All Safety News
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NewsFAA chief still sees no need for immediate action in response to 787 crash
The Federal Aviation Administration has still not learned anything that would prompt the agency to take regulatory action in response to the deadly crash five days ago of an Air India Boeing 787-8.
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NewsSouthwest installing Honeywell’s runway safety software across 737 fleet
Southwest Airlines is rolling out Honeywell’s SmartRunway and SmartLanding software across its entire Boeing 737 fleet, boosting the carrier’s runway safety systems.
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NewsAir India crash probe strives to understand 787’s failure to climb away
India’s government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. While the 12 June crash is being probed by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, the committee will be tasked with ascertaining the “root cause” ...
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NewsBoeing CEO and commercial chief to sit out Paris show following crash
Boeing plans for its commercial aircraft division to have a lower-key presence at next week’s Paris air show in the wake of the deadly 12 June crash of an Air India 787.
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NewsJapan orders checks on 787s, as US says grounding ‘premature’
Japanese officials have ordered the country’s carriers to inspect their Boeing 787s following the deadly crash involving a 787-8 operated by Air India, while their US counterparts stopped short of grounding the type.
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NewsAir India confirms lone survivor, 241 casualties among those aboard flight 171
As aviation accident investigators sort through the wreckage of an Air India Boeing 787-8 that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, the carrier has confirmed that all but one person aboard flight 171 died in the accident.
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NewsJetBlue A220 leaves runway after landing in Boston
An Airbus A220-300 operated by JetBlue Airways left the runway after landing at Boston Logan International airport, stopping in a grassy area after turning off the runway.
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NewsUS investigators head to India to assist with 787-8 inquiry
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending a team of investigators to India to assist with the probe into the deadly 12 June crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8.
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NewsAir India 787-8 crashes after taking off from Ahmedabad
An Air India Boeing 787-8 has crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on a service to London Gatwick.
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NewsTwin Otter on skydiving flight wrecked during aborted take-off in Tennessee
Preliminary information indicates that two of the 20 passengers on a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter were seriously injured during a runway excursion in Tennessee. The aircraft had been engaged in skydiving operations at Tullahoma on 8 June. According to provisional data from the US FAA, the aircraft was taking ...
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NewsEU shelves Iraqi air safety assessment visit until more progress made
European air safety assessors have shelved a potential on-site inspection of Iraq’s civil aviation regulator, citing insufficient demonstrative progress on improvements. Flag-carrier Iraqi Airways and another airline, Fly Baghdad, each remain blacklisted by the European Commission. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority presented updates on its efforts to enhance legislative and ...
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NewsWrongly-fitted vane actuator parts found after American 737 engine fire
US investigators found a number of flaws in the right-hand engine of a Boeing 737-800 which caught fire at Denver after a diversionary landing, having exhibited vibration during flight. The fire in the CFM International CFM56 powerplant ensued after the American Airlines jet had taxied to a gate and the ...
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NewsExecutive order instructs US FAA to repeal ‘outdated’ overland supersonic ban
President Donald Trump has ordered the US FAA to take steps to repeal a long-standing prohibition on overland supersonic flight within six months. Trump has issued the executive order to rescind “outdated and overly-restrictive regulations” – originally imposed in 1973 – banning civil flight at speeds exceeding Mach 1. It ...
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NewsAll Tanzanian carriers blacklisted six months after EU ban on Air Tanzania
All airlines from Tanzania as well as Suriname have been blacklisted by the European Commission, banning them from operations within EU airspace. The Commission says the prohibition has been imposed because the civil aviation regulators in both countries are “unable to ensure compliance” with international safety standards. “This decision is ...
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NewsSeveral cabin crew struggled with protective equipment during Swiss A330 incident in cruise
Swiss investigators have found that cabin crew on board an Airbus A330-300 experienced considerable difficulty with using protective breathing equipment during an incident in cruise over the English Channel. The Swiss-operated jet (HB-JHL) had been flying at 34,000ft en route from Zurich to Newark on 11 July 2023. Both pilots ...
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NewsGeneva capacity restriction lifted after software update to halt radar display glitch
Switzerland’s air navigation service, Skyguide, has lifted a capacity restriction at Geneva airport imposed after air traffic controllers experienced instances of losing radar display information. Skyguide had introduced a precautionary 20% reduction in approach capacity on 2 June. But it says it restored normal services on 3 June after successfully ...
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NewsTurkish directorate cracks down on passengers who prematurely unfasten seatbelts
Turkish aviation regulators are instructing carriers to inform passengers that they face possible fines if they unfasten seatbelts after landing, and start retrieving overhead luggage, before the aircraft has parked. The Turkish directorate general of civil aviation, in a circular, states that there has been a “serious increase” in the ...
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NewsFedEx 757 forced to land gear-up after broken wire impeded alternate undercarriage extension
US investigators have determined that a broken wire prevented activation of the alternate undercarriage extension system on a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter, forcing the crew to conduct a gear-up landing. Some 22s after the landing-gear was retracted, shortly after take-off from Chattanooga, a fatigue rupture in the left main-gear door ...
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NewsANZ 777 struck edge lights after pilot did not compensate for disengaged autopilot
New Zealand investigators believe the pilot of a Boeing 777-300ER which experienced a runway excursion during touchdown at Auckland did not compensate for the aircraft’s response after belatedly disengaging the autopilot. The Air New Zealand twinjet – arriving from Melbourne on 27 January 2023 – had been conducting the ILS/DME ...
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NewsSouth Korean navy probes fatal P-3CK crash
South Korea’s navy is investigating the fatal crash of a Lockheed P-3CK Orion maritime patrol aircraft.