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Air France Flight 447
Air France 447 went down over the Atlantic in 2009. The fly-by-wire A330 incorporates technology that prevents the airplane from entering a stall, but during a complete loss of airspeed information, however, the system reverted to manual control. The final report said said the pilots were “completely surprised” by technical problems experienced at high... »
NTSB Reports on Dreamliner Battery Fire in Boston
We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation. A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries. Attached... »
Lithium Ion Batteries Remain a Point of Concern
Both Airbus and Boeing say the designs for their litium-ion systems are safe, in spite of known risk of flames, explosion, smoke and leakage. Those are some pretty hefty “known” risks. Now ANA says that prior to the fire, it had replaced batteries on its 787 aircraft some 10 times because of low charges.... »
IMPROPER MAINTENANCE LED TO Vegas AIR TOUR HELICOPTER CRASH
What is it that I’ve always said? Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance. Looks like the NTSB Findings agree with me! See their report below about a helicopter crash in December 7, 2011, that occurred in my home away from home, Las Vegas Nevada. PRELIMINARY REPORT On December 7 at 4:30 Pacific Standard Time, a Eurocopter AS350-B2,... »
NTSB Sends Assistance
On Jan 16, 2013, an ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route from Yamaguchi-Ube Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport when smoke in the forward electrical compartment developed. Also, an unusual smell was detected. The flight made an emergency landing. There were 137 passengers aboard.One passenger was injured in the evacuation. The firefighters... »
NTSB sending Team to Peru Crash Investigation
Jan. 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to Pucallpa, Peru, to assist the Government of Peru with its investigation of yesterday’s crash involving a Boeing helicopter. According to the U.S. Department of State, the accident claimed the lives of five American citizens. On Monday afternoon,... »
Airline Food: A Video Report
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The Investigation of Sukhoi Superjet’s Crash holds Answers to Many Questions
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Egor Naumenko Today I read an article saying that the SuperJet that crashed on a promotional flight boils down to one question: pilot or plane? I have to disagree. It is not that simple. It takes a lot of coordinating systems to get a... »
Germania Pilot Lands on Wrong Runway
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Kevin Gutt What: Germania Airbus A319-100 en route from Cochstedt to Las Palmas Where: Las Palmas When: Jan 14th 2012 Why: After being cleared to land on runway 21R, the pilot touched down on runway 21 L. There was no other traffic on the... »
Coming Soon: Step by Step Reconstruction of Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
In a Saab 340 simulation, two pilots are attempting to reconstruct how the pilots managed on May 18 in the Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 crash in Prahuaniyeu, 16 miles south-west of the town of Los Menucos, Río Negro, Argentina, crash that killed 22. The information sources were the black boxes, (flight data recorder... »
