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Express Tribune
a day ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
Dar to attend OIC CFM session in Turkiye
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said hundreds of Zaireen evacuated from Iran and Iraq so far. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN DPM Senator Ishaq Dar will visit Türkiye, to participate in the 51st Session of the Council of the Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OIC being held on 21-22 June 2025. Also, Dar held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov. During the conversation, the two leaders discussed a range of bilateral and regional matters of mutual interest. Separately, Dar reiterated the government's commitment to create an enabling environment for investment, enhance transparency, and safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders.
See - Sada Elbalad
a day ago
- Business
- See - Sada Elbalad
Türkiye to Host 51st OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting in Istanbul
Mohamed Mandour The 51st session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) will be held in Istanbul on June 21-22, under the chairmanship of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Ahead of the gathering, a Senior Officials Meeting was held in April 27 and 29 at the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of the preparations for the high-level conference. Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz assumed the chairmanship of the Senior Officials Meeting from the head of the Cameroonian delegation. Yilmaz delivered the opening speech, during the Senior Officials meeting, while OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha also addressed the participants. During the two-day meeting in Jeddah, senior representatives from the 57 member states discussed draft resolutions on various issues, and reviewed reports outlining the OIC's general policies and principles. The draft resolutions adopted by the senior officials will be presented for approval at the June Council session. When Türkiye hosts the CFM meeting in Istanbul, it will assume the one-year rotating chairmanship of the OIC — the second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations. Türkiye previously hosted OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meetings in 1976, 1991, and 2004. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Indian Express
US NTSB issues urgent safety recommendation on smoke risk from CFM engines on Boeing 737 Max jets; Air India Express, Akasa Air among engine users
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an 'urgent safety recommendation' to mitigate the possibility of smoke entering the cockpit or cabin of Boeing 737 Max aircraft flying on LEAP-1B engines in case of engine damage. Air India Express and Akasa Air are prominent Indian airlines that operate the Boeing 737 Max aircraft equipped with LEAP-1B engines, which are manufactured by CFM International. The problem, however, may not be limited to the Boeing 737 Max jets, which have been under the scanner for the past few years over other safety concerns. The US transportation accident investigation body has also issued additional recommendations to evaluate the potential of the same problem with LEAP-1A and -1C engines. The LEAP-1A engine is one of the engine options for the Airbus A320neo aircraft, the main narrow-body workhorse for IndiGo and Air India. Smoke in the aircraft, specifically in the cockpit, could pose a potential safety hazard as it can impair the pilots' ability to operate the plane, particularly during critical flight phases like take-off and landing, according to industry insiders. The NTSB recommendations could require aviation regulators globally, including in India, to issue advisories to airlines and even mandate corrective action for engines, which is expected to be one involving system software upgrades in scores of aircraft. India's aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has so far not commented on the issue. Akasa Air and Air India Express have also not commented so far. In its 'urgent' recommendation to the US aviation regulator—the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)—the NTSB has asked it to ensure that airlines inform pilots of aircraft equipped with LEAP-1B engines about the potential hazard of smoke entering the aircraft cockpit and cabin. In its probe into two such incidents, the NTSB found that the engine load reduction device (LRD)—a safety feature designed to reduce the severity of vibrations transmitted from a damaged engine to the airframe—can result in damage to the engine oil system. This could allow smoke from hot oil to enter the cockpit or passenger cabin through the plane's ventilation system. The NTSB also asked the FAA and European aviation regulator—European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)—to require all operators of the affected engines to incorporate software modifications being developed by CFM and Boeing. Usually, aviation regulators globally follow FAA and EASA's lead. Reacting to the NTSB's recommendations, a CFM spokesperson said: 'We are aligned with the NTSB's recommendations, and the work is already underway, in close partnership with our airframers, to enhance the capability of this important system.' CFM, a joint-venture of US-based GE Aerospace and France-based Safran, is a major aircraft engine manufacturer globally. Both the incidents investigated by the NTSB involved US carrier Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737 Max jets. In both incidents, which took place in 2023, bird strikes led to engine damage, which consequently led to smoke entering the cockpit in one case and the passenger cabin in the other. 'The recommendations stem from the NTSB's investigation into a December 2023 incident in which smoke entered the airplane after a bird was ingested into the left engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 shortly after departing New Orleans, Louisiana. The flight deck filled with what the crew described as 'acrid white smoke' so thick that the captain had difficulty seeing the instrument panel. The crew donned masks, were able to clear the smoke, and landed the airplane back in New Orleans. None of the crew or passengers were injured,' the NTSB said. A similar engine damage event occurred in March 2023 on another Southwest flight when vapour fog filled the passenger cabin after birds were ingested into the right engine shortly after departing Havana, Cuba. 'Concerned that flight crews operating these airplanes may not be fully aware of the potential hazard of an LRD smoke-related event along with the appropriate mitigation actions, the NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration asking the agency to ensure that operators inform flight crews of airplanes equipped with the affected engines. Boeing has revised flight manuals for pilots detailing the steps to take to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit or cabin following an LRD activation,' the NTSB said. 'Once CFM International and Boeing complete the development and certification process for software modifications to the CFM International LEAP-1B engines, require all operators of airplanes equipped with CFM International LEAP-1B engines to incorporate the software modification developed…to prevent or limit the amount of smoke released into the cockpit or cabin after load reduction device activation,' the NTSP mentioned it is report. The NTSB further asked CFM and Boeing to work together to complete the development and certification process for the necessary software modification. It also asked the FAA and EASA to work with CFM, Airbus, and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China to 'determine if CFM International LEAP-1A or -1C engines are at risk of smoke in the cockpit or cabin as a result of load reduction device activation and require affected operators to incorporate any modification that results'. Sukalp Sharma is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express and writes on a host of subjects and sectors, notably energy and aviation. He has over 13 years of experience in journalism with a body of work spanning areas like politics, development, equity markets, corporates, trade, and economic policy. He considers himself an above-average photographer, which goes well with his love for travel. ... Read More
2 days ago
- Automotive
NTSB urges quick fix on Boeing plane engines to prevent smoke from filling cabin after a bird strike
Safety experts recommended Wednesday that the engines on Boeing's troubled 737 Max airplanes be modified quickly to prevent smoke from filling the cockpit or cabin after a safety feature is activated following a bird strike. The problem detailed by the National Transportation Safety Board emerged after two bird strikes involving Southwest Airlines planes in 2023 — one in Havana, Cuba, and another in New Orleans. The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing already warned airlines and pilots about the problem and the engine maker has been working on a fix. The NTSB said that the engines CFM International makes for the Boeing plane can inadvertently release oil into the hot engine when the safety feature, called a load reduction device, is activated after a bird strike or similar engine issue. The resulting smoke feeds directly into either the cockpit or passenger cabin depending on which engine was struck. Similar engine models with the same safety feature are also used on Airbus A320neo planes and C919 planes made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. The NTSB urged European and Chinese aviation safety regulators to evaluate those engine models to determine if they could also be susceptible to the smoke problem. The new safety device that CFM added to its engines solved one problem by limiting damage when an engine starts to come apart, but created a new problem by releasing the oil that burns and generates smoke. 'This is a case of an unintended consequence of a new and innovative safety idea where if the fan gets unbalanced that this is a way to alleviate the load and thereby doing less damage to the engine, the engine pylon, all of that,' said aviation safety expert John Cox, who is CEO of the Safety Operating Systems consulting firm. CFM said in a statement that it is 'aligned with the NTSB's recommendations and the work is already underway, in close partnership with our airframers, to enhance the capability of this important system.' The company, which is a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, confirmed it is working on a software update for the 737 Max's engines and said it is evaluating similar engine models. Boeing said it is working with CFM on the update and the planemaker supports NTSB's recommendations. Boeing also updated some of the checklists pilots rely on to help them take appropriate actions. The NTSB investigated a December 2023 incident in which a Southwest Airlines plane struck a bird while taking off from New Orleans and had to land quickly after thick smoke filled the cockpit — even making it hard for the pilot to see the instrument panel or his copilot. In an incident nine months earlier involving another Southwest 737 Max, smoke filled the cabin after a bird strike after takeoff in Havana. Air from the left engine on a 737 Max flows directly into the cockpit while air from the right engine flows into the passenger cabin. While these incidents were both bird strikes, the NTSB said this could happen in certain other circumstances. The FAA said in a statement that it agrees with the NTSB recommendations and when 'the engine manufacturer develops a permanent mitigation, we will require operators to implement it within an appropriate timeframe.' Pilots can act to limit smoke in the plane by manually cutting off airflow from the engines, but smoke can quickly start to fill the cabin within a few seconds. The engine manufacturer is working on a software update that should do that automatically, but that's not expected to be ready until sometime in the first quarter of next year. The NTSB said in its report that several pilots who fly Boeing 737s told investigators they weren't aware of these incidents despite the efforts Boeing and the FAA have made. The NTSB said 'it is critical to ensure that pilots who fly airplanes equipped with CFM LEAP-1B engines are fully aware of the potential for smoke in the cockpit.' Airbus didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. A Southwest spokesperson said the airline has been in close contact with the FAA, Boeing and the engine maker since the incidents and notified its pilots after they happened. The spokesperson said the airline continues to address the issue through its training and safety management systems. The Boeing 737 Max planes have been the focus since they were involved in both incidents, and there has been a history of other problems with that plane. The Max version of Boeing's bestselling 737 airplane has been the source of persistent troubles for Boeing after two of the jets crashed. The crashes, one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019, killed 346 people. The problem in those crashes stemmed from a sensor providing faulty readings that pushed the nose down, leaving pilots unable to regain control. After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned the system. Last month, the Justice Department reached a deal to allow Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the Max before the two crashes. Worries about the plane flared up again after a door plug blew off a Max operated by Alaska Airlines, leading regulators to cap Boeing's production at 38 jets per month. The NTSB plans to meet next Tuesday to discuss what investigators found about that incident.
Biz Bahrain
2 days ago
- Business
- Biz Bahrain
Gulf Air and CFM strengthen LEAP-1A Engine Support for A320neo Fleet
In a sign of a long-standing and trusted collaboration, Gulf Air and CFM International have extended the airline's long-term CFM LEAP-1A Services for A320neo family aircraft. Signed during Paris Airshow 2025, held from 16 to 22 June 2025, this strategic extension, along with the purchase of additional spare engines, forms a strong and reliable foundation for comprehensive engine support, enhancing fleet reliability and operational continuity. Being the Kingdom of Bahrain's national carrier, Gulf Air operates one of the region's most modern and efficient fleets, which includes 29 LEAP-1A-powered A320neo family aircraft, continued collaboration with CFM is key to operational excellence; and a renewed affirmation of CFM's support and technical expertise. 'We are delighted to strengthen our partnership with CFM, who have been a key partner of our growth since our first CFM engine operations in the 1990s', said Dr. Jeffrey Goh, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air Group. 'This agreement will enable us to secure MRO capacity for our fleet and maintain our growth.' 'It's an honor to further expand our relationship with Gulf Air, a long-standing member of the CFM family', said Gaël Meheust, President and CEO of CFM International. 'This agreement commits us to provide Gulf Air with the best CFM standards in terms of support, reliability, and utilization for its LEAP fleet.'
