CNA Explains: What happens when a plane flies into a volcanic ash cloud?
Aviation safety consultant Michael Daniel told CNA that in the worst-case scenario, the abrasiveness of volcanic ash on the engine blades can cause an engine “flame-out”, or shutdown. And yes, there have been instances where engines flamed out due to flying through volcanic ash clouds, he added.
Bali flights resume after volcanic ash cloud clears
Bali airport management said more than 100 flights were cancelled between November 13-14. A change in wind direction has opened up safe flight paths for some services with some flights from Australia resuming. There was a column of ash more than six miles high after an eruption of Mount Lewotobi.
Two of the Korean Air flights were forced to return on Wednesday because of the volcanic ash. Bali's airport on ...
Several airlines resumed flights to Bali on Thursday, after canceling trips to and from the Indonesian resort island due to ...
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki was seen spewing ash into the sky in East Flores on Nov. 13, 10 days after an initial ...
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