EasyJet and Airbus Collaborate on ‘Big Data’ IVHM
We discuss the potential availability and maintenance economic benefits and work Airbus has under way with IBM and Palantir.
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Power of Prediction: Foresight and Flocking Birds
On the anniversary of the ‘miracle on the Hudson’ we look at how a catastrophic double engine bird strike in North America had been predicted 8 years before, in 2001.
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Our Top 10 Articles of 2016
We look back on our top aviation and safety articles of 2016. We thank all our readers for their support in 2016 and hope we can continue to prove a valuable source of information and insight in 2017!
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CRJ-200 LOC-I Sweden 8 Jan 2016: SHK Investigation Results
Accident investigators make observations on human factors, training, instrumentation design, airworthiness reporting and SAR after the fatal LOC-I of a cargo CRJ-200 in Sweden in an accident reminiscent of AF447.
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Time Pressures and Take-Off Trim Trouble
Time pressures and a lack of cross-checking contributed to a trim sheet error at an Australian regional airline.
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The Tender Trap: SAR and Medevac Contract Design
AirMed and Rescue published an article in their Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 issue by Aerossurance’s Andy Evans on how to tender and contract for contracted Search and Rescue (SAR) and medevac services.
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Facebook Aquila Drone Accident: Gust Induced Structural Failure
The innovative 140ft span Facebook Aquila solar powered internet relay drone had an in-flight structural failure due to gusts during its first landing say NTSB. Flight control system changes are planned.
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Planning for Mass Evacuations
It is vital for companies operating in the less stable of overseas locations to have pre-arranged evacuation arrangements in place.
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Fatal B1900C Accident: NTSB Safety Recommendation on PT6A To Error-Proof the Beta Arm
The NTSB recommend short term safety promotion and a long term error-proof re-design to prevent a reoccurring loss of propeller thrust after incorrect assembly.
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ANSV Report on EasyJet A320 Fan Cowl Door Loss: Maintenance Human Factors
We look at the maintenance human factors that resulted in the 36th A320 cowling loss.
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Cockpit Tensions and an Automated CFIT Accident
The crew of a private bizjet pressed on in poor visibility and may have made a VNAV selection error. ‘Tensions’ amongst the crew are reported, with the PIC wanting to terminate the co-pilot after the flight and ‘insufficient CRM’ cited.
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ATR72 Control Problems in Severe Icing, Norway, 14 November 2016
AIBN has opened an investigation into a serious incident that is a reminder of the possible seasonal weather related threats.
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Challenge Assumptions: ATSB on A330 with a u/s GPS
An occurrence were after take off, a ‘gut feeling’ resulted in challenging MEL assumptions that had been made during flight planning, resulting in a change to the mid-Pacific alternate.
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‘Competitive Behaviour’ and a Fire-Fighting Aircraft Stall
The TSB say ‘competitive behaviour’ by fire-fighting pilots eroded the margin of safety during take-offs. We look at the cultural and SMS issues.
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EASA Opinion on Technical Records (Opinion 13/2016)
This Opinion addresses a safety issue linked with a wrong airworthiness assessment of the aircraft status due to incomplete technical records.
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Military Airprox in Sweden
The Swedish Accident Investigation Board reported on a near mid air collision between a Swedish Gripen and Norwegian F-16 during the tri-national 2015 Arctic Fighter Meet. The aircraft passed ~ 30m apart in cloud.
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Brexit and Aviation
We look at the recent industry / Department for Exiting the EU joint statement on Brexit and aviation.
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Serious Injury During Aircraft Maintenance
While working on an RCAF A310 a maintainer is crushed by a spoiler, highlighting the hazards that must be managed when conducting simultaneous maintenance tasks.
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AAIB Annual Safety Review for 2015
The UK AAIB has published their Annual Safety Review in a radical new format. It has analysis of investigations, an overview of recommendations and articles on the use of drones and the time needed for investigations.
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Uncontained CF6-80 Failure: American B767-300 28 Oct 2016
The NTSB release their probable cause on this uncontained HPT2 disc burst.
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LOC-I Departure: AAIB Report on King Air 200 Accident
We look at three aspects from the investigation into a fatal air accident in the UK: Recording of aircraft defects, TAWS and the carriage of non-crew members on the flight deck.
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EASA Opinion on Ageing Aircraft Structures (Opinion 12/2016)
EASA has recently issued a rule-making opinion on ageing structures of large turbine aeroplanes for a rule that will affect the current fleet and new types.
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Execuflight Hawker 700 N237WR Akron Accident: Casual Compliance
Safety lessons from a disturbing unstabilised approach accident that begs serious questions of the operator’s procedures and culture.
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IATA Unstable Approaches, Risk Mitigation Policies, Procedures and Best Practices
This document has been collaboratively written by IATA, CANSO, IFATCA and IFALPA, to address the problems surrounding unstable approaches.
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High Potential Runway Incursion at Shanghai 11 Oct 2016
A China Eastern A330 crossed in front of a China Eastern A320 taking off. CAAC report the separation was just 19m vertical and 13m horizontal and have issued a reconstruction video.
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