CASA’s safety inspection in 2022: how checks are conducted, ratings, and more
As international flight bookings in Australia are finally increasing, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) had quite a…
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ATSB recommends more stringent Boeing 737 flap checks
After Virgin Australia pilots reported that their Boeing 737-800 tended to roll to the right after take-off, the…
FAA introduces new restrictive limitations for Embraer E170s
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), following the lead of the Brazilian aviation authority Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil…
“Visits are not audits”: ICAO denies SpiceJet’s ‘comprehensive audit’ claim
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) denied claims made by Indian budget air carrier SpiceJet declaring that the…
Man extradited to US over Pan Am bombing in Lockerbie in 1988
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud, a Libyan national who was charged with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103…
ATSB investigating a near-runway excursion involving a 737 and an A380
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATBS) announced that it is investigating a procedural error that almost caused a…
“Looks like we lost the door.” Plane door falls off, lands in US parking lot
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an investigation into an unusual incident involving a small plane, which…
Ural A320 incident at IKT airport caused by pilot’s handbag strap: report
A leaked memo appears to suggest that the placement of the pilot’s handbag led to an incident where…
NTSB: No altitude deconflictions brief before mid-air collision in Dallas
The National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) released its preliminary findings from the Wings Over Dallas historic air show,…
Aviation firefighters to strike at 27 Australian airports
Thousands of aviation firefighters are planning to take strike action across airports in Australia to protest staff shortages. …
Gulf Air A321 jet diverted to Iraq after crew member suffers heart attack
A Gulf Air Airbus A321 passenger aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Erbil, Iraq after…
MH17: Dutch court imposes life sentences on three of four suspects
Two years after the beginning of the trial, a court in the Netherlands rendered its verdict in the…
Scoot pilot delays landing in Changi after passengers refuse to fasten seatbelts
A pilot for low-cost carrier Scoot was forced to delay landing in Singapore after some passengers refused to…
Dallas air show crash: here’s what we know so far
Two WW2 warplanes collided at Dallas Executive Airport (RBD) on November 12, 2022. Six people were killed in…
Frontier Airlines flight diverted due to passenger with box cutter
A Frontier Airlines flight in the United States had to make a diversion and swift landing after a…
Six killed in WW2 warplane mid-air collision at Dallas air show
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter were involved in a crash at Dallas Executive Airport…
Technical fault, pilot error to blame for fatal Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 crash
Indonesia’s air accident investigator, KNKT, has issued its final report on the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 crash which…
Rachet strap punctures Link Airways plane mid-air, three assessed for injuries
Three passengers were assessed for minor injuries after a Link Airways SAAB 340 turboprop suffered fuselage damage during…