I stand corrected. We here in Canada have learned from our past mistakes, hence the TSB. I will admit my experience with flight safety investigations has been ...
I would like to wish all a "HAPPY NEW YEAR".<br><br>My hope for the new year is that it will be better than the last.<br><br>Welcome to the new millenium, it ...
China posted this on the Aviation&Safety board regarding swissair and air rage. Anyone know why swissair has so many incidents of this?<br><br><br><a...
Swissair 111 crashed 20 min. after smoke was first smelled in the cockpit. The MD-11 smoke/fumes<br>checklist can take up to 30 min. to complete, TSB said. ...
As the healing continues (which is very important), we all MUST remember that we are NOT supposed to forget what happened but USE it to ensure "never again",as...
This is from a recent article in the Globe & Mail. I can't get a workable url for it but here is an excerpt from the article. It can be found in the paper's ...
This sounds a little hopeful. Mr. Mineta is reported to be concerned with air safety.<br><br><br>Bush Nominates Democrat As Transportation Secretary ...
Boeing stock shot down by predictions <br>Shares fall $4 after analyst says jet orders will decline in 2001 <br><br>Wednesday, January 3, 2001<br><br>By JAMES...
You are right, the RCMP would be the responsible agency here in Canada if any criminal intent was detected. However, poor maintenance practice does not...
I would say that the IFEN installation would go a little beyond poor maintenance practices. Not only that, there are other things besides intent that can make ...
I agree, it is not clear cut. Maybe there is someone out there that could offer a legal opinion. As show in the recent past, maintainers are being called to...
I have gone to the links you have shown. I found them very interesting. I have a copy of the vidio put out by the Aussi's. The Drydan accident is a case study...
>>In the case of SR111 there would be at least three countries (maybe more) involved, the Swiss, Americans and Canada. I wonder who would have the final...
Intelligent post regarding this concept whereby a pilot can turn off all non-essentials in the event of an emergency. As Royce Miller says, it would probably...
Just a thin door keeps passengers from pilots Aviation rules create a Catch-22 in design <br>By Blake Morrison<br>USA TODAY<br><br><br>When a frantic passenger...
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Aviation Safety<br>Association ("IASA") welcomes the appointment of Transportation Secretary<br>Norman Y....
From Air Safety Week:<br><br><br>Air Safety Record in 2000 Continued Disappointing Trend<br> <br>The industry's safety record last year was neither especially ...
From Air Safety Week and the FAA:<br><br><br><br>Federal Aviation Administration <br><br>December 4 <br>McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Series Airplanes: AD, final...
Different priorities<br> <br>There appears to be a far from uniform perception within the industry about the most pressing safety needs. At the recent ...
From Air Safety Week:<br><br>Three amigos<br> <br>A third cockpit crewmember, designated a Supernumerary First Officer (SFO), was detailed to the United ...
Strange, how these figures can be looked at differently. Here is a post I found on the Aviation & Incidents board regarding air safety statistics. Of course as...
Here is an excerpt from an article in Airline Financial News about a commission headed by Mr. Mineta and their predictions and recommendations regarding air ...
Looks as though Jane Garvey will probably serve out her term. As Jeff Meeker pointed out she is the first administrator to be appointed to the FAA who falls...
Also according to Airline Financial News this week, the GAO (General Accounting Office) will be looking into whether the FAA is properly implementing a law...
Concorde Fuel Tanks Punctured Six Times Before Fatal Crash <br><br><br><br>Jan 6, 2001 <br><br>French air accident investigators have revealed that before the...
Authorities warn "catastrophic accident" might happen if G.E. made machines suffer explosions instead of implosions. This article can be found on page A7 in...