All Safety News – Page 6
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NewsBusiness aviation sector wants stronger privacy amid concerns of flight data’s misuse
Business aviation advocates want greater protection of the personally identifiable information associated with private aircraft tail numbers, but blocking access to that data is not like flipping a switch.
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NewsAustralia probes engine failure on Rex Saab 340
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is probing an engine failure during take-off involving a Regional Express Saab 340B.
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NewsPutin admits ‘failures’ in Russian air defence as missiles crippled Azerbaijan E190
Russian president Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the country’s air defence system was responsible for crippling an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, which subsequently crashed while attempting to divert to Aktau. Putin made the admission during a meeting in Dushanbe with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev on 9 October. He said the ...
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NewsProbe into Shorts 360 undershoot delayed after failure to realise severity
UK investigators believe an undershot landing by a Shorts 360 freighter in the British Virgin Islands resulted from an unstable approach in the vicinity of thunderstorm activity. But a full determination of the circumstances was thwarted by a two-month delay in notifying the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the seriousness ...
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NewsRussian regulators to inspect over 50 regional airlines in safety drive
Russian authorities are preparing to undertake inspections of more than 50 regional airlines, as part of a drive to reinforce safety levels. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia and transport supervisory authority Rostransnadzor have co-operated on a draft government directive for the joint unscheduled inspections. Rosaviatsia chief Dmitry Yadrov says the ...
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NewsOman Air secures formal certification for Boeing type rating training
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has secured approval to offer type rating on Boeing aircraft, with a formal certification as a training organisation. The airline’s facility is the first in the sultanate to secure approved training organisation certification from the Oman civil aviation authority. “Achieving ATO certification represents a major ...
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NewsNorra tightens ATR door procedures after similar passenger-fall accidents
Full implementation of safety changes following a passenger’s fall from an Norra ATR 72-500 in January last year had not been completed before a similar accident with the same aircraft type the following November. In both occurrences - the earlier at Jyvaskula, the later at Helsinki - a passenger was ...
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NewsTaxi clearances likely to be scrutinised after LaGuardia CRJ900 collision
Air traffic communications from New York LaGuardia indicate that a departing Endeavor Air MHIRJ CRJ900 was instructed to yield to an aircraft from the same carrier before a collision at a taxiway intersection.
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NewsPair of Endeavor CRJ900s heavily damaged in collision on LaGuardia taxiway
Images circulating on social media show significant damage to the nose and cockpit of one CRJ900, while the collision appeared to partially shear off the right wing of the other.
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NewsTailwind and worn tyres led medical flight Cessna 510 to aquaplane and overrun
Australian investigators have determined that an undetected tailwind, and worn tyres, contributed to the overrun of a Cessna 510 conducting a medical air transport flight to Bankstown. The AirMed Australia aircraft had departed Narrandera on 11 January with a pilot, nurse and patient on board. As the jet descended through ...
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NewsUS FAA expects full transition to modernised NOTAM system in spring 2026
US regulators expect to complete a full transition to a modernised NOTAM system by late spring next year, having deployed the first phase for user testing. The NOTAM Management Service formally commenced operations on 29 September. While modernisation of the system has been a continual process which dates back at ...
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NewsSkyHigh E190 lands without nose-gear during Santo Domingo test flight
Investigators in the Dominican Republic are probing a landing occurrence at Santo Domingo during which an Embraer 190 came to rest on its nose. The aircraft took off on 30 September from the capital’s Las Americas airport According to the air transport regulator, Junta de Aviacion Civil, the aircraft “made ...
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NewsMagister crash pilot probably lost consciousness during tight display turn
French investigators believe a vintage Fouga Magister fatally crashed into the sea during an air show after its pilot executed a tight turn to rejoin the display axis. The accident occurred off the Mediterranean coast, near Toulon, on 16 August last year. French investigation authority BEA says the V-tailed jet ...
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NewsAlaska Air outlines vision for US air traffic control overhaul
The Seattle-headquartered airline company – parent of Alaska Airlines, Hawiian Airlines and Horizon Air – framed the country’s airspace issues in a 26 September report as part of a long-term trend of aircraft technology developing faster than ATC technology.
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NewsWestJet confirms passenger data accessed in June cybersecurity breach
Canadian carrier WestJet confirms a recent cybersecurity breach resulted in unauthorised access to some sensitive passenger information, though credit card details and passwords were uncompromised.
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NewsKamchatka An-26 damaged by drone collision during domestic flight: inquiry
Russian investigators have concluded that damage to an Antonov An-26, operating a domestic service in the eastern region, resulted from a collision with a drone. The event took place on 2 August, states regional carrier Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise, which identifies the airframe involved as RA-26122. It says the aircraft was ...
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NewsUS 747 operators step up aileron inspections following 2024 Kalitta Air incident
US operators of Boeing 747-400 freighters have intensified aileron inspections following recurring problems with attachment wear and damage, after a Kalitta Air incident revealed fractured components.
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NewsFAA restores Boeing authority to issue some 737 and 787 airworthiness certificates
The Federal Aviation Administration will return to Boeing limited authority to issue airworthiness certificates for some 737 Max and 787 aircraft from 29 September, marking another step in the manufacturer’s recovery following previous regulatory restrictions.
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NewsWeak procedures contributed to Dash 8 crew’s forgetting to set altimeter before terrain alert
Norwegian investigators have determined that weak altimeter procedures resulted in a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-300 crew’s forgetting to set and check the correct QNH pressure during an approach to Svolvaer airport. The turboprop had been inbound from Bodo, in darkness, on 22 December 2022. Once the aircraft began descending ...
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NewsNouvelair A320 approached wrong runway before overflying departing EasyJet aircraft
French investigators have disclosed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 had aligned for approach to the wrong runway before a serious conflict incident at Nice.