ATR72 In-Flight Pitch Disconnect and Structural Failure (Virgin Australia Regional Airlines [VARA] VH-FVR) In 2014 we reported on the preliminary information from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau...
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Learn MoreNTSB Report on C208B Caravan Ditching, Molokai, Hawaii, 2013 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on confusion over the applicable engine Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA)...
Learn MoreRotor Blade Tool Control FOD Incident (Western Australia Police Air Wing Airbus AS365N3 VH-WPX) The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has just issued a report on an incident where a helicopter’s...
Learn MoreUK AAIB: Boeing Safety Responses ‘Not Adequate’ Six months ago we published an article that discussed the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report into a serious incident involving a...
Learn MoreHeliOffshore 2016 Conference Report: Offshore Helicopter Safety Performance The offshore helicopter safety association, HeliOffshore, has launched a new ‘Safety Performance Model’ and Safety...
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