All Safety News – Page 475
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JetBlue A320 in hard landing at Sacramento
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 blew out four tyres and experienced a brake fire while landing at Sacramento Airport today, resulting in injuries to five passengers.
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FAA seeks to levy historical fine against American
Officials from the US FAA have proposed the largest fine in the agency's history -- $24.2 million - against American Airlines.
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: Updated convention - Boeing 787 simulator preview
The Boeing 787 has yet to enter service, but CAE's simulator gives Flight's test pilot Mike Gerzanics a preview of what it is like to fly the Dreamliner
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Pratt & Whitney gears up for PurePower test run
Pratt & Whitney has reached a milestone in the development of its new geared turbofan engine after completing assembly of the first PW1524G scheduled to power Bombardier's CSeries airliner.
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No 787 flight restrictions to follow Trent 1000 failure
The European Aviation Safety Agency has said Boeing's 787 flight-test programme can continue. This follows what has been confirmed by the US Federal Aviation...
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Chinese carriers review safety checks after air crash
Chinese carriers have stepped up their safety checks in the wake of the Henan Airlines Embraer 190 crash two days ago.
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NewsMexicana's new owners appoint administrator
Mexicana's new owners have appointed an administrator to run the airline group as it tries to negotiate concession packages with the carrier's unions. Tenedora...
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Russia may purge air operator certificates of financially weak airlines
Russia's Rosaviatsiya federal air transport agency may impose restrictions on flights or even scrap the air operator certificates of 42% of the country's airlines, including more than one-third of the country's leading operators, because of their weak financial situations.
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NewsExin suffers second An-26 accident in five months
Polish freight carrier Exin has suffered a second Antonov An-26 accident in Estonia in the space of just five months. One of the operator's aircraft...
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Mexicana's new owners appoint administrator, negotiate with unions
Mexicana's new owners have appointed an administrator to run the airline group as it tries to negotiate concession packages with the carrier's unions.
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P&W completes assembly of first geared turbofan
Pratt & Whitney has reached a milestone in the development of its new geared turbofan engine after completing assembly of the first PW1524G scheduled to...
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Nigeria upgraded to Category 1 rating by US FAA
Nigeria has achieved a Category 1 rating under the US Federal Aviation Administration's International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme,
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Fatigue cracking cited in July 2009 Southwest diversion
The hole that developed in the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 last year was caused by what the US National Transportation Safety Board describes as "pre-existing fatigue at a chemically milled step" - or in simpler terms, fatigue cracking.
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Nineteen fatalities reported after Congolese crash
Several fatalities are being reported from an apparent aircraft crash in western Democratic Republic of Congo, although initial details are sketchy.
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Brazilian offshore helicopter services faces pilot shortage
Brazil's offshore oil industry is expected over the next five years to draw 60-70 new helicopters into a fleet that now stands at about 120 aircraft, but operators are starting to feel the effects of a severe pilot shortage that is already curtailing services.
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NewsChina's Henan suspends operations after crash
China's Henan Airlines has suspended its flight operations temporarily, after last night's deadly air crash involving an Embraer 190 operated by the airline. The...
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NewsAuthorities recover FDR from crashed Henan Embraer 190
Rescuers have found the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Henan Airlines Embraer 190 that crashed in north-eastern China last night. The FDR was...
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NewsSearch ongoing for crashed Henan Embraer 190 recorders
Search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of a Henan Airlines Embraer 190 that crashed in north-eastern...
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Crashed Henan Embraer 190 identified
China's civil aviation authority has identified the Embraer 190 twin-jet which crashed at Yichun, confirming the operator as Henan Airlines
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FAA confirms Trent 1000 failure was uncontained
The US FAA has confirmed the 2 August engine failure of the 'Package A' Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 was uncontained.