This Week briefings
The Royal New Zealand Air Force's Red Checkers display team has been grounded following a 1 March mid-air collision...
Russian investigators to press ICAO for cabin cameras
Russian accident investigation representatives are to put the case for equipping passenger cabins with airborne image recorders to a high-level International ICAO safety conference at the end of this month.
European business aviation fears airline flight time limitation rules
European business aviation sees the application of scientifically designed crew fatigue risk management systems by operators as preferable to being forced...
Lufthansa wing-strike probe queries A320 landing logic
German investigators believe Airbus should assess aspects of A320 flight logic after determining that partial loss
India to order primary trainers to replace HPT-32s
India has issued a request for proposals for 181 new primary trainers to replace its grounded air force HPT-32s ...
VIDEO: Inquiry - Crosswind limit clarity needed after A320 wing-strike
German investigators believe that lack of clarity over crosswind operating limits contributed
Northrop Grumman to fix B-2 aft deck
Northrop Grumman expects to receive a contract to accelerate a programme to install a redesigned aft deck on the US Air Force's B-2 bombers ...
US senators urge FAA to study pilot commuting
In the wake of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident, US lawmakers are urging regulatory authorities to study the impact of long-distance commuting on pilot...
Russian investigators to press ICAO for cabin cameras
Russian accident investigation representatives are to put the case for equipping passenger cabins with airborne image recorders to a high-level ICAO safety...
FAA suspends two controllers for allowing a child to talk with pilots
"Two employees at the John F Kennedy International airport tower have been placed on administrative leave by the US FAA following an incident last month...
South Korea grounds F-5s following crash
The South Korean air force has grounded its remaining Northrop F-5 fighters after a fatal accident on 2 March ...
Flight Safety Foundation rolls out global standard for mining sector
The Flight Safety Foundation's Australian office has started the roll-out of the first global aviation standard for the mining and resources sector.
Royal New Zealand Air Force flying display team grounded following mid-air collision
The Royal New Zealand Air Force's Red Checkers flying display team has been grounded following the 1 March collision of two of the team's aircraft. The incident...
UTAir pilots sentenced over fatal Samara Tu-134 crash
Two Tupolev Tu-134 pilots have been handed suspended prison sentences for negligence following the fatal crash of their aircraft during an attempt to land...
A300 freighter badly damaged in Afghan landing
Turkish cargo carrier ACT Airlines is investigating a landing accident at Bagram, Afghanistan, in which one of its Airbus A300B4 freighters suffered substantial...
This Week briefing
A leaked draft preliminary report on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash off the Lebanese coast on 25 January identifies human factors as the cause of the accident, according to Beirut daily newspaper As-Safir.
Complexity of AF447 crash probe to dominate ICAO discussion
Complications with the investigation into the destruction of Air France flight AF447 are set to dominate discussions on flight-data retrieval, aircraft communications...
Aeroflot A320 takes off from Oslo taxiway
Norwegian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Aeroflot Airbus A320 bound for Moscow Sheremetyevo took off from a taxiway at Oslo Gardermoen yesterday.
FAA: Not dawdling on icing rule
US FAA officials say criticism from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the agency has not acted fast enough to revise aircraft certification...
HELI-EXPO: Honeywell to offer extended voice capabilities on Sentinel MFD
Honeywell has unveiled plans to offer new upgrades for its Sentinel multi-function display, including new voice callouts that will inform pilots how far...
