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Regulators, insurers, and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing potential pilot rustiness, maintenance errors, and even insect nests blocking key sensors.
The unprecedented number of aircraft grounded as COVID 19 lockdowns blocked air travel – at one point reaching two-thirds of the global fleet – has created a spike in the number of reported problems as airlines return them to service.
The number of “unstabilized” or poorly handled approaches has risen sharply this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Such mishaps can result in hard landings, runway overshoots, or even crashes.
Insurers, Regulators Warn About Safety of Jets Reactivated After Pandemic Storage
SYDNEY – Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing potential pilot rustiness, maintenance errors and even insect nests blocking key sensors.
The unprecedented number of aircraft grounded as coronavirus lockdowns blocked air travel – at one point reaching two-thirds of the global fleet – has created a spike in the number of reported problems as airlines return them to service.
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The number of “unstabilized” or poorly handled approaches has risen sharply this year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Such mishaps can result in hard landings, runway overshoots or even crashes.
Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 04:17 PM MYT
Airplanes sit on the tarmac at the site of French aircraft storage and recycling company Tarmac Aerosave in Tarbes following the coronavirus disease outbreak in France, June 19, 2020. Reuters pic
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SYDNEY, Dec 15 Regulators, insurers and experts are warning airlines to take extra care when reactivating planes left in extended storage during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing potential pilot rustiness, maintenance errors and even insect nests blocking key sensors.
The unprecedented number of aircraft grounded as coronavirus lockdowns blocked air travel at one point reaching two-thirds of the global fleet has created a spike in the number of reported problems as airlines return them to service.
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