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EASA Proposes Tighter Flight, Cockpit Recorder Measures

EASA's proposed new CVR and FDR mandates call for an alternate power source and improved audio recordings.

November 15, 2019

Accidents: November 2019

Preliminary and final reports.

November 4, 2019

Crashed Korean H225 Had Recent Maintenance

A Korean Airbus H225 that crashed into the East Sea had a heavy inspection in October.

November 4, 2019

Twin-engine Crash Claims Experienced Pilot

Accident investigators are on the scene after a Cessna 414 crashed into a house on approach to New Jersey's Linden Airport.

October 30, 2019

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Boeing CEO Pleads Initial Ignorance of MCAS Message Details

Dennis Muilenburg gets grilled by lawmakers on when he learned of chief technical pilot's concerns about MCAS functionality in the 737 Max.

October 29, 2019

Lion Air Crash Report Cites Failures by Boeing, FAA, and Crew

The Indonesian safety committee reserved much of its criticism for the design and certification of elements of the 737 Max flight deck.

October 25, 2019

Episode 26: Airmanship Saves Southwest Flight | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast

An uncontained engine failure challenges the skills of a Southwest Airlines crew.

October 25, 2019

AINsight: LOC-I Crashes Highlight Upset Training Value

Upset prevention and recovery training is as useful for bizav pilots as for commercial pilots.

October 24, 2019

UK To Allow Flight Resumption to Sharm El-Sheikh

The UK government banned operations to the Egyptian airport nearly four years ago on security concerns following downed Russian airliner.

October 22, 2019

U.S. Bizjet Fatalities Still on Track for a New High

The 21 fatalities in U.S.-registered bizjet accidents in the first nine months have exceeded annual totals for all but two periods over the past 15 years.

October 18, 2019

NATA Urges Better Training after Fatal Misfueling Crash

Following a fatal airplane crash caused by misfueling, NATA is offering a free website to help prevent such accidents in the future.

October 14, 2019

NTSB To Hold Hearing on Doors-off Crash

NTSB docket raises numerous safety questions in 2018 doors-off fatal New York City helitour crash.

October 14, 2019

Authorities Charge Pilot of Ill-fated Superjet with Negligence

The charges against the pilot in command of the Aeroflot SSJ100 carry a prison sentence of seven years.

October 3, 2019

Torqued: Congress’s Role in the Boeing 737 Max Accidents Needs a Look

Legislators are conducting investigative hearings, but the body also needs to turn the microscope on itself.

October 1, 2019

Accidents: October 2019

A summary of preliminary and final accident reports

October 1, 2019

Test Assumptions Faulty During 737 Max Design, Says NTSB

U.S. transportation safety board issues seven recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration related to the Boeing 737 Max.

September 26, 2019

Pilot in Overrun: Citation Wouldn’t Rotate for Takeoff

According to a preliminary NTSB report, the crew rejected the takeoff past rotation speed after their busines jet would not respond to control inputs.

September 6, 2019

Ky Warns Max Crisis Could Alter FAA-EASA Relationship

The EASA director affirms de-alignment concerns expressed by Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury.

September 3, 2019

Accidents: September 2019

Preliminary and final reports.

September 2, 2019

Another Citation Crash and Burn with No Fatalities

For the fourth time in six weeks, passengers and crew evacuated safely from a Cessna Citation following a crash before fire consumed their aircraft.

August 29, 2019

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