Safe Oxygen Servicing

Oxygen is a vital gas, but when combined with a source of heat and flammable material, it can cause a significant fire hazard. This risk increases in an oxygen-enriched environment and can even lead to an explosion. Oxygen servicing requires specific safety precautions to avoid any hazardous situations. This article explains how a fire can […]

Proper Landing Gear Servicing for Safe Operations

Proper servicing of landing gear is obviously important to ensure proper landing gear operations during takeoff and landing. It is equally important to ensure proper retraction and extension to prevent potential interference with other aircraft systems in the case of abnormal landing gear conditions.If the landing gear servicing tasks are not properly performed, issues can […]

Cold Soak Tests

This Airbus Video is the Episode 2 of the #TechTuesday series of educational videos and we’re explaining all things cold soak tests – where our #FlightTest teams perform them, how we go about it and why they’re necessary – so wrap up warm and get watching! For more content about Airbus Aircraft, see you on […]

Early Long Flights and Route Proving

Episode 2 of the new #TechTuesday series of educational videos sees us have a close look at the world of ‘Route Proving’ and ‘Early Long Flights’. What are they, and how do they benefit our cabins and passengers? Join our #FlightTest crew is this new episode to find out! See you on https://www.youtube.com/@airbus for more […]

Use the Correct BARO Setting for Approach

Using an erroneous barometric reference setting during approach may cause the aircraft to fly lower than the published approach path, when the vertical guidance and trajectory deviations use the barometric reference. This can lead to a risk of controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility conditions or at night.This article explains the potential consequences of […]