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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- General
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Cargo plane landing gear collapses on Honolulu airport runway
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after the landing gear of a cargo plane collapsed upon landing at the Honolulu airport this morning. According to the FAA, the landing gear of a Short SD3-60 turboprop aircraft, collapsed upon landing at about 9 a.m. at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The FAA said five people were on board. The Hawaii Department of Transportation said no injuries were reported after the Transair aircraft experienced a landing gear issue and landed on Runway 4R. 'Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting responded ; there are no reported injuries, ' DOTofficials said in a statement. While crews worked to remove the aircraft from the runway, flights were diverted to Runway 8L, officials said, adding that 'there are no disruptions to flight operations at this time.' At about 1 p.m., the Transair plane was removed from Runway 4R, according to the department. 'Following clean up and inspection of the runway, 4R was opened for service at 1 :47 p.m. There was no damage to the runway, ' officials said this afternoon. 4 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
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12-06-2025
- General
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Plane lands safely in Honolulu despite gear failure
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Transair aircraft experienced a landing gear collapse while landing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday morning, according to state transportation officials. Traffic closures planned for King Kamehameha Day Parade The incident occurred around 9 a.m. when the Short SD3-60 aircraft landed on Runway 4R with five people on board. No injuries were a statement from the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crews responded to the scene, and the aircraft is being removed from the runway. Flights have been redirected to Runway 8L, and there are no disruptions to airport operations. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
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Transair to resurrect Hawaii cargo business after defeating FAA shutdown
Hawaiian airline Transair is attempting a comeback four years after one of its cargo jets crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Honolulu and federal aviation authorities grounded the cargo carrier for alleged safety violations. Executives say the airline could resume interisland service by the tail end of this year, if preparations go according to plan. Rhoades Aviation, the legal entity flying aircraft under the Transair brand, got a reprieve in November when a National Transportation Safety Board administrative law judge dismissed the Federal Aviation Administration's move to revoke its operating certificate as a scheduled airline. FAA officials are now working with Rhoades Aviation to bring it into compliance with federal aviation regulations, as ordered by Judge Alisa Tapia, the agency confirmed on Friday. In a statement to FreightWaves, the FAA said it has assigned a team of specialists to help Transair restart operations. Regulators and company officials are expected to meet soon and jointly develop a comprehensive plan for resuming operations. 'We appreciate the NTSB judge's thorough review of this matter,' said CEO Teimour Riahi. 'We look forward to doing now what we have wanted all along: to work collaboratively with the FAA so that Transair can provide vitally important cargo air transportation for the benefit of Hawaii's residents, communities, and businesses. We remain committed to upholding the highest safety standards as we work to restore Hawaii's only locally owned Part 121 airline.' Transair also holds a license to operate unscheduled passenger and cargo charter flights with a small fleet of mostly Shorts 360 turboprop aircraft. The grounding of the 737 fleet didn't affect the charter business because regulations for charter aircraft under the federal code differ from ones governing larger, scheduled airlines that fly more frequently. Transair has four 737-200 cargo aircraft parked on its base at Honolulu airport that require a comprehensive maintenance service before they can be returned to service, said Tracy Reasoner, vice president of operations, in an email exchange. The initial number of aircraft to be deployed will be determined once the C-checks, which involve technicians performing a deep inspection of a large majority of the aircraft's components, are completed. At the time of the accident in 2021, Transair was operating with two cargo jets. 'We anticipate that the return of our services will be implemented in a phased approach over time,' Reasoner explained. Transair will begin to hire pilots and other personnel as it prepares to resume 'and potentially expand our operations,' he added. Tapia's decision against the FAA was damning. The agency grounded Transair two weeks after the crash landing in 2021 for maintenance and safety practices that were separate from the crash inquiry. In May 2022, the FAA announced its intent to revoke Transair's air operator's certificate for a series of alleged violations, operating 33 flights with engines that weren't airworthy because compressor fan blades didn't meet manufacturer standards. Grounded carriers would normally have their certificates revoked for dormancy if the airline's fitness is not redetermined within a year, but Rhoades Aviation managed to obtain limited extensions to this deadline in order to discuss its situation with the FAA, according to aviation publication FlightGlobal. Rhoades Aviation in January 2023 appealed the FAA order to put it out of business. In a blistering opinion, the administrative law judge said the FAA overreached its authority, tried to submit extraneous evidence during certain proceedings, bundled unrelated enforcement cases and that the FAA took an unreasonable amount of time – between 10 and 21 months – to issue citations to Rhoades Aviation after discovering alleged violations. Tapia specifically faulted the FAA for dragging its feet in providing guidance to the family-owned air carrier on how to update technical manuals, undercutting the argument that the company was unresponsive. And she said there was no evidence that inspectors told Rhoades Aviation that the aircraft with alleged engine defects were unworthy and should be grounded. Many paperwork corrections could have been achieved by temporarily grounding aircraft rather than seeking to shut down the company. The judge blamed FAA inspectors for being sloppy and failing to document their contacts with the company. 'The complaint pleads a compendium of mundane compliance issues stockpiled in an attempt to substitute volume for severity. … The Administrator's inaction – or delayed action – is evidenced throughout the record, from stale charges and lack of diligence to an untimely filing of the complaint,' she wrote. The NTSB investigation found that the 2021 accident was caused by pilot confusion over which engine was experiencing a partial power loss shortly after takeoff, which caused them to rely on the damaged engine for power instead of the good left engine that would have enabled them to safely fly back. The captain sustained serious injuries and the first officer was relatively unharmed from the water landing. Last year, the Department of Labor forced Transair to return more than $450,000 in back pay to 250 employees who were allegedly shortchanged full pay and benefits while fulfilling a $113 million U.S. Postal Service contract to ship mail among the Hawaiian islands between 2019 and 2021. Click here for more FreightWaves/American Shipper stories by Eric Kulisch. Pilot mix-up of failing engine caused 2021 cargo jet crash off Hawaii The post Transair to resurrect Hawaii cargo business after defeating FAA shutdown appeared first on FreightWaves.
