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Airlines are being warned of blocked air pressure measurement systems in airplanes that return to service after pandemic groundings.

by FSF Editorial Staff | June 10, 2021

The Dutch Safety Board, citing ongoing investigations of two serious incidents, is warning airlines to ensure that an airplane’s air pressure measurement system is working properly before the airplane that has been grounded because of the COVID-19 pandemic – or for any other reason – is returned to service.


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