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Resourceful United crew set example of airmanship
Today is the thirtieth anniversary of a crash that demonstrated beyond all doubt that crew resource management (CRM) is a lifesaving concept.
On July 19,...
‘Smoke and flames’ from charger on airline seat
The latest case of an in-flight lithium-ion device fire highlights the dangers these near-universal portable power sources continue to pose.
Virgin Atlantic flight 138 was...
International accidents 24 April – 24 May 2019
Date 3 May (images above)
Aircraft Boeing 737-81Q (WL)
Location Jacksonville Naval Air Station, FL (NIP), USA
Fatalities Nil
Description The aircraft experienced a runway overrun upon landing...
Windbreaks cut wake vortexes
They may look like the windbreaks British holidaymakers put up to avoid hypothermia on their frigid, stony beaches, but these tent-like structures are Vienna...
Patching the wings of time
From Flight Safety Australia May-June 2013
The warbird movement has been dealing with ageing aircraft issues for decades. Along the way, its operators have learned...
Apron strings
A safer ramp isn’t the stuff of fiction, reckons Alwyn Brice, but there is still a long way to go.
When Nick Careen, IATA’s Vice...
Operating at Metro Ds
The principles of operating within Class D airspace are the same at both Metropolitan Class D (Metro D) and Regional Class D aerodromes. Pilots...
Beware of the rocket in the wreckage
Aircraft parachutes are a life-saving innovation in general aviation, but as spectacular video footage from a recent safety investigation shows, they are also a...
Spin deaths prompt certification warning
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has warned of the danger of conducting incipient spin training in aircraft not approved for intentional spins, after...
At the sharp end
In a matter of seconds, with incomplete information, a flight crew has to make a life-or-death decision
Ameristar flight 9363, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA, 8 March...
