Reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) came into force in skies above flight level 290 (29,000ft/8,840m) over the whole of the Americas on 20 January. Monitoring to ensure standards of compliance is being carried out. RVSM, already implemented in Europe and the Middle East, reduces minimum vertical separation from 2,000ft to 1,000ft, providing six additional flight levels between FL290 and FL410.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Investigators probing the fatal Bombardier CRJ200 crash at Kathmandu will inevitably focus on the extraordinary attitude the aircraft developed as it lifted off from runway 02. Nepal’s civil aviation regulator states that the captain survived the 24 July accident but the first officer, and the 17 other occupants, did not. ...
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
