In the light of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 several industry organisations met to review concerns with respect to civilian aircraft operating to, from and over conflict zones.
28 July 2014The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) was about to ground 16 airlines for failing to fulfill the required international safety standards. A last minute intervention by two government ministers forced the CAA to renew the AOC’s for a month.
28 July 2014The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $12 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for failing to comply with Federal Aviation Regulations in three separate enforcement cases related to repairs on Boeing 737 jetliners.
26 July 2014The recent high-profile accidents involving in Ukraine (MH17), Taiwan (TransAsia flight GE222) and Mali (Air Algérie flight AH5017) raised some concerns in international media about air safety. So how does 2014 really compare to previous years?
25 July 2014The Brazilian regulator Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) to inspect barrel nuts in the horizontal stabilizer-to-vertical stabilizer attachment joint on Embraer EMB-500 Phenom jets. During an inspection on the assembly line, cracking in the barrel nuts at the horizontal stabilizer-to-vertical stabilizer attachment joint was found on an Embraer Phenom jet. This […]
23 July 2014ICAO updated it’s guidance for aviation personnel on how to deal with lithium battery fires.
17 July 2014The Italian National Flight Safety Agency (ANSV) started an investigation into a runway incursion incident at Milan-Malpensa Airport in which a Boeing 767 taxied across an active runway, forcing an A320 to perform a go around.
16 July 2014An Airbus A319 was involved in a low fuel emergency at Milan, Italy as a result of poor diversion coordination.
15 July 2014On 14 September 2013, at about 22:00 UTC, a Boeing 737-800, registration UR-PSA, operated by Air Ukraine International, arrived at Dubai International Airport following a flight from Kiev, Ukraine. As the aircraft touchdown on runway 12L, both port main landing gear tires failed producing vibration and causing the aircraft to drift.
In Ireland legislation is due to be passed, containing a measure making it an offence to shine laser beams at aircraft.