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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...
Don’t let your luggage take you for a ride
Several airlines have this week joined Qantas, Virgin Australia and other carriers in banning so-called smart luggage with non-removable lithium batteries.
Smart luggage with batteries...
International accidents 12 September to 17 November 2017
Date: 12 September
Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia
Description: The aircraft was stationary on a ramp at the airport and was struck by a bus. The pilot and two crewmembers...
Goodbye Jumbo: the legacy of the Boeing 747
It’s still being made, but becoming a rare sight on the massive Boeing production line in Everett, Washington state, US, as its near 50-year...
App promises smarter clearances
Fumbling with a pencil and paper to write down IFR clearances in a general aviation cockpit could eventually become a thing of the past,...
