All articles by David Learmount – Page 36
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AAIB calls for smoke warning following 777 fire beneath cockpit
An electrical fire beneath the flightdeck floor of a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 reached a temperature of more than 1,000°C (1.832°F) without generating...
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Main wreckage in North Sea Puma accident investigation recovered
The main wreckage from the Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma that crashed into the North Sea on 1 April returning from an oil rig to Aberdeen has been recovered...
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UK CAA criticises EASA flightcrew licensing proposals
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has appealed to the European Aviation Safety Agency to delay the date for the start of new flightcrew licensing rules.
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Flight time limit science criticised as flawed
A European Aviation Safety Agency-commissioned scientific report on crew fatigue has been heavily criticised as irrelevant by airline representatives at...
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US survey reveals rise in general aviation manoeuvring accidents
Analysis of US general aviation safety trends in 2007 shows an increase in manoeuvring accidents against the previous year. This accident category continues...
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CANSO warns ATM charges will rise without service cuts
Air traffic service providers' body the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) is warning that air traffic management (ATM) charges are set to...
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Helicopter's height alerts failed on rig approach that ended in sea
The crew of a Bond Offshore Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma that collided with the sea surface during a poor visibility night approach to a North Sea oil rig...
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Heathrow low visibility landing rate upped as microwave landing system goes fully operational
After a long trial period at London Heathrow, British Airways has gone fully operational with microwave landing system approaches there and hopes to eventually...
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Distractions frequently cause flapless take-offs, NASA reveals
The main cause of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 fatal accident at Madrid last year - failure to select flaps to the take-off setting - has occurred frequently,...
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Dniproavia ERJ-145 damaged in Istanbul overrun incident
Investigations have begun after a Dniproavia Embraer ERJ-145 overran the edge of runway 24 at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport today, suffering a collapsed nosewheel....
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Post-accident prosecution detrimental to flight safety: study
A new doctoral study into criminal prosecutions of pilots or air traffic controllers following aircraft accidents and incidents has concluded that while...
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Study finds criminal prosecution following accidents damages flight safety
A new doctoral study of the criminal prosecution of pilots or air traffic controllers following aircraft accidents and incidents has concluded that they...
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NewsFossett crash report provides questions, not answers
Without attempting to provide a probable cause for the...
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NewsNATS promises 10% flight emissions reductions by 2020
UK air navigation service provider NATS has promised to reduce the emissions by aircraft it controls by 10% per flight by 2020. The provider has just...
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NewsMisunderstanding led to EasyJet 737-700 plunge, say investigators
An EasyJet Boeing 737-700 dived 10,000ft (3,050m) during a 12 January post-maintenance test flight because a misunderstanding had led to the elevator balance...
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NewsSchiphol crash pilot's death draws cockpit door scrutiny
The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash on approach to Amsterdam Schiphol airport is the first survivable incident in which the anti-hijacking cockpit...
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NewsVIDEO: Flight's David Learmount on how a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crashed at Amsterdam's Schiphol
VIDEO: Flight's David Learmount on how a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crashed at Amsterdam's Schiphol
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NewsThales enters pilot training service provision market and launches simulator
Thales enters pilot training service provision market and launches simulator
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NewsFast and low manoeuvring preceded McRae helicopter crash
Investigators state that the Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel helicopter which crashed in Scotland while being flown by former world rally champion Colin McRae...