Crash of Flight 1951 Mars Improved Airline Fatality Rate
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (TC-JGE) crashed short of landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Feb. 25, killing nine of the 135 people aboard (128 passenger and seven crew) and injuring more than 50 others. The accident, which happened in good weather, killed both of the pilots flying the GE/Snecma... [read more]
Lessons to Survive a Ditching
The air traffic controller who handled US Airways Flight 1549 says he thought he was hearing a 'death sentence' when the pilot said he was ditching in New York's Hudson River after both of his engines were shut down by a bird strike. But, as we would find out, a well-trained airline pilot at hand is 'worth...
Interest Peaks on Icing Research
Suspicion that icing may have played a critical role in the fatal crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Buffalo, NY on Feb. 12, has renewed interest in research devoted to safe flying in atmospheric icing conditions. Preliminary information gleaned from air traffic control message traffic and data...
Call for Tailplane Stall Recovery Training
While it will be at least a year before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issues its probable cause determination on the Feb. 12 fatal crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Buffalo, NY, there are clear indications that atmospheric icing, specifically tailplane icing, may have played a...
FAA Sued to Force Safety Recommendations
Aviation safety crusaders have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, DC to force the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to adopt long-standing safety recommendations from the National Transportation Board. The legal challenge was brought by Gail Dunham, executive director of the National...
ANZ A320 at Low-Speed Before Crash
The Air New Zealand A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in November 2008, killing seven people had been conducting a low-speed check during its approach to Perpignan, French investigators said in a preliminary report. "A check at low speed planned at altitude was undertaken during the...
American Air Makes Aircraft Repairs
American Airlines crews had to inspect and test the exit slides on about 272 jetliners last after a mechanic discovered a "potential problem" with the way the work had been done. The slides attached to the tailcones were found to be working on all of the air carrier's McDonnell Douglas MD-80s, but...
Probe of PHI S-76 Chopper Crash Continues
The exact cause of the Jan. 4, 2009 fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter, operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. remains a mystery. But sleuthing by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continues to undercover new clues as to the circumstances that brought the chopper down. And...
AAR Regains Repair Certificate
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has returned AAR Landing Gear Services' repair station certificate enabling the facility to resume full operations in Miami. After agreeing to a Consent Order on Feb. 13, the FAA and AAR worked toward revalidation of AAR Landing Gear Services' authority to operate under its...
Safety & Technology Trends
Chealander to Join Airbus Steven Chealander will join Airbus Industries next month as the company's vice president, technical training. Chealander will assume his duties on March 9th at Airbus' Training Center in Miami, FL. Chealander is currently one of five members of the National Transportation Safety...
Security Shortlines
New King Air Security System Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute teamed with AirLock Aviation Security Systems and Hawker Beechcraft to develop a new electronic security access system for King Air 200 and 300 series turboprop aircraft. The FAA has issued a STC for the system, which is...
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 4101 airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive tests for free...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 01, 2009 Bountiful, UT ROBINSON R44 N944U While en route to destination, pilot elected to fly a/c up a canyon toward rising terrain. Soon after making "low pass" over ridge above 8,000 feet MSL, pilot increased collective to climb over upcoming...
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