News, Safety Management, Safety Recommendation
A New Push for SMS
NTSB’s 2021‒2022 Most Wanted List renews calls for the expanded use of both SMS and flight recorders.
Industry Updates
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Inspector General Hits FAA for Not Updating Evacuation Standards
The FAA has conducted ‘insufficient research’ on passenger behavior aboard aircraft in emergencies, inspector general says.
General Aviation, Safety Recommendation
NTSB Urges Improved Preparedness for Engine Failure
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), citing five accidents in which pilots of multiengine airplanes experienced an unexpected loss of power in one engine, issued a safety alert today…
NTSB Urges Changes in Aircraft Design Assessments
Citing ongoing investigations of two Boeing 737 MAX accidents that killed 346 people, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today issued seven recommendations that call on the Federal Aviation…
FAA Cautions Operators on Potential Damage to AOA Sensors
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is cautioning aircraft operators about the potential for damage to angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors during routine aircraft operations and emphasizing the importance of performing all…
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Safety Recommendation
ATSB Seeks Better Design Tolerance to Dual Control Inputs
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and aircraft manufacturer ATR should act to improve aircraft system design tolerance to dual control inputs by pilots, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau…
NTSB Reiterates Call for Stricter Safety Controls for For-Hire Flights
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report today on the May 13 fatal midair collision of two sight-seeing airplanes in Alaska, citing that crash and two…
EASA Warns of Risk of Explosive Door Openings
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), citing several instances of explosive openings of doors on parked airplanes, including a fatal accident in Finland in 2018, has recommended that operators and…
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Safety Recommendation
NTSB Recommends Extended-Duration CVRs
Valuable CVR data continues to be overwritten and not available for investigations, says NTSB.
News, Mechanical Issues, Safety Recommendation
NTSB Urges Checks of Fuel Selectors
NTSB has cited problems involving the fuel selector in 104 accidents since 2008.