Flight Safety Information September 26, 2016 - No. 189 In This Issue Two hurt in airliner emergency landing at Dulles Spirit Airlines plane emergency landing at BNIA AA Flight 5946 from Dayton to DFW diverted to Louisville Delta Air Lines B767 Smoke in Cabin Yeti Airlines aircraft dislodges from runway at Bhairahawa airport US Supports Taiwan's Participation in International Civil Aviation Organization Aviation industry encourages pilots to come forward with mental health problems Gatwick easyJet pilot Kate McWilliams becomes world's youngest commercial airline captain Mitsubishi Test Jet Takes Off on Third Attempt to Reach U.S. Saudi Arabia's national airline adds 63 aircraft to fleet Stealth bomber's advantage could disappear in face of China's new radar An airline pilot reveals why the Boeing 757 is truly unique ERAU Crisis Communication & Media Two hurt in airliner emergency landing at Dulles Two passengers were taken to a hospital late Saturday night after an airliner made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport, authorities said. United Express Flight 4919, a Dash-8 landed with 21 passengers on board, landed about 10:30 p.m. without the use of its nose-landing gear, a United Airlines spokesman said Sunday. The plane carried three crew members. "The pilots did a great job," said the airline spokesman, Jonathan Guerin. The cause of the nose-gear issue is being investigated, he said. Medical personnel were on hand to meet and evaluate passengers, the spokesman said. He said two passengers were taken to a hospital with arm injuries and later released. A splint was placed on the arm of one of them, Guerin said. The Dash 8 has two wheels on its nose gear, which descends about three feet below the bottom of the fuselage. The high -wing aircraft also has a total of four larger wheels on landing gear beneath each of the two engines. All six wheels on the three landing gear are retracted during flight. A photograph of the scene shows the plane tilted forward on a runway, its nose apparently touching the pavement. People straggle away from the aircraft, and a small child is being carried in someone's arms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/two-hurt-in-emergency- landing-at-dulles/2016/09/26/e3c2ec0e-83a7-11e6-92c2-14b64f3d453f_story.html Back to Top Spirit Airlines plane emergency landing at BNIA CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Spirit Airlines plane that was supposed to travel from Niagara Falls to Fort Lauderdale made an emergency landing at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport early Monday. About 2:30 in the morning, pilots from Flight 647 told air traffic controllers, "We had it from the cabin. We had an engine failure. It said to shut down the engine ... It said there was a fire. I'll let you know on the ground, if they could just check," according to audio posted on liveATC.net. The airplane landed safely and passengers were let out of the plane. There are no reports of injuries. http://wivb.com/2016/09/26/spirit-airlines-plane-emergency-landing-at-bnia/ Back to Top AA Flight 5946 from Dayton to DFW diverted to Louisville AA Flight 5946 from Dayton to DFW diverted to Louisville photo American Eagle Flight 5946, operated by MESA Airlines was diverted due to a mechanical issue, AA spokeswoman Polly Tracey told our newsroom through an email message. "There were 51 passengers and four crew onboard. The aircraft will overnight and the flight will continue tomorrow (Monday). We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," Tracey stated. American Airlines Flight 5946 was diverted tonight and has safely landed in Louisville. The flight departed at 7:56 p.m. from Dayton International Airport and was scheduled to arrive at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Instead, it landed at 9:26 p.m. at the Louisville International Airport, according to the AA website. A caller said the plane had engine troubles, but a spokeswoman from Dayton International Airport could not confirm those reports and referred questions to the airline. The flight was operated by Mesa Airlines as American Eagle. http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/aa-flight-5946-from-dayton-diverted-lands- in-louis/nsfNx/ Back to Top Delta Air Lines B767 Smoke in Cabin Date: 25-SEP-2016 Time: ca 10:30 Type: Boeing 767-432ER Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines Registration: N830MH C/n / msn: 29701 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: None Location: nr Manchester - United Kingdom Phase: En route Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Detroit Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) Destination airport: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) Narrative: Delta Air Lines flight DL138 from Detroit to Amsterdam, Netherlands, diverted to Manchester, England after smoke and an unknown smell developed in the passenger cabin. The aircraft landed safely at 09:06 UTC. ABC News quoted a Delta official saying a Samsung tablet had become jammed after a seat either reclined or was returned to upright. The lithium battery of the device overheated. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=190370 Back to Top Yeti Airlines aircraft dislodges from runway at Bhairahawa airport LUMBINI, Sept 24: An aircraft of the Yeti Airlines has met with an accident while landing at Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa on Saturday afternoon. The aircraft flew to Bhairahawa from Kathmandu had met with the accident at the airport runway at around 4:15 pm. The aircraft was dislodged 150 meters south from the runway. A total of 32 passengers including three crew members were on board and no human casualty was reported in the incident. Some passengers have sustained minor injuries. Nepali Army, security officials at the Airport, among others carried out rescue operation in the site. Details of the incident are yet to be ascertained, according to the Civil Aviation Office, Bhairahawa. RSS http://www.myrepublica.com/news/6259 **************** Status: Preliminary Date: Saturday 24 September 2016 Time: 16:56 Type: British Aerospace 4101 Jetstream 41 Operator: Yeti Airlines Registration: 9N-AIB C/n / msn: 41017 First flight: 1993-07-01 (23 years 3 months) Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Bhairawa Airport (BWA) ( Nepal) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT), Nepal Destination airport: Bhairawa Airport (BWA/VNBW), Nepal Flightnumber: YT893 Narrative: A BAe Jetstream 41, registration 9N-AIB, was damaged in a runway excursion accident on landing at Bhairawa Airport (BWA), Nepal. The aircraft operated flight YT893 from Kathmandu. Upon landing at Bhairawa the aircraft failed to stop on the runway surface and overran, coming to rest in shrubs. The nose landing folded rearwards, the nose was damaged, one of the main landing gear legs separated and the no.1 propeller blades were all bent. Bhairawa Airport has a single bitumen runway (10/28) which is 1500 m long. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160924-0 Back to Top US Supports Taiwan's Participation in International Civil Aviation Organization FILE - China Airlines airplanes are parked on the tarmac at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 24, 2016. The United States remains committed to supporting Taiwan's bid to take part in an international aviation organization, which could raise tensions with China. "In keeping with our one-China policy, we support Taiwan's membership in international organizations that do not require statehood. In organizations that require statehood for membership, the United States supports Taiwan's meaningful participation," State Department East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau spokesperson Grace Choi said Thursday. Delegates and observers from about 200 countries and international organizations will meet next week to discuss aviation safety issues at a gathering of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. Taiwan is not officially recognized as a country by the United Nations because of longstanding objections from China. Beijing routinely tries to block Taiwan's attempts to join international organizations, believing that such actions could build support for its aspirations as a state. Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China. The U.S. State Department said aviation safety, security and efficiency are matters of global importance, and all interested stakeholders can play a positive role in ensuring those standards. Lawmakers voice support ICAO was established in 1944 with a mission to set international standards for air navigation safety and to improve global air transport. China and the U.S. are members. Some U.S. lawmakers had voiced strong support for Taiwan's participation in ICAO. "As East Asia's busiest airspace, it is without question that Taiwan should have access to the latest technologies and standards in civil aviation safety. It is in the best interest of public safety," said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, a Republican from California, in a recent statement. Congressman Royce and Democratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sponsored legislation three years ago that "directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan" at the ICAO Assembly. That legislation became public law in 2013. Complaints from China Taiwanese officials said Taipei has not received the invitation from ICAO. Analysts said it represents another form of pressure that China is trying to exert on Taiwan's public and democratically-elected leaders. While Washington has welcomed Taipei's "meaningful participation" in international organizations where statehood is not a requirement, that support is drawing complaints from Beijing. Chinese officials said the precondition for Taiwan's participation in international organizations is to "recognize one China principle." "It certainly hurts the perception of some Taiwan people about China. It will be a delicate decision for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen," said Richard Bush, director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. "As far as the bigger picture is concerned, what is needed now is an incremental and reciprocal process of trust-building in which both sides make efforts and avoid moves that undermine trust," Bush told VOA on Thursday. 'Responsible global citizen' Li Kexin, Chinese minister to the U.S., was quoted by media at an Embassy event earlier in September as saying "we really care about the fortunes of the Taiwanese people." He said Beijing had "opened several channels to let the Taiwanese people be made aware of information that they should have in order to protect their interests." State Department Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Tong said Taiwan's participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization has "helped make the world a safer place." "Taiwan is a responsible global citizen whose capabilities can have a major impact on the region," said Tong in a Washington event in March. "Even when Taiwan is barred from international organizations, it often voluntarily adheres to international laws and standards. The United States seeks to support Taiwan's membership in international organizations where statehood is not a requirement." Taiwan is responsible for the airspace known as Taipei Flight Information Region (Taipei FIR), which covers 180,000 square nautical miles and provides services for nearly 1.53 million controlled flights carrying 58 million travelers annually. http://www.voanews.com/a/us-support-taiwan-international-civil-aviation- organization/3521369.html Back to Top Aviation industry encourages pilots to come forward with mental health problems PHOTO: Pilots face more rigorous mental health assessments since the Germanwings disaster. (AFP: Daniel Reinhardt, file photo) Australia's aviation industry has been trying to change a culture among pilots of under- reporting mental health conditions, particularly since the issue came into the spotlight during the Germanwings disaster in March last year. Key points: Germanwings disaster prompted more stringent mental health assessment regime but no regulatory changes made Doctors say pilots under-report mental health conditions out of fear of losing medical licences and jobs Pilots say fear of being honest about mental health issues "has always been there" Andreas Lubitz, a co-pilot for Germanwings, deliberately flew his plane into a mountainside in March 2015, killing himself and all 144 passengers and six crew. Lubitz suffered from depression and suicidal tendencies and the incident sparked an overhaul of how pilots' mental health is assessed in Europe. In Australia, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) said health examiners had updated internal assessment procedures, but no regulatory changes had been made. Eric Donaldson, a CASA medical examiner who assesses pilots in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, said rigorous mental health assessments had made pilots fearful about losing their medical licences and jobs if they spoke freely. "I think there's been pressure on CASA since we had the Germanwings accident and there were others," Dr Donaldson said. "People are probably much more conscious of our responsibility than we might have been before." Kate Manderson, the president of the Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ASAM), said Australia already had a robust and effective regulatory system. "If we see a pilot or air traffic controller that we're concerned [about], we are protected under the law in terms of reporting that directly to CASA, and that's always been the case," Dr Manderson said. "And the mental health assessment has always been part of the way we assess our pilots through questionnaire and mental state examination as well." David Booth, president of the Australian Federation of Pilots (AFP), said CASA reneged on a tough approach. "What CASA decided they won't be doing is any sort of aggressive psychometric assessment, which was initially proposed after Germanwings," Captain Booth said. "I think the reason for that is there's a view that you could run those sorts of tests on people but ultimately you probably won't detect what you're looking for." Pilots too afraid to come forward Dr Manderson and Dr Donaldson both said there had been increased scrutiny and awareness about pilots' mental health and that it had consequences. "I'm not foolish enough to believe that every pilot that I see tells me the truth about his medical conditions," Dr Donaldson said. But Captain Booth said the culture of pilots under-reporting had always been there, generated by fear of losing their medical licence and jobs. "Pilots have always been fearful about coming forward," he said. "I don't believe Germanwings has driven pilots underground. "If we come down hard on pilots who do come forward then we can guarantee that that's exactly what will happen." Joseph Wheeler, the aviation counsel to the AFP, said there was also fear about loss of licence insurance for pilots. "For example in the Germanwings situation there was a fear, reported by the French authorities, of the pilot about whether he would be covered in the event he had to be suspended from work because he wouldn't meet his medical standards anymore," Mr Wheeler said. "So we need to have better engagement and better policies amongst these loss of licence insurers." Mr Wheeler said programs such as peer pilot support frameworks were helping pilots come forward and deal with potential problems. "Pilots are the only ones who really understand the very peculiar, high pressure and demanding requirements of the aviation profession," he said. "What peer pilot support does is encourage other pilots to look after themselves, to accept imperfections in what is often an environment that doesn't deal well with any imperfections, and helps pilots to identify concerns with each other and seek help. "What we're really advocating is the aeronautical equivalent of mates looking after mates." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-26/pilots-under-report-mental-illness-aviation- industry-says/7878724 Back to Top Gatwick easyJet pilot Kate McWilliams becomes world's youngest commercial airline captain Miss McWilliams, 26, flew from Gatwick to Malta last week alongside 19-year-old Luke Elsworth easyJet/PA Wire A British woman is thought to have become the world's youngest ever commercial airline captain at the age of just 26. Pilot Kate McWilliams, who lives in Reigate and is based at Gatwick, joined easyJet as a first officer just five years ago and has now been promoted to captain after passing the airline's command course. An easyJet spokeswoman said the Luton-based airline has carried out research which leads it to believe she is the youngest commercial airline captain in the world. Miss McWilliams said she gets asked about her age by cabin crew and passengers almost every day and most are "pleasantly surprised and impressed" when she tells them her age. She began flying aged 13 in the air cadets before embarking on a training programme at CTC Aviation in Southampton on her 19th birthday. The captain said: "Personally I don't think my age matters. I've been through the same training and passed the same command course as every other captain so I've proven myself capable regardless of my age. "I do now get asked how old I am on an almost daily basis which didn't used to happen when I was a first officer. "Usually that question comes from the cabin crew but sometimes passengers ask too. "When I tell them I'm 26, most people are pleasantly surprised and impressed with my achievement at such a young age." She flies Airbus A319 and A320 planes to around 100 destinations, such as Reykjavik, Tel Aviv and Marrakesh. "With Gatwick having such an extensive route network my roster is very varied so I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month," she said. "That keeps things interesting." Miss McWilliams recalled that when she was growing up she "never even thought it could be an option" to become a commercial pilot, saying that she "didn't know any I could ask for advice". But since she began training she has "never looked back". She added: "I love being a commercial pilot for easyJet, and I am proud that I have now achieved my ambition of becoming a captain." Just 5 per cent of commercial pilots are female and last year easyJet announced an initiative to double the proportion of female new entrants to 12% over two years. Julie Westhorp, chairwoman of the British Women Pilots' Association (BWPA), said she hopes Miss McWilliams' progression inspires more women to consider pursuing a career in aviation. She went on: "Kate's achievement clearly demonstrates to other young women that it is possible to succeed as a pilot in commercial aviation. Last week Miss McWilliams flew from Gatwick to Malta alongside Luke Elsworth, who earlier this year became the UK's youngest pilot at 19 years old. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/gatwick-easyjet-pilot-kate-mcwilliams- becomes-worlds-youngest-commercial-airline-captain-a3353726.html Back to Top Mitsubishi Test Jet Takes Off on Third Attempt to Reach U.S. Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. Unveils First MRJ Passenger Jet After Four-Year Delay Sensor problems forced cancellation of two flights last month Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to fly four planes to U.S. this year Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., the builder of Japan's first home-made passenger jet, said a test aircraft took off on its third attempt to fly to the U.S. Monday after aborting flights last month due to problems with air-conditioning sensors. The jet left Nagoya airport at 1:28 p.m. today, said Kenichi Takemori, a Nagoya-based spokesman for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the parent of Mitsubishi Aircraft. He declined to say what route the plane would take. A person familiar with the plan had earlier said the event was planned for Monday, subject to good weather. Success with the latest attempt may provide a boost to the program that is crucial for Japan's efforts to break the regional-jet duopoly of Brazil's Embraer SA and Canada's Bombardier Inc. The company had to take the plane, which can seat as many as 92 people, back to the hangar following two aborted test flights in as many days in late August. The aircraft, which made its first flight in November last year, will fly to Moses Lake, Washington in the U.S. for testing. The company plans to fly four test aircraft to the U.S. this year. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-26/mitsubishi-said-to-plan-mrj-flight- to-u-s-as-early-as-monday-itjiyosp Back to Top Saudi Arabia's national airline adds 63 aircraft to fleet Saudia's new planes will be used for national and international routes, according to the kingdom's minister of transportation Saudi Arabian Airlines has announced the addition of 63 new aircraft to its existing fleet, boosting passenger services on national and international routes. The new planes include 15 Boeing 777-300ERs, 13 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 35 Airbus New Generation A320/A321-neos. Announced by the kingdom's minister of transportation, Sulaiman Al Hamdan, the arrival of the aircraft comes on the back of moves by the General Authority of Civil Aviation to expand and grow through partnerships. Earlier this year, the airline - known as Saudia - received three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and a 777-300ER as part of efforts to increase its fleet from 119 planes to 200 by 2020. It expects to carry 30 million passengers in 2016. Speaking to local media, Saudia director general, Saleh Al Jasser, said agreements were singed with Airbus this year and last year to purchase a total of 113 new planes, the next of which should arrive next year. "The airline will receive four airplanes of model B787-9 in 2017," he said. In April Saudia also launched a low cost carrier, Flyadeal, which is scheduled to begin domestic operations in mid-2017. http://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-arabias-national-airline-adds-63-aircraft-fleet/ Back to Top Stealth bomber's advantage could disappear in face of China's new radar The system is capable of spotting the planes at a 60-mile range, according to reports. The American B-2 Spirit Bomber is difficult to detect using standard radar systemsReuters Chinese researchers claim to have developed a "quantum radar" that can defeat the B-2 stealth bomber's cloak of invisibility. The military-controlled China Electronics Technology Group (CTEC) say their new technology can easily detect stealth aircraft and is highly resistant to becoming jammed. Reports say the radar was created by the Intelligent Perception Technology Laboratory of CTEC. Conventional radar works by bouncing radio waves off an object and measuring the time taken for the waves to return, establishing the distance and speed of the object. The B-2 is invisible to conventional radar due to its top-secret stealth technology, which involves the use of materials that can absorb and neutralise radar beams. The theoretical basis of quantum radar depends on a phenomenon known as "quantum entanglement". This is the phenomenon observed in pairs of particles, in which any measurement taken of one is reflected by the other. A quantum radar would generate an entangled pair of particles, fire one-half of particles towards an object and observe the remaining half to measure what is happening to the half that has been fired. The B-2 would be visible to a radar using this technology, according to reports in the Sunday Times, which describes the radar as "detecting the shadow the aircraft casts as it flies". A prototype lab-based version of the quantum radar was developed at York University by Dr Stefano Pirandola. In February 2015, Dr Pirandola said full-scale, real-world applications of the technology were "some way off but would provide superior performance". Reports of China's successful quantum radar program originated with the Global Times, which is an official media outlet of the Communist Party of China. The B-2 bomber is capable of deploying nuclear weapons and has been part of the US Air Force's fleet since 1997. When development, support and spare parts costs are factored into the price of the aircraft, each of the 20 bombers is estimated to be worth almost $1bn (£770m). http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ Back to Top An airline pilot reveals why the Boeing 757 is truly unique Boeing 757 American Airlines (American Airlines Boeing 757.Flickr/Aero Icarus) Twelve years after Boeing discontinued the 757, the long-time 'tweener in the company's lineup is still popular among U.S. airlines. American, Delta, and United all operate large fleets of the airplane. Even though the Renton, Washington-based plane maker booked more than 1,000 orders for the jets over its two decades in production, it was never a hot seller. By the early 2000's, sales of the 757 had all but dried up, and Boeing put the plane out to pasture in 2004. Although many of the planes are pushing 25 years of service, airlines are hanging onto their 757s. For instance, Delta, who has spent big bucks on a fleet of new jets, recently refurbished the cabins of its aging 757s instead of replacing them with newer planes. So why are its customer's so loyal? Is the 757 such as good? To get some answers, Business Insider recently spoke with author and Boeing 757 pilot Patrick Smith about the plane. "There's no denying the 757 is an old plane that was designed in the late 1970s, but the versatility of the plane is remarkable and unmatched," Smith, the author of the book Cockpit Confidential, told Business Insider in an interview. "It's profitable on both short- haul domestic as well as trans-Atlantic routes." Boeing 757 Delta Airlines (Delta Boeing 757.REUTERS/Tami Chappell) During it's production life, the 757 was always a bit of an oddity - a 'tweener of sorts. It's larger and offers greater range than the average narrow body jet, but smaller and cheaper to operate than a wide-body. Boeing and its customers, for many years, didn't quite know how to take full advantage of the plane's capabilities. However, when they did figure it out, it became an integral part of the operators' fleets. Boeing is currently marketing a new stretched variant of its long-serving 737 - called the MAX 9 - as a potential replacement for the 757. Now, there's talk that Boeing may make the 737 even larger to match get closer to the 757's capacity. "Boeing is trying to push the 737 as a viable 757 replacement," Smith said, "In some respects it can and in some respects it can't." For instance, the 737 simply isn't capable of the same kind of engine performance as the 757. According to Smith, the 737 falls way short of the 757 in terms of runway performance. The 737 requires a much higher takeoff speed and much more runway to get off the ground. "The 757 can be off the ground in 4,000 ft. and under 140 knots," he told us. However, Smith recounts being in the cockpit jump seat of a 737 as two other pilots were flying. During takeoff, the author noticed that the plane didn't lift off until 160 knots and used up much more runway. Furthermore, the 757 can comfortably climb straight to its cruising altitude. On the other hand, the 737 requires a step climb procedure that calls for the plane to climb to a certain altitude and burn off some fuel to lighten the load before climbing to higher altitude. Runway performance matters. Especially when it comes to the type of flying the 757 and the 737 are asked to perform - trans-continental or oceanic flights with a full payload. "The 737 falls short when you're trying fly it longer haul, coast to coast. It can do it, but not by much," Smith said. In addition, when it comes to flying across the Atlantic, "there's is concern in the winter, when there is ferocious head winds, the 737 may need to stop for fuel." The reality is that Smith believes the Boeing 737 is a good plane, but is being asked to take on a mission the design wasn't meant to perform. "The Boeing 737 was essentially conceived as a small regional jet nearly decades ago," Smith told us. "It's an extremely popular plane, but it's being asked to perform missions it wasn't designed for." As a result, Boeing is simply not in a position to bolt bigger engines onto the 737. Since its introduction in the 1960s, Boeing has been installing larger and larger engines on the 737 as the size of the plane grew. Unfortunately, the amount of room underneath the wing hasn't changed. Thus, Boeing has all but maxed out on the size of the engines it can mount on the 737 without completely redesigning the plane's under carriage. Instead of a stretched 737, Smith believes Boeing should have gone for an updated version of the 757 at sometime during its production run. "Somewhere along the way, had Being just re-engined the 757 with a new cockpit and new internal system, it could have been a big hit," Smith told us. Representatives from Boeing were not immediately available for comment. Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (Icelandair Boeing 757.Flickr/Eric Salard) With that said, the 757 isn't a perfect plane. "It's a 6-across narrow body that's long and thin," Smith said. "And for passengers, it can take a long time to board and disembark." In addition, the 757's cockpit is pretty old-fashioned with compared to modern airliners such as the 737 MAX. The controls of the 757 are also much heavier for pilots than its sibling - the Boeing 767. The 757 and 767 were developed at the same time and features virtually identical cockpits. Finally, the Boeing 757 leaves a massive amount of wake turbulence as it flies - forcing air traffic controllers to keep other planes far away from passing 757s. "No one know really why, but the 757 has really strong wake turbulence," Smith told us. "The early 757s had worse wake turbulence than the 747." Although Smith added that the addition of winglets on later 757s have greatly decreased the wake turbulence. The Boeing 757 is aircraft that's come and gone. It's served it tour of duty with honor and distinction. Now, it's time for Boeing to find a replacement worthy of stepping into its shoes. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/airline-pilot-reveals-why-boeing-151300086.html Curt Lewis