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Business Jet Safety Research: A new report from the UK
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published an important Business Jet Safety Research report that should be of great interest to operators of business aircraft as well as to the crews who fly them. This new report is based on an anal...
Chicago-O'Hare air traffic controller blamed for near mid-air collision
This past July, there was a near mid-air collision at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport between a departing American Eagle ERJ-145, and a Learjet LR60 that was arriving on an intersecting runway. No one was injured, and neither aircraft was dama...
Aircraft separation incident blamed on San Juan CERAP controllers
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a very brief probable cause report on an aircraft separation incident that occurred over the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in August of 2008. The NTSB's investigation ...
NTSB: Urgent Recommendation Regarding Pratt & Whitney 2037 Engines
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent recommendation today to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engine inspections. The recommendation arises out of an ongoing NTSB investigatio...
Honeywell Technology Helps Pilots Maintain Stable Approach
Honeywell has announced a software upgrade to its Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) that will alert pilots if their approach to an airport is not within a safe tolerance envelope of speed and glide path. Approaches outside this tolerance, u...
Aircraft separation incident: Delta Boeing 737 and Transaero Boeing 747
An aircraft separation incident over the Atlantic Ocean involving two passenger aircraft is being investigated by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The two aircraft involved in the incident were a Boeing 737-800 operated by Delta...
NTSB investigating runway incursion at Fresno, CA
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a runway incursion incident yesterday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT). The incident involved a SkyWest regional jet, ...
Near mid-air collision at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced today that an investigation has been initiated regarding a near mid-air collision at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) earlier this week. The incident occurred on Monday, July...
NTSB investigating two runway incursions at Teterboro Airport
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into two recent runway incursion incidents at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport (TEB). The first of the two incidents occurred on June 25, 2008, when a Learjet 45 flew o...
NTSB: Preventing aircraft accidents involving controlled flight into terrain
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a new Safety Alert that addresses accidents involving controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) during visual night conditions. The Safety Alert arose from information collected during the ...
Slippery when wet: Rio's Santos-Dumont airport
Pilots flying for TAM, Gol and Varig, three of Brazil's largest carriers, have been told not to land at Santos-Dumont Airport (SDU), Rio de Janeiro's domestic airport, while it is raining. An Associated Press story about the landing prohibition repo...
