Emirates A340 Tail Scrape Explained
Incorrect weight data on an in-flight computer caused the tail of an Emirates Airbus A340 (A6-ERG) to scrape the runway during takeoff March 20, 2009 from the Melbourne Airport, according to Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) officials. The Dubai-bound jetliner was forced to make an emergency landing... [read more]
Contaminated Air on Southwest Flight Alleged
Twin sisters have filed a petition in a California court charging that they were made ill by contaminated air on a Southwest Airlines flight between Los Angeles and Nashville. Victoria Vaughn Holsted and Valerie Vaughn are petitioning the Los Angeles Superior Court to preserve evidence from the Jan. 27, 2009...
Safety Measures for EMS Choppers: the Details
John Allen, director of the FAA's Flight Standards Service, says additional safety devices, pilot training and air safety procedures will be mandated as part of new rulemaking for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations. A HEMS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be published in 2009/10 is...
Congestion Pricing at Bay for Now
One hundred days into the new Obama Administration the controversy regarding aviation in the New York/New Jersey area revolves around a White House official's ill-conceived decision to fly the backup Air Force One and an F-16 chase plane around the Manhattan skyline for a publicity photo, a move that...
Dealing with Headline Grabbing Lawyers
Prosecutors worldwide continue to meddle in ongoing aviation accident investigations hampering efforts to improve air safety and prevent similar accidents in the future. With the trend toward criminalization already having a chilling effect, according to Kenneth P. Quinn, general counsel of the Flight Safety...
Controllers to the Rescue
A passenger safely landed a King Air (N559DW) at Southwest Florida International, Fort Myers, FL, April 12 after the pilot died at the controls on an apparent heart attack. Federal Aviation Administration officials say the pilot died after takeoff from an airport in Naples, FL on Easter Sunday with a total...
California Controller Staffing at Critical Level
Citing impending shortages in experienced controllers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the Southern California TRACON (SCT) and the Northern California TRACON (NCT), the Department of Transportation's Inspector General (IG) said the three facilities either have or will have too many trainees to...
Fatal Cessna Crash Under Investigation
A Cessna 421B (N1935G) crashed into a house shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) on April 17, 2009, slicing the Oakland Park, FL structure down the middle, and killing the pilot. Witnesses reported that the right engine was on fire at the time. According to the National...
AVS Technology for Helicopter Brownout Conditions
CAE and Neptec Design Group have successfully demonstrated Neptec's Obscurant Penetrating Autosynchronous LIDAR (OPAL) sensor as integrated into CAE's Augmented Visionics System (AVS). CAE's AVS solution is being developed to enable helicopter pilots to operate safely in the most extreme conditions...
Safety & Technology Trends
U.S. & Japan Sign Aviation Safety Pact The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the signing of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) between the U.S. and Japan that allows for the reciprocal certification of aircraft and aviation products. "This is a major step forward in the...
Security Shortlines
Body Scan Ban Saying "nobody needs to see my wife and kids naked to secure an airplane," Congressman Jason Chaffetz has introduced legislation addressing privacy concerns with Whole-Body Imaging (WBI) machines. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been testing these machines in...
Safety Rules & Regs
Federal Aviation Administration Ninth Meeting, RTCA Special Committee 216: Aeronautical System Security. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 216: Aeronautical Systems Security. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 19-21, 2009. May 19, from 12...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 09, 2009 Wamena, Indonesia BAE AVRO 146R PK-BRD Avistar BAe-146 crashed during its second approach to Runway 15 at Wamena Airport, Papua, Indonesia Six fatalities The non-scheduled cargo flight originated from Sentani Airport, Papua, Indonesia. Steep...
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