Air Safety

It’s a safe bet most aviation safety professionals know the basics of Japan Airlines Flight 123 (JAL123).

Neither Boeing’s nor Air France’s documentation explicitly mentions the effects of simultaneous actions on the controls, investigators note.

Operators should expect strict parking restrictions, Prior Permission Required requirements (PPRs), traffic delays and potentially “eye watering special event fees," according to the OpsGroup.

Investigators detail systemic weaknesses and questionable assumptions as likely contributors to a near-collision between a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest 737.

Third-party training inconsistent with Boeing’s recommendations and Virgin Australia’s adopted procedures contributed to several hard landings, the ATSB said.

The root causes of incursions can vary wildly, but NBAA categorizes them in four sections: Operational Incidents (OI), Pilot Deviations (PD), Vehicle or Pedestrian Deviations (V/PD) and Others (OTH).

EASA and the FAA are both without permanent leaders at a time when aircraft certification and other safety concerns are drawing new scrutiny.

While there are no concrete statistics on lives or hulls saved by advances in aviation safety, it’s hard to imagine anyone topping Bateman’s career totals.

A preliminary report has been released by ATSB into the Coulson Aviation 737 firefighting tanker crash in Australia.

The FAA has formed an independent safety review team and given it six months to study the U.S. air traffic system with an eye to mitigating risks.

The FAA has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, paving the way for airlines to add service to the US and launch new routes.

The hijacking of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 en route between Alexandria and Cairo has once again brought the safety of air transportation in Egypt to the attention. Although this incident proved not be terrorism related, questions have been raised as to how the hijacker was able to embark on the plane wearing what appeared to be a suicide vest with explosives.