Safety News
A380 Wings To Be Checked For Cracks
Airbus A380 aircraft will need inspections to ensure their wings are not developing cracks. Some twenty A380 airplanes, about a third of the world’s fleet, are subject to the visual inspections. The requirement stems from a 20 January 2012 order issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published &hellip Continue reading
TWA Flight 800 Anniversary
Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the controversial plane crash commonly referred to as the TWA Flight 800 accident. The event involved the in-flight breakup of a Boeing 747-131 operated by Trans World Airlines rather shortly after departure on 17 July 1996. Continue reading
Boston Logan Airport Collision Investigated By NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is investigating a collision in Boston between two airline jets that occurred on July 14, 2011, at about 7:33 P.M. EDT. According to the safety board, a Delta Air Lines B767-300ER (N185DN) operating as Delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway B for departure on runway 04 &hellip Continue reading
Breaking News – Black Box of Air France Flight 447 Found
The BBC is reporting that the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) has found one of two so-called black box devices from the wreckage of Air France Flight 447. The news agency says while the cover of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) was found earlier, its data storage system was not located. Continue reading
Southwest Airlines 737 Incident At Chicago Midway Airport
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 operating as Flight 1919 overran Chicago Midway Airport’s (MDW) runway 13C while landing today (26 April 2011). According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the conditions at the time were rainy with southerly winds. The incident occurred at 1:33 pm (CDT). Share this with your friends and please link &hellip Continue reading
