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No red flag on deactivated engine thrust reversers
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is reminding aircraft maintenance operators of the importance of carrying out functional checks after maintenance. The lesson comes...
In-cabin baggage—the story so far
Sue Rice has worked in the aviation industry for 43 years and was operational cabin crew for 24 years. She has represented Australia at...
Phoney maintenance
by Roger Alder
‘Never, in the history of aviation maintenance, have so many been distracted by so little.’
With apologies to Sir Winston Churchill, who was...
International accidents 17 January – 23 February 2019
Date 21 January
Aircraft Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65TP
Location SE of Kidron-Stoltzfus Airfield, Ohio, USA
Fatalities 2
Description The aircraft impacted terrain shortly after departure. A witness noticed...
Bird strikes on the rise
Bird strikes are on the rise across Australia according to a report released yesterday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Between 2008 and 2017, there...
Your one and only: mitigating the risk of engine failure in singles
by Nicholas Stobie
Every pilot flying twins remembers the mantra driven into them during their initial training: Maintain Control, Mixture Up, Pitch Up, Power Up,...
Lights, Camera, Action!
Kreisha Ballantyne looks at the 9th annual Women of Aviation Worldwide Week.
In the very same week Sydney’s second airport was named after Nancy...
Mountain weather can easily fool you
by Gilbert Griffith, a Flight Safety Australia reader
I had taken my ultralight thruster single seat aircraft out for a short trip of less than...
Grim reminder from ground accident
The death of a worker at John Wayne Airport near Los Angeles, in the US, is a sombre reminder that aviation safety is about...
International accidents 1 December 2018 – 16 January 2019
Date 4 December
Aircraft Airbus A320-214
Location Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos International Airport, Greece
Fatalities Nil
Description The Airbus sustained damage after colliding with a passenger jetway at Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos...
