Flight Safety Information - July 17, 2025 No. 142 In This Issue : Incident: Indigo A20N near Mumbai on Jul 16th 2025, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Volotea A320 near Turin on Jul 12th 2025, engine fire indication : Incident: Nyx SF34 near Budapest on Jul 16th 2025, engine shut down in flight : Air India captain ‘cut off’ fuel to engines : Air India crash probe focuses on actions of plane's captain, WSJ reports : Emirates 777 Pilots Tries to Takeoff from Wrong Runway at Dublin Airport? : Liquids rule could be the next airport security screening change, DHS Secretary suggests : Air France 777 Pilots to Fly KLM Amsterdam to New York Flights : Delta Air Lines Pays Millions After Scandal : Calendar of Events Incident: Indigo A20N near Mumbai on Jul 16th 2025, engine shut down in flight An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IZB performing flight 6E-6271 from Delhi to Goa (India) with 173 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 130nm north of Mumbai (India) when the crew reported the failure of one of their engines (PW1127G). The aircraft diverted to Mumbai for a safe landing on runway 27 about 30 minutes later. The aircraft is still on the ground in Mumbai about 4 hours after landing. The airline reported a technical issue, the aircraft will be repaired and continue the flight the following morning. https://avherald.com/h?article=52a625b8&opt=0 Incident: Volotea A320 near Turin on Jul 12th 2025, engine fire indication A Volotea Airbus A320-200, registration EC-NOL performing flight V7-2087 from Dubrovnik (Croatia) to Lyon (France), was enroute at FL380 about 40nm east of Turin (Italy) when the crew received an engine (CFM56) fire indication, shut the engine down and decided to divert to Turin. The aircraft landed safely on Turin's runway 36 about 40 minutes later. The aircraft returned to service about 35 hours later. https://avherald.com/h?article=52a60f1a&opt=0 Incident: Nyx SF34 near Budapest on Jul 16th 2025, engine shut down in flight A NyxAir Saab 340A freighter, registration ES-NSN performing flight OJ-331 from Varna (Bulgaria) to Rzeszow (Poland) with 2 crew, was enroute at FL240 about 130nm eastnortheast of Budapest (Hungary) when the crew decided to divert to Budapest reporting they had shut one of their engines (CT7) down, no fire. The aircraft landed safely on Budapest's runway 31R about 45 minutes later, vacated the runway and stopped for inspection by emergency services. The aircraft is still on the ground in Budapest about 13.5 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=52a60c10&opt=0 Air India captain ‘cut off’ fuel to engines The captain of the crashed Air India jet likely cut off the fuel supply before it crashed in Ahmedabad, US officials believe. The first officer, who was flying the Boeing 787-9, questioned why the captain had moved switches to the cut-off position, according to a US assessment of the black-box data. The first officer reportedly expressed surprise and panicked, while the captain remained calm, the Wall Street Journal reported. All but one of 242 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner were killed when the aircraft plunged into a medical student hostel in a built-up suburb last month, less than a minute after take-off from Ahmedabad airport. It follows a preliminary report released by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) that found that switches controlling fuel flow to the jet’s two engines were turned off, leading to a catastrophic loss of thrust at take-off. According to the report, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why “did you cut off” the fuel supply in the recovered cockpit voice recording. The other pilot responded that he “didn’t”. It was not previously clear who said what. However, sources in the US who have reviewed the cockpit voice recordings told the Wall Street Journal that it was the captain who was questioned about why he cut off fuel to engines. The switches were moved in succession, one second apart, according to the report. Some 10 seconds later, the switches were turned back on. The report did not say whether the switches may have been turned off accidentally or deliberately. Sumeet Sabharwal, the captain, and Clive Kundar, the co-pilot had more than 9,000 hours of flying time between them. On Sunday, The Telegraph revealed that Air India crash investigators are examining the medical records of Mr Sabharwal amid claims that he suffered from depression and mental health problems. Captain Sabharwal, 56, who had been considering leaving the airline to look after his elderly father following the death of his mother in 2022. In the moments before the disaster, Mr Sabharwal issued a mayday call. However, after the aircraft reached a maximum altitude of barely 400ft above the runway all contact was lost. The plane then fell towards the ground and exploded on impact. Campbell Wison, the Air India chief executive, said in a staff memo that the report had “triggered a new round of speculation in the media”. Mr Wilson said the report identified no cause nor made any recommendations and urged people to avoid drawing premature conclusions as investigation was far from over. The crash was the first fatal accident involving Boeing’s Dreamliner. However, the airline had already suffered reputational damage after a string of safety and quality problems. The Dreamliner, which entered service in 2011, is popular among commercial airlines and is commonly used on international long-haul routes. https://www.yahoo.com/news/air-india-captain-cut-off-064006341.html Air India crash probe focuses on actions of plane's captain, WSJ reports (Reuters) -A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain cut the flow of fuel to the plane's engines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The newspaper cited people familiar with U.S. officials' early assessment of evidence uncovered in the investigation into the June 12 crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, India, that killed 260 people. A preliminary report into the crash released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday said one pilot was then heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off the fuel and "the other pilot responded that he did not do so." Investigators did not identify which remarks were made by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and which by First Officer Clive Kunder, who had total flying experience of 15,638 hours and 3,403 hours, respectively. Kunder, who was flying the plane, asked Sabharwal why he moved the fuel switches to the "cutoff" position seconds after lifting off the runway, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal did not say if there was any evidence that Sabharwal did move the switches, beyond the verbal exchange it cited. But it quoted U.S. pilots who have read the Indian authorities’ report as saying that Kunder, the pilot actively flying, likely would have had his hands full pulling back on the Dreamliner’s controls at that stage of the flight. India's AAIB, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Air India and two unions representing Indian pilots did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment on the Wall Street Journal report. Boeing declined to comment. The AAIB's preliminary report said the fuel switches had switched from run to cutoff a second apart just after takeoff, but it did not say how they were flipped. Almost immediately after the plane lifted off the ground, closed-circuit TV footage showed a backup energy source called a ram air turbine had deployed, indicating a loss of power from the engines. The London-bound plane began to lose thrust, and after reaching a height of 650 feet, the jet started to sink. The fuel switches for both engines were turned back to run, and the airplane automatically tried restarting the engines, the report said. But the plane was too low and too slow to be able to recover, aviation safety expert John Nance told Reuters. The plane clipped some trees and a chimney before crashing in a fireball into a building on a nearby medical college campus, the report said, killing 19 people on the ground and 241 of the 242 on board the 787. NO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS In an internal memo on Monday, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the preliminary report found no mechanical or maintenance faults and that all required maintenance had been carried out. The AAIB's preliminary report had no safety recommendations for Boeing or engine manufacturer GE. After the report was released, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe, a document seen by Reuters showed and four sources with knowledge of the matter said. The circumstantial evidence increasingly indicates that a crew member flipped the engine fuel switches, Nance said, given there was "no other rational explanation" that was consistent with the information released to date. Nonetheless, investigators "still have to dig into all the factors" and rule out other possible contributing factors which would take time, he said. Most air crashes are caused by multiple factors, and under international rules, a final report is expected within a year of an accident. The Air India crash has rekindled debate over adding flight deck cameras, known as cockpit image recorders, on airliners. Nance said investigators likely would have benefited greatly from having video footage of the cockpit during the Air India flight. Air India has faced additional scrutiny on other fronts after the crash. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said this month it plans to investigate its budget airline, Air India Express, after Reuters reported the carrier did not follow a directive to change engine parts of an Airbus A320 in a timely manner and falsified records to show compliance. https://www.yahoo.com/news/details-air-india-crash-probe-231135528.html Emirates 777 Pilots Tries to Takeoff from Wrong Runway at Dublin Airport? DUBLIN- UAE flag carrier, Emirates Airline (EK) flight from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) was delayed due to some issues onboard the Boeing 777 on July 14, 2025. On Reddit, a social media platform, the commentators assumed that Emirates pilots tried to take off from the wrong runway at Dublin Airport. However, the Aviation A2Z team digs deeper to find out the exact cause. Emirates Pilots Takeoff from Wrong Dublin Runway? Well, the clear answer is NO. But then, why did they abort a takeoff and change the runway, which led to this confusion? According to FlightRadar24 data, Emirates flight EK164 ( UAE78P or 78 Papa) pushed back from the gate at 21:20 UTC. After that, it taxied to the runway at 21:40 UTC. Here comes a twist, the pilot was ready to take off, however, the pilot told ATC that they had issues with one passenger and they were returning to the gate. We transcribed the conversation in a summary that happened between EK 78 Papa Pilot and Dublin EIDW ATC from LiveATC.net audio archives. An Emirates flight (Emirates 78 Papa) reported a sick passenger and requested to taxi back. The crew was informed that the ambulance would meet them at the stand, and updates about the passenger’s condition were exchanged. The passenger later regained consciousness, and medical advice indicated the flight could continue The crew communicated with ground control to adjust performance numbers for departure after the medical delay and inquired about which runway would be used for departure (initially 28 right, later changed to 28 left due to cutoff time). Ground control organized ambulance support, requesting specific details about the sick passenger, including age and whether oxygen was supplied. The Emirates crew reported that a 34-year-old passenger was being treated. Controllers and other aircraft were informed about the ambulance’s location, and instructions were given for safe movement around emergency vehicles. Emirates 78 Papa received various taxiing and holding instructions, including to hold short of specific taxiways and runways, to accommodate both their own situation and airport operations. Emirates Airline (EK) flight from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) was delayed due to some issues onboard the Boeing 777 on July 14, 2025. EK Pilots and Dublin ATC Conversation Here’s the actual conversation transcript: ATC: Did you say November 5 Emirates 78 Papa? Emirates 78 Papa (EK Pilot): Yeah, I looks like you won’t be able to make the turn down to November 2 so the first exit point is actually down at uh November 5. ATC: That’s it. We’ll taxi down to the runway now next to uh November 5 Emirates 78 Papa. ATC: Emirates 78 Papa do you require uh an ambulance to meet you at stand? EK Pilot: Affirm Emirates 78 Papa. ATC: Roger, we’ll get that organized. [A short period with ATC coordinating the ambulance and other airport logistics.] ATC: Emirates 78 Papa, when you have them, just for the ambulance, if you could pass along any details relating to the passenger. EK Pilot: Understood. That’s all right, Papa. We’re trying to ring the cabin now but they’re obviously quite busy but it’s uh I know it’s a 34 year old uh so I think they’re trying to supply oxygen. ATC: That’s it Papa, thank you very much. Uh when you get any more just let us know but we’ll pass that along to the paramedics. ATC: Emirates 78 Papa are you with me? [Various instructions about taxi and holding position] ATC: Emirates 78 Papa, if we do depart again will we be going off 28 right or 28 left? ATC: Will likely be 28 left at this time sir but um do you have a rough estimate when you’re looking to go? EK Pilot: Stand by. [After further medical and operational checks] EK Pilot: Yeah, uh so fortunately we were in contact with the medical services and they would like us to continue on the trip. So uh we need a couple of minutes just to change performance and things numbers and then we’ll be ready for departure and expecting runway 28 left. ATC: Emirates 78 Papa, that is copied. I’ll have a re-clearance for you of a standard departure report when ready to copy. The flight took off from Dublin at 22:16, after a delay of an hour and 20 minutes from the scheduled departure time. The flight landed safely at Dubai International Airport at 4:55 UTC. The aircraft taxied to Terminal 3. The flight was operated by a 13.6-year-old Boeing 777-300ER, registered as A6-EGM. https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/07/17/emirates-777-pilots-tries-to-takeoff-from-wrong-runway-at-dublin/#google_vignette Liquids rule could be the next airport security screening change, DHS Secretary suggests The liquid rule for carry-on bags could be the next airport security measure to be overhauled. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, hinted at a possible policy change on Wednesday at the Hill Nation Summit hosted by The Hill and NewsNation in Washington. “But I will tell you — I mean the liquids — I’m questioning. So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be,” Noem told NewsNation’s host Blake Burman. Noem’s comments came shortly after DHS rolled back a rule in place for nearly two decades requiring travelers to remove their shoes at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. The DHS oversees the TSA, which was established after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The TSA’s 3-1-1 liquids rule — which requires that liquids in carry-on luggage be limited to 3.4 ounces or less and stored in a single, one-quart, resealable plastic bag — was introduced in September 2006. The rule was established shortly after a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives on transatlantic flights was foiled by British police, according to an official TSA timeline. Larger quantities of liquids, gels and aerosols are permitted in checked luggage. Noem spoke more broadly about streamlining the airport screening experience for US travelers. “Hopefully the future of an airport, where I’m looking to go, is that you walk in the door with your carry-on suitcase, you walk through a scanner and go right to your flight,” Noem said. “It takes you one minute.” Noem said DHS is talking with various companies about technology that could help achieve that goal, adding that travelers will see pilot programs at a few airports before such measures would be implemented widely. The secretary added that the multi-layered security screening system allows for changes. “It is still a process that is protecting people who are traveling on our airlines, but it has to make sense,” she said. “It has to actually do something to make you safer,” Noem said, followed by a dig at the Biden administration. Policy change announcements “will be made through official channels,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. “Secretary Noem and TSA are constantly looking for ways to enhance security, and improve the travel experience for the public,” the statement said. https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/travel/tsa-liquid-sizes-noem-comments Air France 777 Pilots to Fly KLM Amsterdam to New York Flights This pilot sharing maintains KLM's brand experience while efficiently leveraging internal pilot resources across the group. AMSTELVEEN- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) and Air France (AF) launch a four-month pilot sharing program between Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) and New York John F. Kennedy (JFK). Air France flight crews will operate a KLM Boeing 777-200 on daily rotations, a first for the Air France-KLM Group. The initiative boosts KLM’s summer capacity through cross-airline resource pooling while maintaining normal cabin service standards. Air France 777 Pilots to Fly KLM Amsterdam to New York Flights KLM and Air France have initiated a pilot sharing program to optimize summer operations. For the first time, Air France pilots will operate KLM flights on the transatlantic route between Amsterdam (AMS) and New York City (JFK), ensuring flight continuity during the peak travel season. This arrangement is scheduled to last until October 25, 2025, coinciding with the end of the summer flight schedule. The program focuses on a single KLM Boeing 777-200 aircraft operating flight KL 641. Air France pilots are assigned to fly the aircraft, while KLM cabin crew will handle in-flight service and passenger operations. This pilot sharing maintains KLM’s brand experience while efficiently leveraging internal pilot resources across the group. The first jointly operated flight departed from Schiphol Airport at 13:25 local time, marking a significant milestone in the integrated operations of the Air France-KLM Group. Enhancing Operations This pilot sharing program aims to support KLM in maintaining its scheduled services despite challenges such as pilot shortages and increased summer travel demand. According to KLM COO Maarten Stienen, this initiative “supplements our capacity this summer, which is good for KLM as a whole.” The collaboration highlights the group’s ability to act flexibly across national borders, enhancing resilience and adaptability. It also reflects the broader strategic integration within the Air France-KLM Group, optimizing fleet and crew deployment for better operational efficiency. Future Outlook The initiative involved collaboration between numerous stakeholders, including internal departments, labor unions, and European aviation authorities. Careful planning ensured regulatory compliance, crew qualification checks, and seamless crew coordination. This temporary arrangement is not only a technical and logistical success but also serves as a model for future cross-airline operational synergies within aviation alliances. https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/07/16/air-france-777-pilots-to-fly-klm-amsterdam-new-york-flights/ Delta Air Lines Pays Millions After Scandal Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations that it improperly used COVID-19 relief money to fund pay for executives, the U.S. Justice Department announced this week. The scandal stems from Delta's participation in the Payroll Support Program (PSP), which was a program established under the CARES Act in March of 2020 that was designed to provide financial support to airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The financial assistance came with some specific conditions, one of which limited compensation for certain executives earning over $425,000 per year. The Justice Department claimed that Delta violated that condition, essentially taking relief money from the federal government while overpaying its executives. The U.S. Department of Justice claims that Delta entered two separate PSP agreements with the U.S. Treasury in 2020 and 2021, but then exceeded those compensation limits to some executives and employees in March 2020 and April 2023. Delta has maintained that it did not violate these requirements. "Delta strongly believes it fully complied with all requirements of the CARES Act," Delta wrote in a statement via View From the Wing. "At issue is a disagreement about a technical matter involving the time periods used to measure executive compensation during the pandemic. Delta has consistently maintained the claim is without merit and settled to avoid the expense and distraction of litigation. Delta remains grateful for the Treasury Department’s efforts that kept essential airline employees operating our nation’s air travel system." The Justice Department, however, saw things differently. As a result, Delta has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle the allegations. “The PSP was intended to provide critical assistance to the airline industry during the pandemic,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate. “The department is committed to holding accountable those who failed to abide by the terms and conditions governing their receipt and use of federal funds.” These payments were designed to help airlines keep employees so that they would be ready to resume operations as soon as the pandemic was over. Instead, it sounds like some of that money went to pay some executives in excess. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/delta-air-lines-pays-millions-194208079.html CALENDAR OF EVENTS . Airborne Public Safety Association -APSCON / APSCON Unmanned 2025 in Phoenix, AZ | July 14-18, 2025 . 3rd annual Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety (AP-SAS), July 15-17, 2025, Singapore, organized by Flight Safety Foundation and CAAS. . Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar 2025; 10-11 September 2025; Manila, Philippines . 2025 PROS IOSA SUMMIT - SEPT 10-11 - Denver, CO · ISASI ANNUAL SEMINAR 2025'September 29, 2025 – October 3, 2025, DENVER, COLORADO . Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC™) - 2025 – October 27-29th (Omaha, Nebraska) . 29th annual Bombardier Safety Standdown, November 11-13, 2025; Wichita, Kansas · CHC Safety & Quality Summit, 11th – 13th November 2025, Vancouver, BC Canada Curt Lewis