Runway Safety (approach and landing), ATC/ATM, Cover Story
Controller Reinforcements
Renewed government-industry collaboration targets U.S. runway incursions, including those tied to ATC operational incidents.
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Accident Investigation, Causal Factors
Off Course and Below Minimums
Pressing on in a blinding deluge, the pilots were searching for the runway when the ATR 72 impacted a residential area.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety
‘Too Late’
Investigators cite ineffective monitoring and failing to acquire outside visual references as factors in the 2013 crash of a North Sea Super Puma.
Clear Air Turbulence
Latest prediction and detection capabilities prompt rewrites of guidance for avoidance.
Tweaking Pilot Training
Adjustments in training could help address safety risks and expand the pool of new regional pilots, advocates say.
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Human Factors
When the Mind Plays Tricks
The ongoing problem of spatial disorientation impacts all segments of aviation.
Halfway Point
It’s hard to believe that we’re already approaching the halfway point of the year, but this seems like a good time to take a quick look at what we’ve accomplished…
Missing Information
The world’s most thorough, publicly available analysis of commercial aviation accident statistics is likely the IATA Safety Report, published in the second quarter of each year by the International Air…
Aviation Safety Events | June 2016
JUNE 7–8 2016 Safety Forum. Eurocontrol, Flight Safety Foundation, European Regions Airline Association. Brussels. <skybrary.aero>. JUNE 8–9 Global Safety Information Project (GSIP) Workshop. Flight Safety Foundation. Lima, Peru. <flightsafety.org/gsip>. JUNE…
Lithium Battery Shipments
First, it has taken much too long for the International Civil Aviation Organization to accept that air shipment of lithium ion batteries is a very risky practice, both to those…
Safety News | June 2016
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Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), DataLink
CFIT Hits a New Low
IATA data show one commercial air transport CFIT crash in 2015, as well as declines in other types of accidents.
Accident Investigation, On Record
Thrust Reverser Deploys on Departure
Learjet pilot was unable to identify the problem and lost control while returning to the airport.