Hungry For Action
Engleman said in its investigations the board would focus on facts, “which is why recorders are so important.”
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Category: Air Safety Week
Chilling Reminder
Ellen Engleman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, told attendees at last week’s transportation reco…
Cameras Being Deployed on Aircraft to Improve Safety, Security
Aviation industry lags rail, maritime sectors in use of video recordings</…
Air Safety Week’s Security Breach Report
DATE & SITE: October 2005 to January 2006 — 21 unnamed U.S. airports
AREA*: 3
CIRCUM…
The vexing problem of protecting airliners from missiles
All fuel tanks in transport-category aircraft may have to be inerted, not for sa…
Door Deadline
Apropos of hijackings, April 9 was the deadline for installing hardened cockpit doors on transport category aircraft. The F…
Humor for the Week
“Now I know what a dog feels like watching television.” A captain of a DC-9, an aircraft with “steam gage” cockpit ins…
Cynicism Unleashed
The heightened scrutiny of financially distressed carriers announced April 4 by the Federal Aviation Administration (F…
‘The Rudder Should Never Be Cycled – A Personal View’
By John Farley, former test pilot
With a large twinjet transport, the tailfi…
Accidents and Incidents
DATE/SITE: 26 Feb. Mid-Atlantic
AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747 of Iberia Flt: IB6832
CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c diver…