Stories tagged “Aviation Safety.”
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NSIB kicks off probe into aircraft door loss incident
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into an incident where a foreign-registered Triton Aviation aircraft lost a door mid-air shortly after departing Abuja. The Challenger 604 aircraft made a safe emergency landing back in Abuja, a…
A plane crash in Kenge, western DRC, on September 25, killed all 17 passengers, including two high-ranking military justice officials, sparking controversy and questions about state failures.
Amazon has suspended its operations with cargo carrier 21 Air following a fatal crash involving one of its Boeing jets at Miami International Airport earlier this month, which killed five people.
Five killed, five injured in Miami plane crash. NTSB investigating cause.
Investigation into Air India Flight Plunge Highlights Triple Hydraulic Failure and Pilot Drug Test
Air India flight AI2379 dropped nearly 300 feet over Indian airspace, injuring 24 people. AAIB found triple-hydraulic failure, autopilot disengagement, and stall warning. Pilot drug test results are pending.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned airlines that Russian airspace is becoming "completely dangerous" due to escalating drone strikes, urging them to avoid it.
Asaba Incident: Aircraft’s black box data overwritten after crew flew back to Lagos – NSIB
Critical flight data from a private jet that landed on a road near Asaba Airport was overwritten after the aircraft was flown to Lagos before investigators could secure its black box. This development by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) complicates the inve…
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) revealed that the black box of a private jet that landed on an Asaba highway was overwritten, losing crucial flight data.
Indonesian families of victims from the 2018 Lion Air crash are re-experiencing pain as lawyer Keith Griffin, who admitted knowing settlement funds were withheld, received a lenient sentence of one day in prison. This contrasts sharply with his boss, Tom Girardi, who was …
Air India is to test all of its pilots for banned substances, starting immediately, following an incident last week in which its Phuket to Delhi flight suddenly lost altitude.
Police find drone carrying explosives and another unidentified object at Leipzig airport in Germany.
Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease. He hopes to raise awareness and encourage others to speak up about their own diagnoses.
A US air force B-52 bomber crashed during a test flight at Edwards air force base in California, killing all eight crew members. The investigation could take up to six months to complete.