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Archives :: Weekly coverage of air safety trends, policy and regulation
Displaying 1 - 20 of 346 stories.
February 15, 2010
Relatives and friends of the passengers killed when Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed outside Buffalo on Feb. 12 conducted a 10-mile memorial walk to mark the fatal accident's one-year anniversary. About 200 people gathered at a fire hall in...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Colgan-Crash-Anniversary-Observed_9356.html February 8, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the captain of Colgan Air Flight 3407 inappropriately responded to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover. The Safety...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Crew-Errors-Led-to-Fatal-Colgan-Air-Crash_9357.html February 1, 2010
Relief efforts in Haiti have been supported by the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), providing both intelligence assets and the infrastructure required to safely operate supply-laden cargo aircraft into Port-au-Prince International...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Air-Safety-Assured-in-Haiti_9237.html January 25, 2010
The Indian Government has received a detailed report on the Sept. 2, 2009 fatal helicopter crash in the south Indian state Andhra Pradesh that killed Y.S.R. Reddy, 60, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and four others, Reddy's principal secretary and chief...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Report-on-Indian-Chopper-Crash_9180.html January 18, 2010
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in cooperation with the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and the MITRE Corp., held the premier International Runway Safety Summit December 1-3, 2009 in Washington, DC. More than 500 aviation...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/First-International-Runway-Safety-Summit_9096.html January 11, 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama has outlined a series of new steps designed to prevent aviation terror attacks. The new measures did not immediately yield any firings or resignations among his top intelligence and homeland security aides. "I am less...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Obama-Calls-for-Intelligence-Shakeup_9049.html January 4, 2010
Despite privacy issues surrounding airport full body security scanners, more travelers appear willing to subject themselves to the devices in the wake of the Christmas Day terrorist incident involving Northwest Airlines. Six major U.S. airports are already...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Shedding-Shyness-for-Security_8965.html December 21, 2009
The second report on the crash of Air France Flight 447 says the circumstances of the fatal accident and its causes are still not determined. But BEA, the French accident investigation agency, believes current testing appear inadequate to evaluate how...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/BEA-Report-on-Air-France-Crash-Inconclusive_8938.html December 14, 2009
The preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the Nov. 14 crash of a helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) aircraft near Doyle, CA, sheds little light on the cause of the fatal HEMS accident---only the second for 2009...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Mystery-Remains-Regarding-Reno-EMS-Crash_8887.html December 7, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require scheduled airlines to either retrofit their existing fleet with ice-detection equipment or make sure the ice protection system activates at the proper time. For aircraft with an ice-detection system, the...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/De-Icing-Systems-for-Regional-Aircraft_8797.html November 23, 2009
The airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the midair collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, has been split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights. The low zone is now...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/New-Hudson-River-Flight-Rules_8683.html November 16, 2009
United Airlines has suspended a pilot who was arrested in London on suspicion that he was about to fly a Boeing 767 with 124 passengers while exceeding the legal limit for alcohol. The incident occurring on Nov. 9 involved United Flight 949, which was bound...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Unprofessional-Pilots-Need-Not-Apply_8628.html November 9, 2009
The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appeals were filed Nov. 4, according to an NTSB spokesman, noting that appeals are...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Fallout-from-NW-Flight-188_8547.html November 2, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Oct. 27 revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. The two wrong-way pilots were previously suspended from flying for Delta Air Lines through...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Northwest-Flight-188-Pilots-Are-Grounded_8502.html October 26, 2009
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot its destination by 150 miles after pilots reportedly got into a "heated discussion." According to the Safety Board, "the crew stated...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Distracted-Northwest-Pilots-Overshoot-Destination_8410.html October 19, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fines totaling $9.2 million against US Airways and United Airlines for operating planes that did not comply with FAA safety directives or the airlines' own maintenance procedures. US Airways faces a $5.4...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/$9M-in-Penalties-for-Two-U-S-Airlines_8368.html October 12, 2009
The number of serious runway incursions at U.S, airports was cut in half during Fiscal Year 2009, according to he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). There were 12 serious incursions in FY 2009, which ended Sept. 30, with only two involving commercial...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Fewer-Close-Calls-on-Runways_8287.html October 5, 2009
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the fatal crash of an emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter near Georgetown, SC on Sept. 25. The Eurocopter AS-350 B2 (N417AE) helicopter EMS (HEMS) crashed at about 11:30 p.m. ET during a...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Fatal-HEMS-Crash-in-South-Carolina_8212.html September 28, 2009
Pilot fatigue initiatives resulting from the Feb. 12 fatal crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, NY were revealed at a House aviation subcommittee hearing on Sept. 23. Among other things, Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt noted that "as...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Pilot-Work-Rules-to-Change_8127.html September 21, 2009
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt is putting a new spin on air safety, moving to improving the agency's response to public safety complaints and whistleblower charges while ensuring that air carriers comply with safety...http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/New-FAA-Safety-Initiatives-Unveiled_8085.html
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