Aviation Safety

  • MH370 hundreds of miles off course?

    While search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continues, CNN reports, that the flight may have been hundreds of miles off course, traveling westwards in the opposite direction from its original destination. According to a Malaysian Air Force official, who wants to remain anonymous, the plane’s transponder apparently stopped working at about the time flight…

  • Delta Boeing 767 Runway Excursion Madrid (Photos)

    Delta Air Lines flight DL415, a Boeing 767-332ER (WL) (N182DN), taking off from Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), Spain, bound for New York-John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) suffered a tyre failure during takeoff. The airplane returned to land at Madrid were it went off the side of the runway. Runways 18R/36L were closed following the incident.…

  • The Truth about Airline Crash Survivability

    For many air travelers, watching Asiana Flight 214 crash onto the runway at San Francisco airport was the realization of their worst fears. They consider those that survived to be lucky to have escaped the impact and the fire that engulfed the plane afterward. In actuality, the crash of Asiana 214 was typical of most…

  • UPS Airbus A300 Down near Birmingham (Video)

    An Airbus A300F4-622R (N155UP) cargo plane operated by UPS (flight 1354) crashed and burst into flames near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), UK. During approach to runway 18, the plane, arriving from Louisville (SDF) USA, crashed in a field just 1000 m short of the runway. Both pilotes have been killed in this accident. Video by…

  • FAA Proposes Civil Penalty Against Boeing for Quality Control Violations

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it is proposing a $2.75 million civil penalty against Boeing for allegedly failing to maintain its quality control system in accordance with approved FAA procedures. In September 2008, Boeing discovered that it had been installing nonconforming fasteners on its Boeing 777 airplanes. On October 2008, the FAA sent…

  • Video – Airbus A330 Engine Failure on Takeoff

    The right engine of a Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 literally explodes during takeoff at Manchester. The flight, bound for the Dominican Republic, of course rejected takeoff immediately and came to stop on the runway safely. Video by Simon Lowe, who got famous a few years ago for catching a Thomson bird strike at Manchester.

  • Wizz Air Crash Landing in Rome-Fiumicino (Videos)

    This morning, an Airbus A320-232 (HA-LWM) operated by Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air crash landed at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO), Italy. Flight W6-3141 was bound from Bucharest (Romania) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA). During approach the crew encountered problems getting the undercarriage down and locked. The crew flew a missed approach and entered a holding…

  • Aftermath of SQ308 Severe Turbulence during Breakfast

    This is what it looks like after you hit severe turbulences during breakfast. Singapore Airlines flight SQ308 (Airbus A380) en route from Singapore to London suddenly dropped 50-100ft leaving the cabin in a mess, including coffee and cornflakes on the ceiling. All pictures at http://instagram.com/alan_crossx# Videos – Extreme Turbulence During Breakfast

  • Videos – British Airways A319 Engine Fire Over London

    A British Airways flight bound for Oslo today, had to return to London Heathrow Airport to make an emergency landing after the right engine caught fire following a reported bird strike. The cowling of the left engine got peeled back. Both runways were closed as passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane down emergency…

  • Video – Bagram Airfield Crash of National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400

    This video of the crash of a Boeing 747-400BCF operated by National Air Cargo emerged on the internet shortly after the accident happened on April 29th. The National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter (N949CA) crashed on takeoff from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. As you can see in the video, the aircraft stalled and crashed from…

  • (Video) Airbus Runway Overrun Prevention System

    American Airlines is going to equip its entire Airbus A320 Family fleet with Airbus’ innovative Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology and this new on-board cockpit technology will also become available to other manufacturers aircraft as well. ROPS, which Airbus has pioneered independently over several years, increases pilots’ situational awareness during landing, reduces exposure to…

  • (Vid) Let’s Go for a (Simulated) Airline Flight

    How do airline pilots stay sharp on emergency prodedures they rarely use? In a word, Simulators. Our friend Cap’n Aux (http://capnaux.blogspot.com) takes us for a ride in one.

  • Boeing 787 – At least 100 Batteries Failed

    Seattle Times is reporting that Boeing had numerous reliability issues with the main batteries on its 787 Dreamliner long before the two battery incidents this month grounded the entire 787 fleet. More than 100 of the lithium-ion batteries have failed and had to be returned to the Japanese manufacturer, according to a person inside the…

  • Video – Emergency Landing of Boeing 787 after Battery Malfunction in Japan

    A Boeing 787 operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) has made an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport after a battery malfunction, yesterday. The plane has been evacuated via slides. According to ANA all 129 passengers and 8 crew were taken off the plane safely. The flight NH 692 was bound from Yamaguchi Ube to Tokyo’s…

  • FAA to Review Boeing 787 Design and Production

    After a series of incidents involving the Boeing 787 during the past months, that include electrical faults in flight, APU battery fire in a parked 787, fuel leaks, engine malfunction that caused a grass fire, engine corrosion, brake problems and a cracked cockpit window, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) today announced that they will conduct…

  • Russian Tupolev 204 Crash Landing at Moscow

    A Tupolev TU-204 (RA-64047), operated by Russian carrier Red Wings Airlines crash-landed today at Moscow Vnukovo Airport (VKO), Russia. On landing, Flight 9268 overran the runway and collided with a highway embankment. It broke in three and the forward part of the fuselage came to rest on the highway. Prior to the accident heavy snow…

  • New Funny Delta In-Flight Safety Videos

    Just recently Delta Air Lines introduced these funny new in-flight safety videos to raise attention for these important safety presentations. Delta In-flight Safety Video – Version 1 Delta In-flight Safety Video – Version 2 Delta In-flight Safety Video – Version 1 with Pop-Ups

  • ANA B767 Damaged in Hard Landing (Videos)

    Today, an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 767-381ER (JA610A) sustained substantial damage in a hard landing accident at Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT), Japan. Flight NH956 was bound from Beijing (China) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 193 people on board. In high cross wind conditions the plane made a hard nose-gear-first landing. A post flight examination revealed…

  • Spotter Video – China Eastern Airbus A340 Go Around

    During landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) a China Eastern Airbus A340 performs a go-around because of a departing Hawaiian Airbus A330. Video by CAPlaneSpotting

  • MD-83 Crashes in Nigeria

    A Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (5N-RAM) carrying 150 passengers and six crew members crashed into a residential area of Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday. No one survived, at least ten people were reported killed on the ground. Flight 9J-992 was bound from Abuja to Lagos. According to AP the crew reported engine problems 11 nautical…

  • Allied Air Cargo Boeing 727-200F Crash Landing in Ghana

    An Allied Air Cargo Boeing 727-221F cargo plane (5N-BJN) crash-landed at Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC), Ghana on Saturday. Flight 111, operated on behalf of DHL, was bound from Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) to Accra, Ghana (ACC). On landing during a thunderstorm the plane overshot the runway, went through the perimeter fence and hit a minivan, killing all…

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