Latest: Flights to Resume. Test Flights show “there’s no impact” in EU air space from volcanic ash.

Results of test flights show “there’s no impact” in European Union air space from the volcanic ash that has disrupted air travel this week, EU Secretary of State Diego Lopez Garrido said Sunday.
EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said if the ash cloud continues “moving as it moves, then tomorrow almost 50 percent of European [Union] space will be risk free.” That would allow more flights to resume, he said. “But we’ll see tomorrow what the picture shows.”

The two men spoke at a meeting of Eurocontrol, which oversees air safety operations in the region.

A spokeswoman for KLM — one of the airlines that conducted test flights — told CNN the flights show European air space is safe with the exception of Iceland.

European transport ministers plan to discuss the results of flight tests at a technical meeting Monday.

The British government said Sunday that British air space will be closed for at least another 24 hours.
Britain is considering whether to draft the Royal Navy to help people stranded by the travel crisis, officials said.

Across Europe on Sunday, a handful of planes making test flights took off into skies dusted with volcanic ash, tasked with a single mission: determining whether passenger flights can safely resume.

“I wish to establish, as a matter of urgency, whether some safe flight paths can be identified and opened up to flights,” said British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis.

Noting that other European nations were conducting similar test flights, Adonis said, “Urgent discussions are taking place with European and international regulatory agencies. We want to be able to resume flights as soon as possible, but safety remains my paramount concern.”

Millions of people have been affected by the biggest aviation disruption of recent years — some officials call it worse than after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
After a test flight Saturday evening, inspections “revealed that the flight had encountered no problems whatsoever,” KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced. Dutch transport authorities then allowed KLM to conduct nine more test flights.

British Airways announced it was operating a test flight Sunday as well. A 747 aircraft would fly for a few hours with a crew of five on board.

The French Aviation Authority said it was conducting evaluation flights as well, with results expected Sunday night.

Some European airports reopened Sunday, including several in France and Germany, and all 16 that had been closed in Spain. But officials in each country emphasized that decisions were being made around the clock and could change at any time. Airports in much of the continent remained closed, with passengers unable to fly anywhere — and many hotels quickly running out of rooms.

Since the eruption beneath southern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier worsened last week, prompting local evacuations and affecting European air space, airlines have been losing at least $200 million a day, according to the International Air Transport Association, the trade group representing airlines. That could mean airlines worldwide have lost about a billion dollars as of Sunday.

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poskyflyer on July 14th, 2010 at 9:41 am

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rahimuk2 on July 14th, 2010 at 9:41 am

I would of thought …
I would of thought maybe plane designers would of thought something about this for future references. I know its a long way to go there and we dont really need it but you have to be prepared for the worse and look where we are today. Our planes cant take the ash??? Its time to wake up!
Sugahunnii77 on July 14th, 2010 at 9:41 am

we have ash …
we have ash everywere covering us im stuck in the uk im suppost to be flyng to africa next week but i dunno if thats happenin at this rate lol my thoughts go to all the people stuck all over the world with no were to go thinking of you all keep strong guys xx
ComedyOfPhil on July 14th, 2010 at 9:41 am

@hunter69denys All …
@hunter69denys All aircraft engines require a clean oxygen intake to mix with the fuel, much the same as in your car. The ash particles will still ruin carbureted engines as well. Only a rocket could fly through an ash cloud due to the oxygen / fuel mixture being internally contained. I realize this is an overly exaggerated way to make the point but hopefully you get the picture.
wesley2348 on July 14th, 2010 at 9:41 am

@hunter69denys: …
@hunter69denys: volcanic ash can clog up any engine because the ash is that small it can get inside the piston container and jam the pistons.
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hunter69denys on July 14th, 2010 at 9:41 am

I’m no expert, but …
I’m no expert, but maybe it’s time to bring out the prop driven aircraft. I’m not sure about the affects of volcanic ash on a piston engine, but I haven’t heard anyone talk about this, only the affects one turbines.
Just some food for thought.
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