Yahoo! News has reported that a preliminary investigation has revealed that a damaged fan blade caused the Denver mid-air engine fire that led to the grounding of more than 100 Boeing 777s. Federal investigators believe that wear and tear caused the fan blade to fracture and break off the Pratt & Whitney engine during the Hawaii-bound United Airlines flight […]
The National Transportation Safety Boardissued seven safety recommendations Thursday to the Federal Aviation Administration, calling upon the agency to address concerns about how multiple alerts and indications are considered when making assumptions as part of design safety assessments. Aviation Safety Recommendation Report 19-01 was issued Thursday stemming from the NTSB’s ongoing support under International Civil Aviation Organization […]
When the bill is passed in the National Assembly before the end o this year, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), a body responsible for the investigation of air accidents in Nigeria, would become a multimodal agency that would be empowered to carry out accident investigation in all means of transportation. This means that AIB would now […]
Before the Ethiopia Airlines Flight ET302 crash last Sunday which killed 157 persons onboard, the operating aircraft, B737MAX 8 was the fastest selling aircraft in its category, with about 500 orders, but with two fatal accidents in tow, what fate would befell the aircraft. On Wednesday the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a […]
The National Transport and Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States will train 22 staff of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) through on-the-job (OJT) training procedure. Commissioner and Managing Director of AIB, Akin Olateru, made this known at the weekend while briefing newsmen on the workshop organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) […]
