Urgent action is needed to ensure that Canada’s remote airports, especially those in the north, have adequate deicing and anti-icing equipment and that aircraft are free from ice before takeoff, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says.
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
Remote Canadian airports often lack effective means of removing ice from departing aircraft, the TSB says in a report on a fatal 2017 accident.
by Linda Werfelman | November 9, 2021
Urgent action is needed to ensure that Canada’s remote airports, especially those in the north, have adequate deicing and anti-icing equipment and that aircraft are free from ice before takeoff, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says.
Accident/Incident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
Pilots of two airliners failed to realize that the closure of part of the takeoff…
by Linda Werfelman
Fourteen people were killed in the early November crash during takeoff.
by FSF Editorial Staff
Airport Ops, Aviation Weather, News
Airports have multiple defenses against the harm that can accompany lightning strikes within their boundaries.
by Ed Brotak