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First the good news; now the not-so-good
Last year, 2017, was the safest year for commercial aviation, with no fatal crashes in jet engine passenger aircraft anywhere in the world, so...
Thunderstruck
The wild ride of a turboprop after discontinuing a landing approach raises issues of pilot experience, human performance and limitations, and cockpit design.
The Shetland...
International accidents 1 February-28 February 2018
The month of February saw only four international commercial accidents of high-capacity air transport aircraft but two of these were deadly, killing 137 people...
When the moment comes
Adrian Park looks at the difference between success and near disaster. It’s called training.
Every pilot wonders if they’ll have what it takes in an...
Fully loaded and going fast
by Morgan Mackay
Skydivers are often asked why they'd want to jump out of a perfectly good aeroplane, but what if it wasn't perfect?
I was...
A bump in the night
An incredibly close call—technically an accident—happened 47 years ago at Sydney Airport
At 9.29 pm on Friday 29 January 1971, the flight crew of a...
Latest crash report tells dry old story of fuel starvation
The latest Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report describes one of the most long-standing crash causes in aviation: fuel starvation.
The crash happened in September...
International accidents 25 November 2017 to 31 January 2018
Date: 25 November
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/Aeritalia ATR-72
Description: During take-off, the captain's seat moved suddenly backwards causing him to lose control of the aircraft. It suffered a...
Investigator seeks lessons from chaotic near disaster
US National Transportation Safety Board Chairman, Robert Sumwalt, has issued some blunt advice to airline passengers: do as the cabin crew says.
The NTSB chairman...
Drone hotspots
Contributor and licensed remote pilot Craig Newlyn tracks down some places where drones and manned aircraft need to take particular care
Drones are everywhere and...
