JuPe
Aug 10, 07, 1:04 am
From YLE news:
Finnair has ordered a comprehensive modification of all its 20 Embraer passenger planes following a number of incidents involving the craft.
The airline's deputy CEO Henrik Arlen said the Embraer fleet would undergo the modification package in order to ensure similar faults did not recur in the future.
In one incident, in February 2006, a break circuit jammed on a E-170 during a flight from Warsaw to Helsinki causing damage to undercarriage wheels.
After an inquiry into the incident, Finnish officials sent brake system modification proposals to the manufacturer.
Minor faults in the Embraer fleet have caused more cancellations than Finnair's other craft. For this reason, a greater supply of spare parts has been obtained from the Brazilian manufacturer.
Finnair has ordered a total of 20 Embraer E-170 or E-190 aircraft. They are used primarily for short-haul flights.
Finnair has ordered a comprehensive modification of all its 20 Embraer passenger planes following a number of incidents involving the craft.
The airline's deputy CEO Henrik Arlen said the Embraer fleet would undergo the modification package in order to ensure similar faults did not recur in the future.
In one incident, in February 2006, a break circuit jammed on a E-170 during a flight from Warsaw to Helsinki causing damage to undercarriage wheels.
After an inquiry into the incident, Finnish officials sent brake system modification proposals to the manufacturer.
Minor faults in the Embraer fleet have caused more cancellations than Finnair's other craft. For this reason, a greater supply of spare parts has been obtained from the Brazilian manufacturer.
Finnair has ordered a total of 20 Embraer E-170 or E-190 aircraft. They are used primarily for short-haul flights.