Tag / Safety
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Check your checklist! Lessons from fatal King Air accident in Melbourne
The pilot at the controls of a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air that crashed shortly after take off had the aircrafts rudder trim in the full left position for take off, the…
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Runway? Who needs one when you have a taxiway!
It’s happened again. Around midnight on a perfectly clear night last week in Riyadh, a Jet Airways 737 tried to take off on a taxiway. The crew mistaking a new taxiway for…
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The risks posed to civil aircraft by surface-to-air missiles
In Short: Worldwide the SAM threat is deemed to be “low” by ICAO with the caveat that this can change quickly when flying over or near conflict zones. The best risk mitigation is…
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Unsafe aircraft not welcome in Europe
Eurocontrol and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have brought live an automated system which alerts air traffic controllers when unsafe aircraft enter European airspace. How does it work? Network Management Director at…
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EU SAFA ramp checks NOT on the rise – but are you ready for one?
In Short: SAFA ramp checks are continuing at the normal pace. Avoid the common mistakes of Fuel/Calc and Flight Routing (with SID/STAR), PRNAV/RNAV-1, incorrect flight plans and TCAS 7.1. If you do…
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Bad NOTAMS = Runway overruns in Hamburg
If you’re headed to Hamburg, watch out. The runway is shortened, and the Notams are vague. Poorly written NOTAMs struck again this week in Hamburg, Germany, when an A320 and a B737…
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Hong Kong near-misses on the rise
According to recent figures released by the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) of Hong Kong, 2017 saw an increase in ‘loss of separation’ incidents within it’s airspace. Twelve times, two aircraft came within…
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Making a Ramp Check painless (with checklist)
“Hello, we’re from the government and we’re here to help“. The SAFA Program (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft) is not exclusive to the EU. Your aircraft can be inspected under the program…
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Rules revised: SAFA Ramp Checks for ‘Suspect Aircraft’
01JUN: EASA have published new guidelines for inspectors to assess which aircraft should be prioritised for SAFA ramp checks in Europe and SAFA compliant states. ARO.RAMP.100(b) in the Part-ARO contains the updated list…
