Sentences with phrase «operating aircraft engine»

Airlines are prudently cautious, because volcanic ash is especially dangerous to airplanes, as ash can melt within an operating aircraft engine, resulting in possible engine failure.

Not exact matches

Aircraft engines have gone from an unreliable Achilles heel on planes in the 1950s to devices that can operate for millions of hours without so much as a hiccup, said Steven Wallace, the former head of accident investigation at the Federal Aviation Administration.

The charge reflects the direct operating cost of the aircraft, including fuel, additives and lubricants, an allocable allowance for airframe, engine and APU maintenance and restoration, crew travel expenses, on board catering, and trip - related landing / hangar / ramp fees and parking costs.

Inside the «aircraft - style cockpit» there are «fighter pilot - style» buttons on the roof console to start the engine, and steering - wheel mounted paddles to operate the six - speed automatic «box.

AerCap Holdings NV operates as an integrated aviation company, which is engaged in the leasing, financing, trading, sales and management of commercial aircraft and engines.

The orders from Cebu Air of the Philippines and India budget carrier Go piles further pressure on rival Boeing to offer a version of its own single - aisle 737 jet with more - efficient engines or overtake Airbus with an altogether new aircraft design that boasts lower operating costs.

The state - operated aircraft was coming in to land at El Tari airport in Kupang city at 9:40 local time when it hit the runway at speed, leaving its engines jammed facedown into the tarmac and its wings bent forward.

Emissions were calculated from the information in the ICAO Engine Exhaust Emissions Data Bank (ICAO, 1995), through the use of Boeing «Method 2» procedures (Baughcum et al., 1996b, Appendix D), which allow extrapolation of sea - level data in the ICAO data bank to the operating altitudes and temperatures encountered throughout the aircraft flight profile.

Landing / Take - Off (LTO) Cycle A reference cycle for the calculation and reporting of emissions, composed of four power settings and related operating times for subsonic aircraft engines [Take - Off - 100 % power, 0.7 minutes; Climb - 85 %, 2.2 minutes; Approach - 30 %, 4.0 minutes; Taxi / Ground Idle - 7 %, 26.0 minutes].

Ninety percent of the American domestic travel aircraft are twin - engine jets as they are the less costly commercial travel jet to operate.

DELTA AIRLINES, Bethany Beach, DE Jan 2004 — Mar 2012 Co-Pilot • Trained 12 groups of co-pilots in handling balanced fueling and engine monitoring duties as part of the co-pilot training program • Safely landed an aircraft the landing gear of which had failed, without hurting a single passenger or crew member • Performed pre-flight checks on engines and hydraulics and alerted pilots of any discrepancies • Ascertained that all cargo had been loaded safely and that the weight of the aircraft is balanced appropriately • Operated controls to steer aircraft during shift exchange times and ensured that autopilot was properly working • Assisted the pilot by making in - flight announcements and providing instructions to crewmembers • Ascertained that noise regulations were followed during landing and take - off

Other duties of an aircraft mechanic include installing and realigning replacement parts; diagnosing malfunctions of engines; listening to operating engines to look for malfunctions; obtaining oil and fuel samples; maintaining repair logs and other documents; creating inventories of supplies, materials, equipments or supplies; and reading and interpreting maintenance manuals and other technical documents.