Smartwings made history by landing with a Boeing 737 MAX For the first time at the ANTártica on the Trollfield Troll track.
The landing was at Troll Airfield at the north end of the Antártida took place on 26 of January of 2022 and it was the first time a 737 MAX reaches the white continent. The flight was chartered by Aircontact to take members of the Norwegian Polar Institute to their base.. The stationóN of Investigación troll located at 235 kilómeters from the coast in the east part of the Costa Princesa Martha, in Queen Maud Land, Antártida. The pista isá built on a glacier at an altitude of 1232 meters.
The flight más allá of CíPOLAR RECORD ÁRtico Sur Transcurrió No problem. The Boeing 737 MAX de Smartwings (registro OK-SWB) took offó de Oslo, Norway, bound for Cape Town, Sudáfear (with stopover in N'Djamena, Chad). From Cape Town, the grandfatherón continuousó Towards the antártida. THE FLIGHT DURó 6 hours and avióI didn't stayó in the Antáran during 2 hours, Before starting towards Oslo VíTo Cabo Cabo.
The crewóN of the Smartwings Recei aircraftó Meteorol reportsóContinuous gicos and updates on airport operability during the flight throughédata link and communication són deathósatellite child. the track of 3.000 m long ice cover is used for landing and take off. SUMó and analyzedó The ice thickness to support the operationón. The surface was prepared specificíFly and the actionóbraking n by the Norwegian polar institute before the operationón to allow takeoff and landing according to regulations andádividers Boeing keeping all máSecurity Rogges.
Landing in a glacier requires a crewón especially trained that consisted of 3 experienced captains: Tomáš Involuntarily, Jan ŠťASTNý Y Lubomír Malík.
“It is necessary to prepare thoroughly for such flight. Preparations took many months., And the flight and landing passed without problems”, The Capit saidáN and Smartwings flight director, Tomáš Involuntarily.
Captains had to undergo special training to familiarize themselves with the áREA and the landing floor. All crew membersón did a survival training in the Áarctic. The aircraft was equipped with survival kits that includedíAn polar clothing for crewóno and, además, some spare parts CR were carried on boardíticos.
The weather was closely monitored five Días Antes de la surgeryón using the pronóStico de los Institutes MeteorolóGermans DWD and AWI with resources at the ANTártida. For this type of operations, control of tránsito aéASSURE OF THE COMPANY ASSEMBLYó At least one dispatcher who monitorsó and evaluó constantly the state of the track and the weather, and He kept in touch with the crewón In case of any change. During flight, The department téSmartwings Cnicus en Prague Evaluó The state téaircraft cynical throughés of a satellite automated data link.
It is not possible to plan anyún alternative airport instead of troll airfield, that has all the necessary equipment, included, among others: Extinci servicesóadequate fire n, approximate lettersón to measure and personnel experienced responsible for Troll Airfield directed by Sven LidströM of Norwegian Polar Institute. Due to the fact that it is a so-called isolated airport, where no other landing options are within reach, It was necessary to obtain the evaluationón and approvalón of the Aviation AuthorityóCzech n for troll like «Aeróisolated dromo».
Smartwings Group aircraft fly to Más de 400 airports around the world forñO. Until before this flight, The Antártica habíIt has been the úonly continent whereúN did not land an avión of Smartwings.
Without a doubt an incredible flight, had a lot of preparation and dedication, demonstrates the ability of the pilots and the 737 MAX who is certainly ready to return to the top. Good post
And also that the MAX returned to the skies without problems.