All Safety News – Page 58
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NewsMore GE90 turbofans subject to ‘iron-inclusion’ defect
A new Federal Aviation Administration proposed rule reveals that more GE Aerospace turbofans may include compressor components made from contaminated material.
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NewsEASA proposal completes regulatory framework for eVTOL operations
Europe’s safety regulator has submitted proposals for rules governing safe operation of future vertical take-off aircraft, including air taxis, which will complete the regulatory framework allowing such services to begin. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published a formal opinion introducing a set of operational requirements for piloted electric ...
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NewsUSMC orders safety review after latest Osprey crash without mentioning incident
The top officer in the US Marine Corps ordered a service-wide safety review after three personnel died when a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey crashed in Australia, but the directive appears to only broadly apply to aviation.
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NewsLATAM 767 freighter reached excessive nose-up pitch and stalled during windshear escape
German investigators have disclosed that a LATAM Airlines Boeing 767-300ER freighter reached a steep nose-up pitch of 48°, and started to stall, during a windshear-escape manoeuvre on approach to Frankfurt. The aircraft had been arriving from Amsterdam on 20 June and had stabilised on the ILS Category I approach to ...
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NewsEASA strategy director named as interim successor to long-standing chief Ky
European Union Aviation Safety Agency strategy director Luc Tytgat will oversee the regulator from the beginning of September, as the authority seeks a permanent successor to executive director Patrick Ky. Ky steps down as the head of EASA on 1 September having served a second five-year term in the role. ...
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NewsA321 hard-landing inquiry unable to determine whether cockpit recorder deliberately erased
Russian investigators have not been able to determine whether a deliberate attempt was made to erase the cockpit-voice recorder of a Nordwind Airbus A321 after a hard landing in Antalya, by fitting it into a different aircraft. The recorder had been present on the A321 (VQ-BRS) as it flew – ...
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NewsRussia’s Interstate Aviation Committee not ‘currently’ investigating fatal Legacy crash
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee, the country’s civil aircraft accident investigation authority, is not currently probing the Embraer Legacy 600 crash northwest of Moscow. The aircraft – bound for St Petersburg – came down in the Tver region on 23 August, with no survivors among the 10 occupants. While the Interstate ...
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NewsFAA orders 777 inspections to address ‘urgent’ risk involving fire prevention
An “urgent unsafe condition” has led the Federal Aviation Administration to order airlines to ensure their Boeing 777s have correctly installed “cap seals” – components used to prevent fuel-tank fires.
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NewsCanadian investigators release initial report on fatal Chinook crash
The crash of the Royal Canadian Air Force heavy-lift helicopter in June killed two pilots after the Boeing CH-47F impacted the Ottawa River during a training flight in Ontario.
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NewsTropical Storm Idalia growing into hurricane, poised to impact airports in Florida
Tampa International airport will be closed on 29 August due to fast-moving Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to gain force and become a Category 3 hurricane before making landfall in Florida.
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NewsPilot and crew disagreed on ejection in MiG-23 air show crash: NTSB
In their preliminary report into the 13 August crash of a privately operated MiG-23 fighter jet during a Michigan air show, American safety investigators say the aircraft’s backseat crew member initiated ejection procedures without direction from the pilot and owner.
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NewsUS DOT fines American Airlines $4.1m for tarmac delay violations
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined American Airlines $4.1 million for violations associated with lengthy tarmac delays, the largest civil fine ever issued for these kinds of transgressions.
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NewsUK air traffic services badly disrupted following flight-data processing failure
UK air navigation service NATS is working to restore normal operations after imposing traffic-flow restrictions, following a serious technical problem which affected the automatic processing of flightplans. Eurocontrol’s network operations centre states that the UK experienced a flight-data processing system “failure”. Both the London and Scottish flight information regions are ...
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NewsInvestigators probe fatal USMC MV-22 crash in Australia
US and Australian officials are probing the crash of a US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor during a routine exercise.
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NewsWagner leader Prigozhin confirmed among Embraer crash fatalities: investigators
Russian investigators have confirmed that the head of private military organisation Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, as well as several associates, are among the casualties of a fatal Embraer Legacy crash northwest of Moscow. The federal Investigative Committee states that “molecular genetic examinations” on 10 individuals recovered from the wreckage, following ...
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NewsRussian investigators retrieve flight recorders from crashed Embraer Legacy
Russian investigators have retrieved the flight recorders from the Embraer Legacy 600 which crashed in the Tver region on 23 August. The federal Investigative Committee also says 10 casualties were located at the accident site. It states that molecular genetic examination is taking place to establish their identities. Several individuals ...
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NewsGerman investigators discontinue probe into 737 take-off data-entry error
German investigators have discontinued a probe into a data-entry error involving a departing Boeing 737-700 at Nuremberg earlier this year. The KLM aircraft had been taking off from runway 28 on 11 March. German investigation authority BFU says the 737 rotated 347m before the end of the runway, which has ...
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NewsFAA to consider tightening rules for some charter flight operators
US aviation regulators have signalled intention to examine the public charter “loophole” that pilot and flight attendant unions say allows carriers to skirt safety regulations.
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NewsNo evidence of surface-to-air missile kill against Wagner jet: Pentagon
The US military is describing as “inaccurate” media reports suggesting a surface-to-air missile hit as the reason for an aircraft crash in Russia, which the Kremlin claims killed mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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NewsAir Antilles Twin Otter collides with parked helicopter during landing excursion
Air Antilles believes no injuries have resulted from a collision between a Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter and a parked helicopter as the turboprop landed at Saint Barthelemy. Video images from an online live web camera captured the helicopter landing at the airport around 11:13 on 24 August. Its occupants ...