fatigue, Flight Ops, Managing Editor’s Notebook, Opinion
Fatigue, Stoicism, and Pilot Identity
Opinion: A pilot who calls in fatigued may be exercising the kind of judgment and…
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Posts Categorized: Flight Ops
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Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Ops, News
An Unstabilized Approach … and an Excursion
Investigators cited ‘complacency in the cockpit’ before the runway excursion that injured 5 occupants of…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, Flight Ops, News
Persistent Icing
Accident investigators say an ATR-72 with a faulty airframe deicing system flew into severe icing…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, Flight Ops, News
‘Thrown Into the Air’
The 737 was damaged and five occupants were injured in an encounter with severe turbulence…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Aviation Weather, Flight Ops, News
‘A Series of Preventable Breakdowns’
The NTSB cites airspeed management and the Textron Aviation 208B’s excess weight as factors in…
Flight Ops, News, Safety Regulation
Safety News
The FAA has a plan that would allow a resumption of civil supersonic flights in…
Flight Ops, Human Factors, Managing Editor’s Notebook
Experience vs. Proficiency
Opinion: Flight experience matters, but its safety value depends on translating that experience into current,…
Aviation Weather, Flight Ops, News
‘Challenging’ Conditions, but no Forecast of Deterioration
A spate of weather-related incidents at an airport above the Arctic Circle prompted Norwegian authorities…
Flight Ops, News, Safety Culture
Trusting the Process
The effectiveness of voluntary safety reporting systems depends on the belief that reporting will produce…
Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Ops, Maintenance Matters, News
‘Worn Beyond Limits’
The ATSB cited a maintenance technician’s failure to verify the completion of brake work as…