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| 02.25.2008 |
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Viking to Undertake Aviation Safety Research
The S-3B Viking was built to take off and land on aircraft carriers, conducting anti-submarine warfare missions. It's rugged, fast and powerful, but its fighting days are numbered. Though the U.S. Navy is slowly decommissioning the fleet, one S-3B is still...
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| 02.18.2008 |
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Safety News in Brief
AIRPORT FIRE-RESCUE USA 5th International Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Conference & Exhibits program is being held on May 5-7th at the Crown Reef Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For a speakers/topics list: AFJ2008ConfenceSpeakers.pdf can be...
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| 02.11.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks 29 Oct 1358L Santa Ana ( John Wayne Airport - SNA) California Raytheon Corporate Jets Hawker Reg: N800CC Upon the 3rd take-off attempt, using 3 mins and 9 mins elapsed intervals, the left maingear overheated...
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| 01.28.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks 15 Dec Thailand 737-400 of NOK Airlines TCAS intervened to avoid a mid-air between an MD-82 of 1-2-Go (Bangkok to Chang Mai) and the NOK Air 737 (Chiang Rai to Bangkok) nil 1-2-GO jet strayed from allocated...
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| 01.21.2008 |
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Avoiding Air Turbulence
Will air transport pilots soon have better ways to avoid clear air turbulence? Two American and one British researcher may have developed an improvement in forecasting severe bumps in the air. They will present two papers on the subject at the 13th Aviation...
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| 01.21.2008 |
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USAF Sees Way to Improve Latin American Airspace Management
The U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center (ESC) located at Hanscom AFB, MA sees a way to vastly improve airspace management throughout much of Latin America. ESC believes the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) could begin conducting site selection surveys...
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| 01.21.2008 |
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Boeing Opens Second F-15E Mission Training Center
As the U.S. Air Force returns many of its Boeing F-15A/B/C/D fighters to flying status, Boeing has opened a new F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC) at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. The center, Boeing's second overall, provides aircrews with high-fidelity...
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| 01.21.2008 |
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Safety News in Brief
The Middle East Aviation Safety Summit to be hosted by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) in Abu Dhabi will kick off a Global Safety Roadmap and provide a blueprint for international air safety initiatives...
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| 01.14.2008 |
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Many USAF F-15s Get Green Light to Fly
About 60 percent of the U.S. Air Force's Boeing F-15 Eagle fighter fleet has been found fit and ready to fly again. About 260 F-15s were returned to full operational duty Jan. 8 after receiving nose-to-tail inspections following the Nov. 2 midair breakup of a...
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| 01.14.2008 |
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VMA-542 Marine Harrier Pilots Tune Up Their Inclement Weather Landing Skills
While the AV-8B Harriers may be used to deploy precision guided munitions, the Marines in the driver's seat are working on their Harrier precise guiding abilities. Pilots of Marine Attack Squadron 542 recently set some time aside to sharpen their rolling...
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| 01.14.2008 |
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CAA Creates System for Birdstrikes
The U.K.'s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has created a new online reporting system for birdstrikes. Previously, airport and aircraft operators filed birdstrike reports by completing the CA1282 Birdstrike Occurrence Form, which is faxed or posted. The online...
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| 01.14.2008 |
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First Test of Autonomous Landing System
BAE Systems last month completed the first test of an autonomous landing system intended for large mobility and transport aircraft. The test demonstrated the system's ability to enhance pilot vision in a simulated zero-visibility landing scenario. The...
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| 01.07.2008 |
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Structural Flaws Hamper a Host of Military Aircraft
Some U.S. Navy P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare (ASW) turboprops have joined over 400 U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighters on the ground because of concerns over structural flaws. The U.S. military aircraft grounding orders remain in place as the UK Defence...
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| 01.07.2008 |
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Self-Healing Airplanes on the Horizon
U.S. scientists are developing a technology in which aircraft can repair their own composite skins with the self-healing triggered by the structural damage. Enter the low- maintenance airplane. The new catalyst-free, self-healing material system developed by...
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| 01.07.2008 |
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Significant Regulatory Activity
The NTSB is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of voluntary feedback regarding the public NTSB Web site. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies must publish notice in the Federal Register...
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| 01.07.2008 |
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Safety News in Brief
Date Incident 03 Jan In our 17 Dec issue (article on the Report on the 2005 Air France A340 Crash at Pearson International) we stated that: "Canada currently requires a 60-meter runway safety area (i.e. cleared and strengthened overrun) as opposed to a...
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| 12.17.2007 |
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F-15s Undergo Extensive Inspections
U.S. Air Force maintenance personnel are now performing methodical and time-intensive inspections on all Boeing F-15A/B/C/D Eagle fighters in the wake of the F-15 grounding order issued on December. 3. The F-15 stand-down follows additional information...
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| 12.10.2007 |
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The Eagles Have Landed, Again
The USAF's Air Combat Command on Dec. 3 directed the stand-down of all 452 ACC F-15 A through D model aircraft until further notice. The grounding follows additional information received from the ongoing investigation of the Nov. 2 F-15C mishap involving a...
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| 12.03.2007 |
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How Safe Are the Skies?
Issues, Fears and Remedies in Air Safety Today A Webinar presented by Aviation Today Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. (EST) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the scheduled airlines repeat this mantra, over and over again: air...
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| 12.03.2007 |
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USAF Orders F-15s Grounded...Again
One week after lifting the grounding of its oldest Boeing F-15 Eagle fighters, the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 28 re-imposed flight restrictions on 452 aging F-15s---more than 60 percent of the USAF fleet---until each is thoroughly inspected for "possible...
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