From this week's Air Safety Week:<br><br>Success confirmed and certified. Certification flight tests of the first Swissair MD-11 to complete the "Modification ...
This is incredible. I can't bellieve that airlines are getting so 'comfortable' with smoke relared entertainment system problems that they feel justified in ...
Thanks to the person who sent this.<br><br>Near collisions partly due to confusion as air traffic controllers end shifts<br>Updated: Sun, Aug 05 2:21 PM ...
August 6, 2001 <br>Another electrical system held suspect in Swissair crash investigation<br>HALIFAX (CP) -- Another aircraft electrical system has come under ...
This quote from the Canadian article is certainly interesting. I don't recall seeing this information before:<br><br>Only two of the three map lights in the...
On Tuesday, August 7th, a Canada 3000 Airlines Limited 737 flying from Halifax to Toronto had to return to Halifax shortly after flight attendants reported ...
Dwindling passenger growth in the worldwide airline business due to economic slowdown is going to make it difficult for airline companies to make a profit this...
The crew of an Air Canada Regional Airlines Fokker F-28 that was enroute from Toronto to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport decided to divert to ...
From Air Safety Week:<br><br>Sound and smell. Apropos of systems monitoring, ultrasound and telltale odors from arcing are two technologies being explored by...
From Air Safety Week:<br><br>Hamsters run amok. The other case involves the April 23 shipment by Swissair of a load of 5,650 hamsters from Prague to Tokyo. The...
Air Safety Week:<br><br>Risk Management 101<br> <br>By Richard H. Wood, Aviation Safety Consultant<br>The August 6th issue of ASW accurately described the ...
One final point. In risk-benefit analysis, the assessment of risk is independent of the size of the benefit or the existence of any other risk at some other ...
Airline pilots 'lack skills to handle emergencies'<br>By Barrie Clement,Transport Editor<br>13 August 2001<br>Airline pilots are increasingly unable to deal...
Isn't is just common sense that in some occupations (like flying commercial aircraft), defensiveness and butt-covering just aren't appropriate? Can anyone ...
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today<br>> unveiled a broad new initiative designed to enhance the continued<br>> safety of ...
The question is: Does this initiative really raise the bar for the industry?<br><br>The way I read the above, there are three substantive points: <br>- ADs...
Nothing wrong with healthy skepticism Mark, but don’t let that take away from the realization that you, your group and others like you have made a huge ...
Congrats to Lynn and company. Well done people. ps Lynn, I knew you would get somewhere because your cause is just and very necessary to the health and...
From Air Safety Week:<br><br>Scenario for Disaster - Accidents Increase In Proportion to Flying<br> <br>There is no clear future trend for accident rates, ...