Tag: aviation safety
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FAA Proposes $165K Fine For Alaska Airlines Flights For Allowing Intoxicated Passengers To Board Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed fining Alaska Airlines $165,000 for allegedly allowing intoxicated passengers to board flights. The agency said in a short statement Tuesday that the incidents occurred on 11 flights between February 2024 and February 2025. The agency did not provide details about the events. It did not immediately respond to an…
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First-Person Footage Captured The Moment A Cessna 172 Collided With A Paraglider Near Zell Am See, Austria
Heart-stopping footage captured the moment a plane smashed through a paraglider’s canopy midair, sending a woman spiraling through the sky screaming before she miraculously landed safely on the ground. The paraglider, a 44-year-old woman named Sabrina, posted footage of her flying near the scenic Schmittenhöhe mountain in northern Austria Saturday afternoon when a small sightseeing…
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American Airlines Highlights Unsung Aviation Workers On National AMT Day
American Airlines is highlighting some unsung heroes of the aviation industry. National Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT) Day is celebrated annually on May 24. This year, American Airlines is celebrating their AMTs by showcasing their dedicated team of workers. Most customers rarely ever see AMTs when they fly, but these personnel are what keep the airlines…
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Passenger Left Phone Charging On Power Bank Inside Checked Bag – EasyJet Flight From Egypt To The UK Diverted
An EasyJet flight from Egypt to the United Kingdom was forced to divert to Rome this week after a passenger admitted to leaving a phone actively charging on a power bank inside checked baggage. The incident occurred on Flight EZY2618, which departed Hurghada on Tuesday evening bound for Luton Airport. About mid-flight, the crew were…
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“Another Aircraft Might Have Clipped Your Tail” – ATC To ANA As United Aircraft Makes Contact
A United Airlines aircraft taxiing to the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) clipped the tail of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Cargo Boeing 777Fon Thursday. According to aviation insider JonNYC, it is believed to be a ‘light scrape’ with very minor damage. ANA confirmed the incident and is still working to verify information…
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NTSB Removes UPS Flight 2976 Spectrogram Fearing Individuals May Reconstruct CVR Audio From Sound Spectrum Imagery
The National Transportation Safety Board has temporarily taken its docket system offline after discovering that modern image recognition and computational tools may allow people to reconstruct approximate cockpit voice recorder audio from sound spectrum images released during investigations. The concern emerged during the ongoing probe into the 2025 crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville.…
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$261k Fine, Guilty Verdict: Air France, Airbus Found ‘Entirely Responsible’ For 2009 Plane Crash
French airline Air France and aircraft manufacturer Airbus have been found guilty of “corporate manslaughter” in a case linked to the tragic 2009 plane crash that killed 228 people. Although a lower court acquitted the companies in 2023, the Paris Appeals Court found them guilty on Thursday following an eight-week trial tied to what has…
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BOEING VS AIRBUS: Could Fly-By-Wire Technology Have Prevented the Al-171 Disaster?
The debate between Boeing and Airbus safety philosophy is once again under intense scrutiny after reports surrounding Air India Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, suggested the aircraft may have lost power after fuel switches were moved to the OFF position during the critical takeoff phase. If true, the question shaking the aviation world is…
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DGCA Team To Travel To Boeing Facility In Us For Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s Fuel Control Switch Testing
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will soon travel to plane maker Boeing’s facility in Seattle to test the fuel control switches (FCS) panel from a Boeing 787, which operated between London’s Heathrow airport and Bengaluru airport in February this year. Air India ordered a precautionary fleet-wide reinspection of the FCS latch on its…
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Air Force Pauses All T-38 Trainer Flights, A Week After Alabama Crash
The Air Force on May 19 announced it has temporarily halted all T-38 Talon flights, a week after one of the decades-old trainer jets crashed. The fleetwide operational pause, which the service said in a statement is being made “out of an abundance of caution,” will affect units within Air Education and Training Command, Air…
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