MS804: Claims of 3 emergencies versus the facts!
2016-06-04
Having spent a week away from dealing with the MS804 crash, I was quite shocked to return finding new allegations that the aircraft has hadRead More →
Super Puma grounded as gearbox failure haunts the fleet again
2016-06-03
The helicopter community was shocked once again at the end of April with the crash of a CHC Super Puma just off Bergen in Norway.Read More →
MS804 Synopsis 21May2016 0001Z
2016-05-22
My Airliners.net colleague, Mr. FlyingTurtle is always kind enough to post periodic synopsis of accidents in order to keep discussions there not going too far astray.Read More →
MS804: It doesn’t have to be terrorism!
2016-05-20
As the search continues to find Egyptair MS804 (SU-GCC), speculation begin to surface as to the cause of the tragedy. While many point towards terrorism,Read More →
Hong Kong Airlines ordered to temporarily suspend Hong Kong – Bali charter flights
2016-05-10
After being hit with turbulence on 7 May when it’s A330-200 registered B-LNE operating HX6704 from Denpasar, Bali to Hong Kong which forced it toRead More →
ADS-B duplicate aircraft: Rare but no conspiracy
2016-04-20
ADS-B data is useful, but you must know it’s limitations and vulnerabilities. The “MH Double Whammy” of MH370 and MH17 showed the limitations of ADS-BRead More →
ADS-B Analysis of FlyDubai 981: A Case of Somatogravic Illusion?
2016-03-28
On Saturday 19th March, I had just stepped outside my house to grab a taxi to go to a weekend meeting when I received aRead More →
Irony: Minister for Development of Areas Left Behind gets left behind on a Garuda flight
2016-02-26
Indonesian minister for “Villages, Development of Areas Left Behind and Transmigration”⁽¹⁾ Marwan Jafar yesterday went to the media expressing his disappointment of being left behind by GarudaRead More →
Analysis of ADS-B data for suspected near-miss between GIA340 and LNI960 near Bali on 10 February 2016
2016-02-23
After receiving the ADS-B data logs on the suspected near-miss, the analyzing immediately started, and it quickly provided more definitive answers.Read More →
Did Garuda and Lion have a near-miss on 10 February 2016?
2016-02-13
I didn’t think I need to write about this allegation of a near miss between flights GIA340 and LNI960, but since Straits Times quoted thisRead More →