TK726: Runway excursion at Kathmandu
2015-03-04
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 was landing at Kathmandu Tribuvan International Airport in Nepal when it left the runway and came to rest between runwayRead More →
The world is beautiful from above but… Don’t be stupid with drones!
2015-03-04
It looks like my blog this week is mostly covering Malaysia with the upcoming 1st anniversary of MH370’s disappearance. However, I certainly didn’t expect toRead More →
How often do large aircraft go missing over the past 50 years?
2015-03-03
The 1st year anniversary of MH370 is coming up fast and outside the developments of the search effort, we haven’t had much progress since theRead More →
MH370: I hate conspiracy theories but… What can we learn from them?
2015-03-01
I am no fan of conspiracy theories and I usually dismiss them when it comes to aircraft accidents, or in this case, missing aircraft. However,Read More →
GE235 aftermath: Addressing a ticking timebomb?
2015-02-07
On the same day as Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council released it’s preliminary information into the crash of flight GE235, TransAsia Airways has issued orders forRead More →
TransAsia Flight 235: Could lack of callouts lead to confusion and error?
2015-02-06
It looked like something that you’d only see in movies, but this is a real tragedy. TransAsia Airways’ Flight GE235, operated by an ATR72-600 (registration B-22816), tookRead More →
Lombok Praya airport closed for 45 hours after Garuda ATR went off runway
2015-02-05
On 03 February, Garuda Indonesia ATR72-600 PK-GAG operating flight 7040 from Denpasar (DPS/WADD) to Lombok (LOP/WADL) suffered a runway excursion upon landing. The aircraft landed atRead More →
QZ8501: Circuit breakers and pilot seats – Turning snowballs into avalanches
2015-02-02
When the National Transportation Safety Committee revealed the factual information on the QZ8501 accident, their 18 point press release and the questions and answers madeRead More →
QZ8501: FBW Part 3 – Pilot Procedures on Rudder Problems
2015-01-30
Hopefully this is the last part of the QZ8501 FBW series of articles covering the FBW, Flight Controls maintenance, and Pilot procedures. Previous Parts are:Read More →
QZ8501: FBW part 2 – FAC and Maintenance
2015-01-30
Previous Related Article: QZ8501: FBW Part 1 – Understanding A320 Computers On 22 January, I received a query from a local media who said theyRead More →