All articles by David Learmount – Page 23
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AOPA examines why 80% of student pilots drop out of training
Some 80% of student pilots voluntarily withdraw from training before gaining even a basic pilot licence, according to a study conducted for the US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
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Auditing drives up airline safety performance
Last year saw the lowest airline accident rate in history, with just one Western-built hull loss accident per 1.6 million flights, according to data from the International Air Transport Association.
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Swapped lines disable fire extinguisher
Swapped engine feed lines detected in Dassault Mystere Falcon 50 and 50EX aircraft have led the European Aviation Safety Agency to issue an emergency airworthiness directive ordering immediate inspection of the installation.
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NewsManx2 disputes liability for casualties of Cork crash
The solicitor acting for airline Manx2 following the 10 February fatal crash at Cork airport in Ireland has claimed that the airline has no liability to the passengers involved in the incident.
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NewsPICTURE & GRAPHIC: Crashed Metroliner in Cork identified as EC-ITP
A Fairchild Metroliner operated by Flightline BCN on behalf of Manx2 which crashed at Cork airport this morning has been identified as bearing the registration number EC-ITP.
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Australian pilots join lobby for higher standards
The Australian Senate is reviewing commercial pilot competency, and the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) has provided it with a powerfully argued case that piloting standards are dropping, and set to drop further .
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NewsBusiness aviation accidents stabilise in 2010
Global business aviation suffered eight major jet accidents in 2010, according to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF).
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NewsIndustry sounds warnings on airline pilot skills
Emerging evidence suggests that pilots are not being adequately prepared to fly in aircraft equipped with the latest cockpit technology
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Airlines to be allowed to insure against ash risk
Loss of business caused by natural phenomena such as volcanic ash clouds will become insurable for the first time, aviation insurer Swiss Re has announced. It...
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UK and Ireland consult on a common transition level
The UK and Irish aviation authorities have begun a consultation period on declaring a common transition altitude throughout British and Irish airspace, both...
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Accident reports published in the last six months of 2010
Below are brief synopses of accident reports published in the last six months of 2010. For those published in the first half of the year, see the report in Flight International, 3-9 August 2010.
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NewsGlobal airline accident and safety review for 2010
After decades of constant improvement, the industry's safety record has frustratingly levelled off. What can be done to lift it again?
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Smolensk approach strategy unclear
The Polish comments appended to the report say that the Smolensk controller's command to "level off" was delivered too late, because the aircraft was already at 55ft (17m) height.
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NTSB frets about emergency locator transmitter malfunction
A fatal general aviation accident in which four badly injured survivors' lives were put at risk by the failure of the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter has worried the US National Transportation Safety Board.
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NewsAirline fatalities increase in 2010
Airline fatal accident figures for 2010 confirm that safety in the industry, which had improved constantly from 1903 to 2003, has stagnated for the past eight years.
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Forecasts 2011: Safety - The price of safety
A shake-up and investment in flight safety and security is overdue, but is it likely to happen this year?
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Fight over flight-time limitations kicks off
The Association of European Airlines has welcomed the just-published proposed rules for new Europe-wide flight-time limitation legislation, but pilot associations are deeply unhappy with several aspects of it.
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Pilots worry that proposed European flight time limitations law will reject science
European pilots have are alarmed by a proposed European Union flight-time limitation law that they believe will make flying more dangerous by ignoring scientific input in favour of airline lobbying.
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IATA carrier safety performance improving compared with industry average
Airline jet hull-loss accident rates in 2010 so far indicate that, while global safety performance is almost static, the safety of International Air Transport Association member airlines is not only getting better, but is increasing its safety margin compared with non-IATA carriers.
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North Sea oil support multilateration surveillance goes live
Full air traffic control surveillance for North Sea oil support operations out of Aberdeen Dyce airport, Scotland have now completed trials and gone live, ensuring that low-level helicopter operations can be seen beyond the radar horizon.