Safety
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3.4KFAA proposes seven civil penalties against DHL for alleged hazardous materials violations
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes seven civil penalties totaling $455,000 against DHL Express (USA) for allegedly violating Hazardous...
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3.2KUPDATE: Bristow helicopter involved in water landing at Lagos
On February 3, 2016, shortly after 10 a.m. local time, the crew of Bristow S76C++ helicopter 5N-BQJ elected to make a precautionary...
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2.8KTSB deploys a team to Calgary to assess an aircraft incident
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the Calgary International Airport to an incident involving...
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FAA urges airlines to assess lithium battery risks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a safety alert to U.S. and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to...
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2.9KBristow helicopter involved in water landing at Lagos
Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m....
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2.8KMalfunctioning landing gear system led to September 2014 gear-up landing at Timmins Airport, Ontario
In its investigation report (A14O0178) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) found that a malfunctioning landing gear system led...
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4.2KUpdate 1: West Atlantic’s CRJ200PF crash in Sweden
A West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 converted freighter crashed in Sweden near the Norwegian border after disappearing from radar during a mail transport...
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3.3KWest Atlantic’s CRJ200PF crashes in Sweden
West Atlantic’s CEO & President Mr. Gustaf Thureborn told in a press conference in Gothenburg that the accident had taken place on...
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2.7KTurbulence on Air Canada flight from China injures 21
Air Canada confirmed its flight AC088, en route to Toronto from Shanghai, was diverted to Calgary due to turbulence where it landed...
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4.2KWasaya Airways plane found north of Pickle Lake
Yesterday Wasaya Airways became concerned when Flight 127, a Cessna 208 Caravan cargo aircraft, flying between Pickle Lake and Angling Lake (Wapekeka)...
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2.8KLuxair aircraft loses an engine cowling panel during take-off
Luxair reported that one of its aircraft, operating Luxair’s flight LG 4605 from Luxembourg to London City today, lost an engine cowling panel...
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2.6KRussian passenger aircraft crashes in central Sinai
A Metrojet (former Kogalym Avia, Kolavia) Airbus A321-200, registration EI-ETJ performing flight 7K-9268 from Sharm el Sheikh to St. Petersburg with 217...
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2.6KFAA announces Aviation Safety Rating for the Republic of Nicaragua
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Republic of Nicaragua complies with International Civil Aviation Organization...
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3.3KDutch Safety Board: Buk surface-to-air missile system caused MH17 crash
The crash of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 was caused by the detonation of a 9N314M-type warhead launched from the eastern...
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3.1KFAA funds runway incursion mitigation projects
The FAA has provided $11 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds to eight airports that have risk factors for runway incursions.
