Air Safety

A major step has been taken to ensure that a primary flight control system will not wear beyond acceptable limits in service. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently ordered that […]

Tens of thousands of people involved in aviation maintenance are being asked to participate in a survey to determine why safety action programs for maintenance lag behind the proliferation of […]

In a bow to political pragmatism, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has endorsed the "special conditions" proposed recently for fuel tank safety. "We believe that, at the current time, […]

The accident rate for scheduled air carriers increased in 2003, according to statistics released last week by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The preliminary NTSB analysis shows 52 accidents. […]

‘Sleep Will Not be Denied’ ASHBURN, Va. – Factors used to examine the role of human fatigue in accident investigations might also provide a useful scheduling template to help avoid […]

The road to commonly accepted emergency procedures for coping with in-flight smoke and fire is paved with discord. Case in point: Delta Air Lines [DAL], which has adopted procedures propounded […]

"Little progress has been made" in developing an integrated approach to combating in-flight fires, according to a Feb. 26 speech by Wendy Tadros, member of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) […]

The twin-turboprop cleared the ground by about 112 feet as the pilots recovered from the stall. They then climbed to a safe altitude and a few moments later completed an […]

Static port drain lines were left open, causing havoc on check flight Maintenance blunders keep catching pilots by surprise. Fortunately, the savvy and experienced pilots of a United Parcel Service […]

Fewer people and less money – after accounting for inflation – will be available in coming years to provide safety oversight of the aviation industry. The information emerging from recently […]