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☆________N____E____W____S_______☆ ☆ The flag-carrier seems to be taking the fight to its employees at the moment. It intends to retrench about 12 000 staff in total. It’s in conflict with its flight attendants, with plans to rationalise the contracts of many, the result of which may be that senior attendants could suffer a permanent and perhaps substantial reduction in pay. __________________________________________________ ☆ The second group under fire is the company’s 4 300 pilots. Previously BA has intended to lay off over 1 200. In the midst of the negotiation process, BA has warned that if it is unable to reach an agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association (‘BALPA’) it would dismiss all its pilots and offer individuals new contracts with new terms and conditions. __________________________________________________ ☆ The airline has said it is ‘acting now to protect as many jobs possible,’ and that ‘the airline industry is facing the deepest structural change in its history, as well as facing a severely weakened global economy.' ☆The General Secretary of the Union, Brian Strutton was furious. He said ‘This has seriously undermined our talks which now hang by a thread. It calls into question whether BA is even capable of conducting industrial relations properly and whether anything they say can be trusted.’ ___ ___ #WildAviatorsUpdates #britishairways #flightattendant #pilots #cabincrew #economiccrisis #covid19 #pandemic ##pilotsofinstagram #news https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNfV5rpap8/?igshid=1wg3zoi73uuqy

_______________________________________ ☆ France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA), in a statement on Friday, said that "technical work" to download and decode the flight data recorder information as well as the cockpit voice recorder data from the Airbus jet that had crashed in Pakistan is complete. It said the work was carried out at the request of Pakistan's Aircraft Accident and Investigation Board (AAIB) and now analysis of the data will commence. ____________________________________________ ☆ According to the statement by BEA, the Pakistan investigation board "will publish at a later date a preliminary statement on the event based on downloaded data". It said that the Pakistan board "is leading the investigation" and the communication is "on their behalf". ____________________________________________ ☆ Ninety-nine people were aboard the ill-fated PK-8303 PIA flight when the plane crashed on May 22 in a residential area near Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, a few moments before landing. Except for two survivors, all others perished. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in a report issued on Tuesday has alleged that the PIA pilot violated landing protocol, reported The News. According to the report, the pilot disregarded air traffic control's (ATC) direction to lower the altitude. ___ ___ #PIA #PIACRASH #wildaviatorsUpdates #aircraft #Aviators #aviation #aircraft #wildaviators #pilot #plane https://www.instagram.com/p/CBFnn1IJ443/?igshid=ly2yjj2fr34l

_______________________________________ ☆ Five members of a Florida family flying to Indiana for a funeral died Friday afternoon when their plane crashed in Georgia. The victims include two small children and three adults. ______________________________________ The plane went down in Putnam County Georgia, in the central area of the state, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff says there was some sort of explosion and the plane spiraled to the ground. The plane was identified as a twin-engine Piper 31-T Cheyenne. ______________________________________ The family was en route to New Castle in Henry County, east of Indianapolis, for a funeral. Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration were expected to arrive at the scene on Saturday to begin their probe. .... ... #wildaviatorsUpdates #aircraft #Aviators #aviation #aircraft #wildaviators #pilot #planecrash #georgia #piper #twinengine #news https://www.instagram.com/p/CBFf8cwJzM7/?igshid=184yzhrh3v5kq

Fuel is stored in the wings for primarily 3 reasons : ___________________________________ ☆Fuel acts as a counter stress for the wings shortly after takeoff when the great stress of the aircraft’s mass acts on them. This prevents a large change in the wing dihedral angle. This effect is so great on the Boeing 747, that if only the centre tank was filled (leaving the wing tanks empty) and the plane would take off, the wings would simply snap. Due to this reason, fuel is first consumed from the center tank and then the wing tanks. Conversely, during refueling, the wing tanks are filled initially and then the centre tanks. ____________________________________ ☆Keeps the centre of gravity more or less in the desired position. If the tanks are at the nose or tail of the aircraft, there will be a large change of momentum as fuel is filled or consumed. Longitudinal centre of gravity is vital for an aircraft’s stability, and any large change in its position is not conducive for flying. _____________________________________ ☆The weight of the fuel provides rigidity to the wing, thereby reducing wing flutter. Flutter is the vibration of the wings due to the airflow. Large flutter is so hazardous that it can even result in total collapse of the wings. _____________________________________ NOTE: One some aircraft that have surge tanks are not counted to the fuel capacity of the aircraft but act as a precaution, in case the main tanks overflow.  ... ... #didyouknow #wildaviators #wildaviatorsUPDATES #aircraft #Aviators #aviation #aircraft #wings #wingspan #aircraftwing #airplanewing #fuel #store #fly #sky https://www.instagram.com/p/CAijGE9pwVB/?igshid=mvdvjsnloosc

Hope is now fading that any passengers on flight PK303 that crashed just outside Karachi earlier today will have survived.  The domestic flight from Lahore to Karachi ended its journey by plunging into a residential area close to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport and bursting into flames. __________________________________ There is still some confusion regarding the number of survivors but it is unlikely to be more than one or two.  Most of the people who have already been rescued from the crash area are from the houses that were badly damaged when the Pakistan International Airlines Airbus320 crashed into the Model Colony neighbourhood of Karachi.  The narrow streets, packed housing, and crowds of onlookers are hampering the efforts of the emergency services.  It will be a while before the true toll of this horrific crash is known. ... ... #pia #piacrash #wildaviators.com #WILDAVIATORSUPDATES #aircraft #Aviators #aviation #aircraft #wildaviators #pilot #sky #skyphotography #fly #sky https://www.instagram.com/p/CAh8o_xJGXN/?igshid=grg2zgdez7ku