IndiGo Airbus A320 skids off runway while attempting to take-off in India
An Airbus A320 passenger aircraft operated by Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo skidded off the runway while attempting to take-off from… Read More »
Qatar Airways Group attains a new ISO certification in health and safety
Qatar Airways has obtained ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification, awarded by Bureau Veritas. The certification was… Read More »
Nigeria’s Dana Air halted over safety and financial violations
On Wednesday Jul. 20, The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air… Read More »
An American Airlines A321 pilot almost crashes and the cockpit transcript is shocking
An American Airlines plane had a serious takeoff incident at JFK in April 2019. The incident was so bad that… Read More »
Eight people hospitalized after AA flight makes emergency landing
An American Airlines flight traveling from Tampa to Nashville was forced to make an emergency landing in Alabama after encountering… Read More »
Qantas 737 pilots issue mayday call to get emergency landing due to low fuel
Qantas chief pilot says plane landed safely in Perth with 40 minutes’ fuel left as regulator investigates The Australian Safety… Read More »
Two GoFirst planes grounded due to in-flight safety issues
Another Indian airline has come in for closer scrutiny by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India (DGCA) after… Read More »
Red Air’s MD-82’s left side vibrated before landing gear collapsed in Miami
The MD-82 crashed into an equipment shelter and caught fire. Four passengers suffered minor injuries. A Red Air passenger jet… Read More »
U.S Air Force might remove co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews
Officials in the U.S. Air Force’s mobility enterprise are considering amending rules to allow just two crew members onboard the… Read More »
Indian court dismisses legal bid to stop SpiceJet services due to safety concerns
An Indian court dismissed a legal plea from a local lawyer asking that operations of the low-cost carrier SpiceJet be… Read More »
Meridian Antonov An-12BP freighter crashes with eight casualties
An Antonov AN-12BP freighter operated by Ukrainian airline Meridian has crashed in Greece killing all eight crew onboard the aircraft…. Read More »
UK Aviation Industry unhappy at loss of European Aviation Safety Agency membership
Brexit, the political process that saw the ‘British Exit’ from the European Union after a 2016 vote and that finally… Read More »
Russia’s continued presence on aviation safety council is a travesty
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been, quite literally, criminal. Well-documented allegations include the deliberate targeting of civilians, forced transfer of… Read More »
A Spirit Airlines A320 caught fire in Atlanta after its landing gear overheated
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 passenger plane caught fire while landing in Atlanta, US, after its landing gear overheated. The… Read More »
Boeing’s 737-10 Max might not get approval by December deadline
Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told Aviation Week in an interview that the planemaker could be forced to cancel the… Read More »
Helicopter has near-miss with lighthouse in western France
A helicopter narrowly avoided a lighthouse off the coast of Bretagne, western France, where it was about to deliver equipment… Read More »
An Emirates Airbus A380 ‘flew 14 hours’ safely with hole in side
Emirates said the rupture did not impact the structure of the aircraft. Passengers traveling on an Emirates flight to Brisbane,… Read More »
IATA urges measures for safer transport of lithium batteries
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling on governments around the world to further support the safe air carriage… Read More »
Qatar Airways 777 avoids collision with hot air balloon landing in São Paulo
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 wide-body jet was involved in an unusual incident while performing a flight between Doha in… Read More »
Gear and fuselage damage on a Emirates A388 at Dubai and Brisbane
An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EVK performing flight EK-430 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Brisbane,QL (Australia) on Jul. 1,… Read More »
ATC error behind Hong Kong 2017 two planes on the runway incident
The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) of Hong Kong said a controller’s lapse in concentration was behind a serious incident… Read More »
Comparison of U.S. and European processes for approving new designs of commercial airplanes
Aircraft Certification: Comparison of U.S. and European Processes for Approving New Designs of Commercial Transport Airplanes. Two deadly accidents involving… Read More »