Safety

23.04.2010 2:00

ASH CLOUD: RAF suspends Typhoon flights after finding ash deposits

The UK Royal Air Force is investigating possible volcanic ash damage to several of its Eurofighter Typhoons which flew yesterday ... [Read more]

23.04.2010 2:00

Cameroon to release long-awaited Kenya 737 crash findings

Cameroonian investigators are preparing to release the final report into the fatal loss of a Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800, nearly three years after the accident [Read more]

22.04.2010 2:00

Cyprus ATC risks heightened by local politics

The Cyprus government is urging international aviation bodies to raise pilots' awareness of a potentially dangerous air traffic control anomaly in the eastern Mediterranean, especially as a significant recent political development may make the situation worse. [Read more]

22.04.2010 2:00

Embraer rethinks Phenom 100 brake-by-wire system, training

A series of runway overruns, blown tyres or failure indications on landing have prompted Embraer to review the flight training regime and design of the brake-by-wire system for its Phenom 100 six-seat twinjet. [Read more]

22.04.2010 2:00

Southwest to inspect tugs for safety switch fault

Southwest Airlines is performing a fleet-wide check of its baggage tugs after a runaway vehicle damaged the engines and fuselage of an aircraft leaving the... [Read more]

21.04.2010 2:00

Briefings

The major eruption of an Icelandic volcano on 14 April caused massive disruption to flights in Ireland,... [Read more]

21.04.2010 2:00

ASH CLOUD: Lufthansa sends A340 test flight across Europe

Lufthansa is carrying out a test flight using a specially-equipped Airbus A340-600 to collect data on the concentration and distribution of volcanic ash... [Read more]

21.04.2010 2:00

ASH CLOUD: CFM details engine risks from volcanic ash

Engines flying through the volcanic ash cloud risk impaired compressor performance or even a compressor stall, as well as damage to the high-pressure turbine... [Read more]