All Safety articles – Page 16
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In depthHow airline safety ranked in first half of 2022
The first six months of 2022 involved more fatal airline accidents and resulting fatalities worldwide than during the same period in each of the two previous years, but amid increased flight activity.
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NewsIndian DGCA says SpiceJet operated under “degraded safety margins”
India’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has queried SpiceJet following a series of recent safety incidents, with the carrier defending its safety standing.
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NewsHK controller cleared A330 to take-off while 747-8F crossed runway
Hong Kong investigators have concluded that an air traffic controller’s temporary loss of situational awareness resulted in a Hong Kong Airlines A330-300 being cleared to take off from a runway that a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-8F was crossing.
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NewsCFM finds defects in 12 Leap-1As as industry works to avert inflight failures
CFM International has identified a small number of Leap-1A turbofans possibly containing defective internal components that could cause uncontained engine failures.
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NewsFAA to require 787 software updates to address instrument-landing issues
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to require US airlines to install flight-control software updates to 787s in response to issues with the jets’ instrument landing systems.
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NewsInvestigators probe Play A320neo ‘fuel block’ over Atlantic
Investigators are probing an incident in which an Airbus A320neo crew operating an oceanic service believed fuel was blocked in the jet’s outboard tanks. The aircraft – operated by Icelandic low-cost carrier Play – was flying from the Spanish resort of Malaga to Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport on 13 June. French ...
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NewsCommittee urges FAA to improve safety risk assessments
A US safety committee has recommended that the Federal Aviation Administration improve its process for evaluating safety risks associated with in-service aircraft types.
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NewsFAA to require Boeing 777 software update due to auto-throttle glitch
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to update Boeing 777 software because a previous software update introduced a problem with the jet’s auto-throttle system.
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NewsChaotic Qantas A330 evacuation results in procedure changes
The confused emergency evacuation of a Qantas Airways A330-300 resulted in the airline revising some procedures, including communications with passengers.
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NewsCAA adopts EASA regulations for eVTOL certification
UK regulators are to adopt European certification standards for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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NewsUS airlines welcome scrapping of pre-departure Covid tests for international air travellers
US airlines have applauded the government’s scrapping of a pre-departure Covid-19 testing mandate for inbound international air travellers.
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NewsRAAF F/A-18F runway excursion pinned on crew distraction
Investigators have determined that a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ran off the runway at take-off after a cockpit alert distracted the pilot, ultimately triggering a stressed response to the jet’s veering to the right.
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NewsTara Twin Otter crash follows years of accidents
The crash of a Tara Air turboprop has become the third fatal incident involving the carrier since 2010.
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NewsNepalese Twin Otter disappears during domestic service
Nepalese authorities are searching for a missing Tara Air aircraft which disappeared en route to Pokhara in the centre of the Asian state. The Viking Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter had departed Jomson for the domestic service at around 09:55 on 29 May. Twenty-two people were on board the twin-turboprop, including ...
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NewsBoeing safety chief warns against new cockpit alert system for 737 Max 10
Boeing’s head of safety has warned of potential negative safety consequences if the company were to equip its 737 Max 10 with an modernised crew alerting system – technology expected to be required before that jet achieves certification.
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In depthBoeing’s safety overhaul ‘working’ as Max recovery advances
Nearly three-and-a-half years after the first 737 Max crash, Boeing says it is progressing steadily through an organisation-wide safety overhaul aimed at preventing the type of issues that contributed to the re-engined narrowbody’s crisis.
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NewsALPA opposes two proposals to alleviate pilot shortage
US pilot union Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has pledged to block any attempt to raise the mandated pilot retirement age, which advocates say would help alleviate the pilot shortage.
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NewsIATA urges Latin American governments to dump Covid travel restrictions
Airline and aviation groups are calling on Latin American and Caribbean governments to ditch Covid-19-related travel restrictions, saying the region’s aviation industry cannot recover with restrictions in place.
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NewsIntentional control input caused China Eastern 737-800 crash: report
US government sources have told the Wall Street Journal that the crash of a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern Airlines was intentional.
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NewsUnited executive does not foresee changes to USA’s pilot-qualification rule
Comments made by a top US airline executive suggest efforts to ease flight-hour rules for new pilots might lack support from at least one major US carrier.