New Zealand's director of civil aviation is monitoring developments with terrain awareness warning systems (TAWS) and is considering amending Part 135 regulations to require the installation of TAWS on aircraft following the controlled flight into terrain crash of a Piper PA 31-350 Navajo Chieftain. The Air Adventures New Zealand aircraft crashed near Christchurch airport last June, killing the pilot and seven of the nine passengers on board.
Source: Flight International
Airbus is aiming to extend runway overrun protection to the A220 next year, as it works to certify a safety system for the twinjet. The airframer has already developed such equipment – which it designates ROPS – for other aircraft in its range. ROPS features overrun warning, prior to touchdown, ...
Search personnel in Indonesia have retrieved both flight recorders from the ATR 42-500 which crashed in South Sulawesi. The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop struck a ridge in mountainous terrain while conducting a service between Yogyakarta and Makassar on 17 January. Wreckage was discovered around 15nm northeast of Makassar airport, at ...
Indonesian air accident investigation authority KNKT has opened an inquiry into the loss of an ATR 42-500 operating a domestic service between Java and South Sulawesi. KNKT says it has sent a team to carry out an investigation into the 17 January accident. The Indonesian ministry of maritime affairs states ...
