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Locked into error
How did an experienced crew, flying a modern business jet with an impeccable safety record, make such a simple, yet deadly, mistake?
It began as...
Bringing it all together: CNS/ATM
Flight Safety Australia takes a high-level look at the coming revolution in aviation
Aviation can be an alphabet soup of acronyms and abbreviations—none more so...
You can’t take it with you
In a concerning trend, airline passengers are continuing to value their luggage over their own personal safety and that of their fellow travellers.
In the wake...
It was almost all over: the destruction of China Airlines flight 120
There is a tangible sense of relief when a large passenger aircraft touches down. The sound of the landing gear reacquainting itself with the...
Without warning: the startle factor
‘#$@! we’re going to crash! This can’t be true! But what’s happening?’ were the last words from pilot David Robert on board Air France...
Small but dangerous …
Wasps are a hazard to any aircraft, as recent events show.
Consider the humble wasp. When it builds its nest in the pitot tube of...
Winging it – taxiing in the dark
This story was first published in 2015.
How’s your situational awareness?
Loss of situational awareness led the crew of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 to hit...
20 January – 24 March 2015
Beech 200 AC inverter—inverter fire. SDR 510020751
Electrical/fuel fire in L/H wing #1 AC inverter compartment. Investigation ongoing.
Beech 200 Doors—emergency exit cracked. SDR 510020821
Lower aft...
Close scrapes: gear-up embarrassments that could have been nasty
Wheels-up landings continue to make headlines in safety bulletins as pilots continue to discover the limits of human performance the hard way.
The latest investigation...
Australia’s civil aviation in 1950
How’s this for flashback Friday?
As part of researching a story on the evolution of air traffic control featuring in the upcoming May/June edition of...
