Safety

17.03.2010 2:00

Sitara delays to push operational certification to 2011

India's Hindustan Aeronautics is only likely to be able get initial operational certification for its long-delayed HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer... [Read more]

17.03.2010 2:00

Perm 737 crash pilot intoxicated and negligent: prosecutor

Russian prosecutors have formally ruled that the captain of the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 which crashed in Perm was intoxicated by alcohol and negligently... [Read more]

17.03.2010 2:00

FAA: Rejected takeoffs necessitate Boeing 777 software change

The US FAA tomorrow will issue a final airworthiness directive calling on operators of more than 800 US-registered Boeing 777s to update the software in... [Read more]

17.03.2010 2:00

Boeing: 737 trim tab directive not linked to 2003 rework

Boeing says an emergency airworthiness directive issued 12 March for the Boeing next generation 737 family is not connected to a previous directive aimed... [Read more]

17.03.2010 2:00

Canadian TSB launches transportation watch list

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today launched a watch list for "critical safety issues" impacting the country's transportation system. Similar... [Read more]

16.03.2010 2:00

Toxic cabin air accepted as reality, but illness still denied

After years of denying there is a health problem for crew and passengers from toxic cabin fumes, UK and US authorities are seemingly poised for a dramatic change [Read more]

16.03.2010 2:00

This Week briefings

BAE Systems says it has encountered problems with Quest AirManager cabin air treatment... [Read more]

16.03.2010 2:00

Helios crash recommendations drive EASA action

Recommendations by the Greek Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board resulting from its report into the August 2005 crash of a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 have been taken up by the European Aviation Safety Agency. [Read more]