The 19 February wheels-up landing of a Continental Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 at Houston International Airport, Texas, was caused by the flightdeck crew's failure to ensure that the landing gear was down, says the US National Transportation Safety Board.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Southwest Airlines will end its signature “open” seating model and offer premium seating options as it seeks new revenue sources to address concerns around the business’s performance.
Investigators probing the fatal Bombardier CRJ200 crash at Kathmandu will inevitably focus on the extraordinary attitude the aircraft developed as it lifted off from runway 02. Nepal’s civil aviation regulator states that the captain survived the 24 July accident but the first officer, and the 17 other occupants, did not. ...
