NTSB issues safety recommendations on lightning data for air traffic controllers
19 May 2012The NTSB issued three safety recommendations to the FAA with regards to presenting real-time total lightning data on controller displays.
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19 May 2012The NTSB issued three safety recommendations to the FAA with regards to presenting real-time total lightning data on controller displays.
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18 May 2012An Indian accident investigation committee published their final report into a serious incident involving an Alliance Air CRJ-700 Regional Jet that suffered a runway excursion after landing long on a wet runway.
... moreThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $395,850 civil penalty against US Airways Inc., of Tempe, Ariz., for allegedly violating U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations.
... moreThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has directed its investigators and staff to pursue stiffer penalties for individuals who purposefully point laser devices at aircraft.
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11 May 2012An AAIB investigation revealed that a Boeing 767-300 landing accident at Bristol, U.K. was caused by rapid de-rotation of the aircraft following a hard landing.
... moreA Toronto law firm, Thomson, Rogers has issued a $20 million class action against Air Canada on behalf of the 95 passengers of flight AC 878 en route from Toronto to Zurich on January 13, 2011.
... moreThe Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) concluded that an unprepared crew lost situational awareness during an approach to an airport in below-minima weather conditions. Their Xian MA60 passenger plane struck the sea during a missed approach.
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6 May 2012Investigators from the Aviation Safety Council (ASC) of Taiwan concluded that a sudden change in wind speed caused an MD-90 passenger plane to suffer a runway excursion incident in May 2011.
... moreThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia has suspended the operations of Alligator Airways with immediate effect from Thursday 3 May 2012. This action has been taken because CASA believes permitting Alligator Airways to continue to fly poses a serious and imminent risk to air safety.
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4 May 2012An Apple iPhone that overheated and began emitting smoke on board an Australian Saab 340 passenger plane was caused by improper repairs, an investigation revealed.
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