Do pilots turn off engines mid flight?

, Airline pilot. Airbus A320/A321. No, the engine is not shut down. The power is reduced to idle or to a lower setting (if doing power on touch downs).

What happened to flight 780?

Cathay Pacific Flight 780 was a flight from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia to Hong Kong International Airport on 13 April 2010. The cause of the accident was contamination of the fuel taken on board at Surabaya, which gradually damaged both engines of the aircraft. …

How many freighters does Cathay Pacific have?

Cathay Pacific currently has a fleet of 65 aircraft in service. These include nine freighter aircraft, namely two Boeing 747-400 freighters, and seven Boeing 747-200 freighters. Three of the Boeing 747-200 freighters are operated by Cathay Pacific’s cargo airline subsidiary Air Hong Kong.

Is Cathay Pacific safe?

Cathay Pacific is one of only a few airlines to have maintained an award winning full service in-flight product and virtually flawless safety rating over the last few decades making it one of AirlineRatings.com’s favourite.

Who is the owner of Cathay Pacific?

Qatar Airways
SwireAir China
Cathay Pacific/Parent organizations

What happened to Cathay Pacific Flight 780?

Cathay Pacific Flight 780 was a passenger flight from Surabaya, Indonesia to Hong Kong, China. The flight suffered a double engine failure, but successfully landed at it’s destination airport of Hong Kong International Airport.

Who was the pilot of British Airways Flight 780?

The flight suffered a double engine failure, but successfully landed at it’s destination airport of Hong Kong International Airport. Captain Malcolm Waters and First Officer David Hayhoe, the airline’s two Australian pilots, were the flight crew on Flight 780.

How many people were on board Flight 780 when it crashed?

On board were 309 passengers and a crew of 13. As Flight 780 neared Hong Kong, the crew were unable to change the thrust output of the engines. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-342, landed at almost twice the speed of a normal landing, suffering minor damage.

What happened to the Cathay Pacific flight KA691?

It was also repainted into the new Cathay Dragon livery on 3 November 2017. The aircraft had another incident 6 years later as flight KA691 from Hong Kong to Penang on 8 September 2016, with 295 passengers and crew on board, when an airport delivery van crashed into the aircraft’s left engine.