NTSB Urges MD-80 Flaps Safety Check
A year after a Spanish jetliner crashed and killed 154 people because the pilots failed to properly configure the plane's flaps before takeoff, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airlines to require new checklists and onboard safeguards... [read more]
Airline Pilots Without Radios Feared the Worst
Think fast. What do you do if you are the flight deck crew of an Airbus jetliner flying from Spain to England, and while flying over France you suffer an electrical failure that takes out all of your radios, electronic instrument displays and automatic flight controls? If you are the pilot and co-pilot of a...
Preliminaries on Navion In-Flight Breakup
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its preliminary report on the mid-flight breakup of a Navion general aviation aircraft in Adrian, OR, which killed all three people on board the aircraft. The report fails to explain why the aircraft crashed. On Aug. 7, 2009, about 1200 mountain...
(Better) Seat of the Pants Flying
For Air Force operators occupying the 19 control stations aboard USAF Boeing E-3 Sentrys, 12-to-14-hour missions will become a bit more comfortable after new ergonomically designed seats are installed on the fleet. This Airborne Warning and Control System (ACACS) aircraft is the first of five legacy...
Laptop Searches to Continue at U.S. Borders
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing new guidelines for searches of computers and other electronic data storage devices at U.S. border crossings. The DHS announcement comes a day after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration in U.S...
Avionics Magazine/RTCA Team on NextGen
Avionics Magazine and standards-setting organization RTCA have teamed to present a one-day conference, "NowGen NEXT," Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. The conference, featuring FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt as keynote speaker, will be the public unveiling of the recommendations of RTCA's NextGen...
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In recognition of the Labor Day federal holiday, Air Safety Week will not be...
Safety & Technology Trends
Chris Hart Now NTSB Vice Chair President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's vice chairman. Hart was sworn in as a member of the NTSB on August 12 to a term that ends December 31, 2012. His term as vice chairman will run for two years...
Security Shortlines
Alleged Swindler Who Faked Death Sentenced to Four Years in Prison The Indiana man who bailed out of a Piper PA-46 Malibu and allowed it to crash in an attempt to fake his own death was sentenced to 51 months in a federal prison, and ordered to pay more than $34,000 in restitution to the USCG, as well as...
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 410. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 01, 2009 West Point, VA BEECH B90 N1999G A/c operated by Rampart Aviation substantially damaged during skydive flight from Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ). Flight departed and climbed to 14,000 feet where eight skydivers deplaned. Instructor...
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