|
Displaying 106 - 120 of stories.
September 14, 2009
Security Shortlines
Three Guilty in UK Bomb Threat An English court found three British Muslim men guilty on Sept 7 of plotting to bomb at least seven transatlantic airliners in 2006, in a conspiracy that changed air travel. They were convicted of planning to detonate explosive...
September 14, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD360. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an...
September 14, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 03, 2009 Suffolk, VA MOONEY M20F N3549N A/c made forced landing and collided with trees. Pilot was flying around for an hour before began "buzzing" his house. One serious Made a series of...
August 31, 2009
NTSB Urges MD-80 Flaps Safety Check
A year after a Spanish jetliner crashed and killed 154 people because the pilots failed to properly configure the plane's flaps before takeoff, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airlines...
August 31, 2009
Airline Pilots Without Radios Feared the Worst
Think fast. What do you do if you are the flight deck crew of an Airbus jetliner flying from Spain to England, and while flying over France you suffer an electrical failure that takes out all of your radios, electronic instrument displays and automatic flight...
August 31, 2009
(Better) Seat of the Pants Flying
For Air Force operators occupying the 19 control stations aboard USAF Boeing E-3 Sentrys, 12-to-14-hour missions will become a bit more comfortable after new ergonomically designed seats are installed on the fleet. This Airborne Warning and Control System...
August 31, 2009
Laptop Searches to Continue at U.S. Borders
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing new guidelines for searches of computers and other electronic data storage devices at U.S. border crossings. The DHS announcement comes a day after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a...
August 31, 2009
Note to Air Safety Week Subscribers:
In recognition of the Labor Day federal holiday, Air Safety Week will not be...
August 31, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Chris Hart Now NTSB Vice Chair President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's vice chairman. Hart was sworn in as a member of the NTSB on August 12 to a term that ends December 31, 2012...
August 31, 2009
Security Shortlines
Alleged Swindler Who Faked Death Sentenced to Four Years in Prison The Indiana man who bailed out of a Piper PA-46 Malibu and allowed it to crash in an attempt to fake his own death was sentenced to 51 months in a federal prison, and ordered to pay more than...
August 31, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 410. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an...
August 31, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 01, 2009 West Point, VA BEECH B90 N1999G A/c operated by Rampart Aviation substantially damaged during skydive flight from Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ). Flight departed and climbed to 14,000...
August 26, 2009
One More Day to Sign Up
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
August 24, 2009
Air France Ends 'Black Box' Hunt
The French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis (BEA) for Civil Aviation Safety has abandoned its search for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Air France passenger jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean while enroute from Rio de Janeiro to Paris...
August 24, 2009
Safety on Par at Network & Regional Carriers
U.S. regional airlines and their mainline air carriers live by the same aviation safety standards, according to senior airline executives who recently testified before a Senate aviation panel. The congressional hearing was held in the wake of the Feb. 12...
|
