All Safety articles – Page 9
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NewsPSA CRJ700 midair collision occurred in area frequented by military rotorcraft
The location where a PSA Airlines MHIRJ CRJ700 struck a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on 29 January is a busy flight corridor for military rotorcraft.
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NewsAmerican CEO Robert Isom travelling to Washington, DC in response to regional jet crash
American Airlines chief executive Robert Isom and other team members are travelling to Washington, DC in the aftermath of the midair collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet operated by an American subsidiary.
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NewsPSA Airlines rescue effort recalls Air Florida crash 43 years earlier
Images of rescue teams working the site where a PSA Airlines regional jet crashed on 29 January recall another incident 43 years earlier involving an Air Florida passenger jet that crashed several miles north.
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NewsMidair collision likely first fatal accident involving US airline since 2009 Colgan Air crash
The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air-operated regional jet that killed 50 people.
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NewsPSA Airlines CRJ700 disappeared from flight-tracking website one-half mile from runway
The 29 January midair collision involving a PSA Airlines MHIRJ CRJ700 appears to have happened when the regional jet was flying at less than 1,000ft over the Potomac River.
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NewsPSA CRJ700 regional jet involved in midair collision near Washington, DC
A PSA Airlines regional jet and a US military Sikorsky H-60 helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National airport on 29 January, with reports saying both aircraft crashed.
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NewsUnited 787’s sudden altitude drop injures passengers and crew
The Washington, DC-bound widebody jet – operating as flight UA613 – suddenly dropped in altitude, according to accounts posted on social media.
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NewsSeoul beefs up oversight of low-cost carriers after fatal Jeju Air crash
South Korean authorities will increase their scrutiny of the country’s low-cost airline sector, including tightening the criteria for MRO workers and enforcing stricter rules on network expansion.
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NewsPilot’s control input caused United 767 hard landing at Houston: NTSB
”Improper control column inputs” by a first officer caused a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 to slam onto a Houston runway with sufficient force to significantly damage its fuselage in 2023.
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NewsFAA study reveals hurricane-force levels of eVTOL downwash and outwash
Electric air taxis could generate downwash equivalent to a hurricane-force wind and which ”surpass most of the air velocity safety thresholds” in guidance, according to research caried out by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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NewsFAA orders 767 landing gear inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated that airlines inspect Boeing 767s to prevent an issue that could cause the type’s main landing gear to collapse.
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NewsTyre blow-out caused Dash 8’s gear collapse at Halifax
Canadian accident investigators say a blown tyre caused a 28 December incident at Halifax that led to the collapse of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop’s main landing gear.
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NewsCrashed Jeju Air flight-data recorder dispatched to USA
The flight-data recorder of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed on 29 December 2024 has been dispatched to the USA
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AnalysisHow did airline safety rank in 2024, after high-profile December losses?
Last year saw more airline fatal accidents and fatalities worldwide than any 12-month period since 2018, raising the question as to whether a decade or so of safety performance improvement has begun to reverse.
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NewsInvestigators retrieve voice recordings from crashed Jeju Air 737-800
Investigators have retrieved voice files from the cockpit-voice recorder of a crashed Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, with the aircraft’s damaged flight-data recorder to be sent to the USA for further work.
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NewsInquiry into deadly Jeju Air 737-800 crash gets under way
A probe into the deadly crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 at Muan has commenced, with concerns raised about the condition of the jet’s flight-data recorder.
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NewsFlight recorders from crashed Jeju Air 737-800 recovered
South Korea has determined that 179 of the 181 aboard a crashed Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 died in the accident.
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NewsDeath toll rises in Jeju Air 737-800 crash
The death toll in the fatal crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 at South Korea’s Muan airport has risen to 122 out of the 181 aboard the jet.
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NewsCrashed Jeju 737 touched down without landing gear deployed
The Jeju Air 737-800 that crashed at South Korea’s Muan airport attempted to land without its landing gear deployed.
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NewsSwiss A220 diverted due to smoke in cockpit and cabin
Smoke in the cockpit and cabin of a Swiss-operated Airbus A220-300 during a 23 December flight forced the crew to make an emergency landing in Graz, Austria.