新德里(美联社)——印度航空公司周二表示,已完成对部分波音飞机燃油控制开关锁定装置的预防性检查,未发现任何问题。
印度航空上月空难的初步调查报告显示,飞机开关在几秒内发生移位翻转,导致双引擎燃油中断。数日后,官方发布了这一声明。
印度航空(Air India)运营着波音787梦想客机机队执飞长途航线,其子公司兼低成本航空——印度航空快运(Air India Express)则使用波音737机型承担短途航班任务。
该航空公司在声明中表示,已对其两种机型的全部机队进行了检查。
声明称:在检查过程中,未发现所述锁定机制存在问题。
印度航空事故调查局正在对6月12日发生在西北部城市艾哈迈达巴德的坠机事件展开调查,该航班原定飞往伦敦,事故导致260人遇难。调查重点围绕波音787客机的燃油控制开关展开。此次空难中有一名幸存者。
上周,印度航空监管机构下令所有运营多款波音机型的航空公司检查燃油控制开关,并要求它们在7月21日前将检查结果提交给监管机构。
印度航空公司(Air India)现役机队拥有33架梦幻客机(Dreamliners),其子公司印度航空快运(Air India Express)则运营着75架波音737喷气式飞机。
过去几周,该航空公司在面临更严格审查和额外安全检查的情况下,遭遇了服务中断,导致航班延误、取消以及乘客焦虑情绪加剧。
周一,印度航空公司一架空客A320航班在孟买国际机场暴雨中降落时偏离跑道,导致飞机一侧发动机底部部分受损,机场跑道因此暂时关闭。
该航班从喀拉拉邦南部的科钦起飞。航空公司在一份声明中表示,所有乘客和机组人员均已安全撤离,飞机已停飞接受检查。
印度企业集团塔塔之子(Tata Sons)于2022年接管印度航空,使这家负债累累的国家航空公司结束了长达数十年的政府管控,重回私有化运营。
这笔24亿美元的交易被视为政府剥离亏损国有企业的举措。从某种意义上说,这也是印度航空的回归——该航空公司最初由塔塔家族于1932年创立。
自收购以来,印度航空公司已订购了价值逾700亿美元的上百架新飞机,重新设计了品牌标识和涂装,并整合了塔塔集团持股的多家小型航空公司。该公司还投入数千万美元用于飞机数字化改造,并对60余架老旧飞机的客舱内饰进行翻新。
NEW DELHI (AP) Air India said Tuesday that it had completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of fuel control switches for select Boeing aircrafts, with no issues found.
The announcement came days after a preliminary investigation into last months Air India plane crash stated that the switches shifted and flipped within seconds, starving both engines of fuel.
Air India operates a fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners for long-distance operations, while subsidiary and low-cost unit Air India Express operates the Boeing 737 jets for short-haul flights.
The airline said in a statement that it carried out inspections on its entire fleet of both types of aircraft.
In the inspections, no issues were found with the said locking mechanism, it said.
The investigation by Indias Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau into the London-bound plane that crashed in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people, is centered around the fuel control switches on the Boeing 787 jetliner. One person survived the crash .
Last week, Indias aviation regulator ordered all airlines operating several Boeing models to examine fuel control switches and submit their findings to the regulator by July 21.
Air India has 33 Dreamliners in its fleet, and Air India Express operates 75 Boeing 737 jets.
In the past few weeks, the airline has faced disruptions in services amid heightened scrutiny and additional safety inspections, leading to flight delays, cancellations and growing passenger anxiety.
On Monday, an Air India Airbus 320 flight veered off the runway as it landed during heavy rainfall at Mumbai International Airport, partially damaging the underside of one of the planes engines and leading to a temporary runway closure.
The flight had flown from Kochi in the southern state of Kerala. The airline said in a statement that all passengers and crew members disembarked safely and the aircraft was grounded for checks.
Indian conglomerate Tata Sons took over Air India in 2022, returning the debt-saddled national carrier to private ownership after decades of government control.
The $2.4 billion deal was seen as the governments effort to sell off a loss-making, state-run businesses. It also was in some ways a homecoming for Air India, which was launched by the Tata family in 1932.
Since the takeover, Air India has ordered hundreds of new planes worth more than $70 billion, redesigned its branding and livery and absorbed smaller airlines that Tata held stakes in. The company additionally has committed millions of dollars to digital overhauls of aircrafts and refurbishing interiors of more than five dozen legacy planes.