiopian airport's altitude hasn't been cited as a factor in the downing of Flight 302 and likely didn't cause the crash. But it could have exacerbated the situation because an airplane's performance degrades at higher altitudes. Data released last week from the Ethiopian Airlines flight indicated the pilots didn't cut the 737 Max 8 airplane's speed after takeoff when they should have.
At an elevation of 7,657 feet - or more than a mile high - Addis Ababa's Bole International Airport falls into that category. High elevations require longer runways and faster speeds for takeoff.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/boeing-said-that-737-max-8-is-not-suitable-for-certain-airports-20190412-p51dew.html

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Boeing’s Dreamliner jet is facing claims of manufacturing issues
The New York Times reported on Saturday that the newspaper’s investigation of a Boeing plant “reveals a culture that often valued production speed over quality.”
The Times said it reviewed “hundreds of pages of internal emails, corporate documents, and federal records.”
Boeing workers have filed numerous safety complaints with the federal government over issues ranging from shoddy manufacturing practices to tools and debris being left on planes, The New York Times reports.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/20/boeings-dreamliner-jet-now-facing-claims-of-manufacturing-issues-nyt-report.html
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Airplanes will be the star of the show in an episode of a new PBS series: “Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World.”  The episode premieres Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 10 p.m. ET.
https://generalaviationnews.com/2019/04/19/ideas-that-changed-the-world-the-airplane/#more-126848

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Lufthansa: Large Airplane Orders
Lufthansa ordered 20 Boeing 787-9 and 20 additional Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes to replace its older four-engine aircraft as it seeks to boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet.
The German company said it has also agreed to sell six of its 14 Airbus A380 planes back to Airbus in 2022/2023 for economic reasons.
Lufthansa currently operates a long-haul fleet of 199 aircraft. It said the new, more economical aircraft will lower its operating cost compared to earlier models by around 20 percent.
https://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/lufthansa-orders-20-boeing-787s-and-20-airbus-a350s-1.836621

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“Storm Portraits" directly from the aircraft cockpit
- breathtaking photographs of thunderclouds and flashes of lightning at close quarters. With exciting comments on weather phenomena and flight conditions in thousands of meters altitude
As a pilot of an international airline, Santiago Borja Lopez flies daily around the world, and thunderstorms and storms do not always fly around. For these cases he has his camera in the cockpit with him - Santiago Borja Lopez is the "storm pilot".
https://www.boredpanda.com/pilot-clouds-lightning-night-skies-santiago-borja-lopez

Santiago Borja
Pictures by #theStormPilot
Englisch/Deutsch/Französisch
in Europe by Thalia: https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/EAN9783961711086/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/dp/3961711089 

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Guillaume Faury: New Airbus boss promises emission-free aircraft
The new head of the aircraft manufacturer has announced that an Airbus with a battery supply will start commercial operation in just a few years. In addition, Guillaume Faury is relying on innovative fuels.
https://www.tellerreport.com/tech/--guillaume-faury--new-airbus-boss-promises-emission-free-aircraft-.SyZ1Scj_9N.html
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Review of the AERO in Friedrichshafen, Germany 
The 27th AERO recorded an exhibitor plus of seven percent.
With 757 companies from 40 countries, the International Aviation Fair on Lake Constance was bigger than ever before, and foreign participation was correspondingly high: every second exhibitor came from abroad. And the number of visitors, at 32,100, was also extremely pleasing.
https://www.aerokurier.de/motorflug/aero-2019/

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VIDEO
Airbus The Airliner Profile History of all models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qr0Qbff15w&t=274s

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