All Safety News – Page 15
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NewsLuton airport operations suspended after severe fire tears through multi-storey car park
London Luton airport remains closed to all air traffic after an extensive fire which badly damaged a multi-storey car park. Up to 1,200 vehicles are estimated to have been in the car park when the blaze broke out at 20:47, and the escalating fire was declared a major incident by ...
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NewsUS airlines cancel flights to Israel following attack as safety concerns mount
Major US airlines have suspended flights to Israel and security concerns abound after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on the country over the weekend.
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NewsIslander stalled on approach before fatal crash just short of Michigan runway
US investigators believe a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander stalled at low altitude on approach before fatally crashing short of the runway in Michigan. Four of the five occupants of the aircraft did not survive the crash, 320ft south of Welke airport on Beaver Island, on 13 November 2021. The Islander (N866JA) ...
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NewsIsraeli authorities ‘effectively’ mitigating conflict risks to air traffic: EASA
Israeli authorities are sufficiently addressing potential risks to civil aviation from the outbreak of conflict on 7 October, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency believes. But EASA is advising that operators should ensure they have carried out a “robust” risk assessment with a “high level” of contingency planning, adding that ...
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NewsFAA moves to require autopilot software updates for thousands of small aircraft
Owners of nearly 6,000 small aircraft in the USA may soon need to update their Garmin autopilot software due to a defect that could cause the autopilots to make uncommanded flight-control inputs.
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NewsNTSB urges steps to prevent DHC-3 Otter stabiliser failures
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging aviation regulators to require De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters be equipped with secondary devices to prevent horizontal stabiliser actuators from separating.
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NewsUK air traffic control failure review to assess balance of cost-sharing
Independent panellists are to consider the balance of cost-sharing between air navigation service NATS and its customers following the air traffic control system failure on 28 August which led to severe disruption to airline operations. This aspect will form part of a review into the incident during which a flight-data ...
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NewsIslander accident likely linked to fuel starvation, improper system usage: ATSB
Australian investigators have found that fuel starvation, likely caused by incorrect fuel system operations, led to the forced landing of a Britten-Norman (B-N) BN-2A Islander.
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NewsPutin reveals 'hand grenade fragments' found in victims of Wagner Embraer crash
Russian president Vladimir Putin has disclosed that investigators discovered fragments of hand grenades during examination of the victims of an Embraer Legacy 600 crash near Moscow. Putin was speaking at a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, a high-level conference forum, on 5 October. The Legacy 600 had been carrying ...
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NewsCFM scrutinises data from suspect distributor in hunt for unapproved engine parts
Powerplant manufacturer CFM International has identified 126 engines, including a number in its overhaul facilities, which contain parts sourced from AOG Technics – the company embroiled in controversy over allegations of distributing unapproved parts. CFM and its partner GE Aerospace have identified 92 falsified European Union Aviation Safety Agency forms ...
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NewsFedEx 757 skids along Chattanooga runway during gear-up landing
A FedEx Boeing 757 Freighter made a gear-up landing and skidded off the runway at Chattanooga Metropolitan airport in Tennessee late on 4 October.
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NewsSupporters of charter airline JSX push back against effort to change charter rules
An online campaign to shore up support for US public charter airline JSX has been launched as US aviation regulators consider changes to charter operations rules.
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NewsCritical misunderstandings preceded LATAM A320neo's fatal runway collision with rescue vehicle
Misunderstandings from poor planning and co-ordination of a rescue exercise preceded the fatal collision involving a departing LATAM Airbus A320neo and a firefighting vehicle which sped onto the runway at Lima. Two of the three emergency personnel in the vehicle were killed after it entered runway 16L and was struck ...
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NewsUral Airlines considering flying stranded A320 out of remote field
Russian carrier Ural Airlines appears to be considering flying a stranded Airbus A320 out of the field on which it conducted an emergency landing during an attempted diversion. The aircraft had been nearing fuel exhaustion as its crew tried to divert to Novosibirsk on 12 September, following a hydraulic system ...
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NewsInquiry suggests air or ice in modified fuel system led PC-12 to ditch during oceanic ferry
US investigators believe a Pilatus PC-12 turboprop with a modified fuel system ditched in the Pacific Ocean after a build-up of ice, or the emergence of air, led to fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.
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NewsSingapore safety report warns about implications of climate change for pilots
Climate change will see a higher risk of more extreme conditions, similar to those that confronted the crew of an SIA 777-300ER that declared a fuel emergency and was unsuccessful at its first three landing attempts at Batam Airport.
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NewsSIA 777 made missed approach, two go-arounds after declaring fuel emergency
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER landed very low on fuel after declaring ‘Mayday Fuel’ and aborting three attempted landings at a diversion airport in Indonesia.
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NewsAOPA’s Richard McSpadden dies in aircraft accident
Richard McSpadden, executive director of the Air Safety Institue at US general aviation lobby group Aircraft Operators and Pilots’ Association, has died in an aviation accident.
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NewsSevere flooding disrupts air travel around New York City
Severe flash flooding in and around New York City has caused major disruptions at the region’s three major commercial airports.
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NewsEASA cancels stricter fatigue regime for EFW A321 freighters after calculation error
Europe’s safety regulator has cancelled a directive tightening time limits to check Airbus A321 converted freighters for potential fatigue cracks in the centre wing-box area. The 12 September directive had emerged after stress and load calculations for A321 freighters were performed by conversion specialist EFW. These calculations had been prompted ...