Pilots of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER inadvertently entered an incorrect waypoint altitude constraint prior to departure, resulting in several alerts from the ground proximity warning system (GPWS) as the aircraft climbed out of Shanghai…
Just a quick reference for those unaware that EASA’s basic regulation (EU 2018/1139) includes provisions for the agency to cooperate with other institutions whenever socio-economic factors (such as social dumping) would influence aviation safety. Due to the ongoing “race to the bottom” allowing for dubious pay-to-fly schemes and false self-employment, this article will probably gain more and more importance towards the future…
The National Transportation Safety Board detailed in an accident report issued April 13, 2019 the circumstances that led to the crash of a Boeing B-17G airplane that killed seven people and injured seven others. The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly manage the airplane’s configuration and airspeed following a loss of engine power. But what can really be learned from this accident?
First story The very experienced crew of an ATR-72 takes off from Köln/Bonn airport on 27 April 2020 but instead of lining up with the middle of runway 06, they position the aircraft at the…
At nearly midnight on 20 October 2014, a Falcon 50EX business jet crashed into a snow removal truck which had penetrated the active runway while the aircraft was performing its take-off run in poor visibility…
Companies require pilots to use a type of telex system (called ACARS) to enter all sorts of data into the airlines operational database. This is handy to keep track of services provided and allows for…
A United at Paris on Jul 20th 2020, cleared to land on wrong runway, ATC error saved by Easyjet
Leaving the doors open while driving makes it tentative for people to behave ‘dangerous’. Systems Thinking is about making it easy to do the right thing, difficult to do the wrong thing and extremely difficult to do the catastrophic!
Due to an error on MediaMarkt’s website, customers were able to buy an Apple iMac of 2,190 euros for 2.19 euros last week. The computers were also delivered, but the retail chain now demands that…
Remember 11 November 2008, when an Air Astana plane was experiencing flight control problems after departure out of Lissabon (Portugal)? People were watching while a potential catastrophe unfolded live. Luckily, the pilots managed to get the aircraft back under control and landed the crippled machine at the 3rd attempt.