A malfunction in the pitot-static system of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 is likely to have led to a “technical issue” which saw the aircraft pitch up and subsequently lose altitude. In a ...

Preliminary analysis of flight-data recordings from the crashed Saratov Airlines Antonov An-148 indicate that the heating system for the jet's pitot-static pressure sensors was not operating at any ...

The Pitot-Static Evaluation Exercise is one of the first flight exercises conducted as part of the rotary wing syllabus at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. The purpose of the exercise is to introduce ...

PUTRAJAYA, April 10 (Bernama) — A malfunction to the pitot-static system caused Flight MH2664 to make an air turnback to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) while en route to Tawau last ...

GE Druck has introduced a new air data line switching unit, designed to enhance the operation of air data test sets by simplifying the testing of multiple pitot-static systems. The LSU 105 can be used ...

Maintenance blunders keep catching pilots by surprise. Fortunately, the savvy and experienced pilots of a United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747-200 freighter were able to retrieve the situation ...

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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Tawau-bound Malaysia Airlines Flight MH2664 was forced to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) due to a technical issue, said the Civil ...

On April 3, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH2664 from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau returned to KLIA due to ‘technical issues’, with passengers reporting the plane had suddenly ‘dived’ during the flight. The Civil ...