A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam has been hit by severe turbulence, sending 25 people to hospitals and forcing a diversion to Minnesota.| AP News
Southwest Airlines has become the first US-based carrier to start using a secondary cockpit barrier on newly built airplanes after it took delivery of a Boeing 737MAX jet with the anti-terror barricade installed fresh from the factory. These barricades are being installed on all newly built airplanes being delivered to US commercial airlines, but, unlike… The post Southwest Becomes First US Airline To Use Anti-Terror Cockpit Barricade On New Boeing 737MAX Jets appeared first on PYOK.| PYOK
Whistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the planes shipped overseas.| The American Prospect
By Chairman Robert Sumwalt I grew up in the South, and people sometimes say we do things slowly in that part of the country. Whether there’s any validity to that claim, I can’t say with certainty. What I can say with great certainty, however, is that speed isn’t an attribute commonly associated with the Federal … Continue reading Twelve Years After Colgan 3407, FAA Still Hasn’t Implemented Pilot Records Database→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
Shaun Williams, Senior Aviation Accident Investigator, and Amy Terrone, Safety Advocate Ever paid for a helicopter tour over a scenic spot, like the islands of Hawaii or the Grand Canyon? Ever needed an emergency medical flight to a hospital or known someone who has? Ever joined the company CEO on a chartered flight to visit … Continue reading The Safety of ‘Part 135’ Flights—Why Should You Care?→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, we introduce our new podcast co-host, NTSB Transportation Safety Specialist Anthony Lam, and learn about his background in aviation safety and podcasting. We also say “farewell, and thanks” to Stephanie Shaw, as she steps down from her co-hosting role to focus on other initiatives at NTSB. Subscribe to us … Continue reading Episode 59: NTSB Transportation Safety Specialist Anthony Lam→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Office of Member J. Todd Inman One of the primary functions of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is to advocate for safe transportation practices and for the safety recommendations issued by the Board. At the end of July, NTSB Board Member J. Todd Inman took his first advocacy trip as a Board member … Continue reading Navigating the Vast Expanse: NTSB’s Commitment to Aviation Safety in Alaska→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
ANA and Pokémon Company teamed up to make the world’s first Pokémon In-flight Safety and Disembarkation videos. They just launched on ANA’s “Pikachu Jet NH” and “Eevee Jet NH” today. The videos deliver ANA’s in-flight safety messages. They aim to make the experience enjoyable, exciting, and educational for everyone. This includes children and adults. How… Read More »ANA Releases World’s First Pokémon In-Flight Safety Video The post ANA Releases World’s First Pokémon...| FlightChic
By Anthony Lam, Transportation Safety Specialist, Office of Safety Recommendations and Communications As the much-anticipated EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 approaches, the NTSB wants to remind all at…| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
Anthony Lam, NTSB Transportation Safety Specialist, Office of Safety Recommendations and Communications In a significant move toward enhancing aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently mandated safety management systems (SMSs) for Part 135 operators, Part 91.147 air tour operators, and certain aircraft manufacturers. This ruling comes in response to the pressing need for proactive … Continue reading From Advocacy to Action: the NTSB’s Longstanding Advocacy Spurs ...| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Stephanie Matonek, NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Specialist Today, the third International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and their Families, we join with survivors in remembering those they have lost. Three years ago, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in cooperation with the Air Crash Victims’ Families’ Federation International (ACVFFI), designated February 20 the International … Continue reading NTSB and Partners Help Air Crash Victims and Their F...| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
“Yes, And” Approach Also Retains Familiar Excel Tables By NTSB Safety Advocacy Team Before reading any further, start exploring this dashboard. Addictive, right? If you care about aviation accidents, the NTSB’s dashboards get the statistics to you in an interactive format that always seems to have another layer to discover. If you use the NTSB’s … Continue reading Accident Data Dashboards: Power to the User→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Jeff Marcus, Chief, NTSB Safety Recommendations Division From the Wright brothers’ first flight on December 17, 1903, to today, aviation has made remarkable progress. The affordability, speed, capacity, comfort, and, most importantly, safety of flight have all improved to the point that flying is one of the safest modes of transportation. But that safety … Continue reading How Tragedy Led to Trust: National Aviation History Month→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB we talk with Tim LeBaron, Director; Kristi Dunks, Acting Deputy Director for Regional Operations; and Aaron Sauer, Senior Air Safety Investigator, in the Office of Aviation Safety, about their work to improve general aviation safety and the NTSB’s participation in the upcoming EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event. Hear more about … Continue reading Episode 49: EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 2022→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Lorenda Ward, Chief, NTSB Air Carrier and Space Investigations Division When I read the Chair’s blog, “A Call to Action from Kennedy,” I asked myself, “Are we ready?” Not for commercial space exploration, but for the next commercial space accident investigation. One of my responsibilities as the chief of the NTSB’s Air Carrier and … Continue reading Ready to Answer the Call→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Chair Jennifer Homendy This week, I visited NASA, Boeing, Blue Origin, and Space-X at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. KSC has been a leader in space exploration for over 50 years. The Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle programs took off from there, as did the Hubble Space Telescope, the Mars Rover project, and … Continue reading A Call to Action from Kennedy→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Nicholas Worrell, Chief, NTSB Safety Advocacy Division In August, 2019, I wrote that Safe Skies for Africa was ending, but that the safety journey would go on in Africa, the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. Earlier this month, it was my pleasure to represent the NTSB in a presentation about best practices in safety … Continue reading Improving Safety in the Second-Largest Continent→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Leah Read, NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator “N555$$, call the tower. N555$$ call the tower…your gear isn’t down!” As a newly minted certified flight instructor (CFI) in the early 90s, I loved reading the latest addition of Flight Training magazine. I’ll never forget reading a funny quip about a pilot who was on final … Continue reading BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST to Pilot: “Remember me?”→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Elias Kontanis, Chief, NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Division This year, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) designated February 20 the International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and Families. Although ICAO has addressed various aspects of family assistance for decades, this is the first time a day has been set aside to remember and honor … Continue reading February 20: International Day Commemorating Air Crash Victims and Families→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Chair Jennifer Homendy Adapted from i-Chiefs magazine, originally published Feb 2021 Imagine for a moment that you’re an emergency medical services (EMS) worker. You’re assisting a patient who requires transport to another facility. You decide to request a helicopter air ambulance (HAA). How do you pick the safest HAA operator? In a perfect world, … Continue reading How EMS Workers Can Improve Air Ambulance Safety→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Member Michael Graham In 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) required commercial airlines to develop a comprehensive safety management system (SMS) to improve safety for the flying public. An SMS is an organization-wide system that ensures operators are properly identifying, assessing, and mitigating the conditions that exist for an accident to occur. The FAA, … Continue reading Paying Passengers Deserve Safety on All Flights→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Mike Hodges, Air Safety Investigator, and Clint Crookshanks, Aerospace Engineer (Structures) When an aircraft crashes, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) air safety investigators and aerospace engineers must determine if the event can be classified as an accident or an incident, as defined by Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830. An accident … Continue reading Accident or Incident? Explaining Aircraft Damage Assessment→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Jeff Marcus, Chief, NTSB Safety Recommendations Division Fifteen years ago today, on August 27, 2006, Comair flight 5191, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19, lined up on the wrong runway and crashed during takeoff from Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky (LEX), killing 49 people, including the captain and flight attendant. The first officer, who was seriously injured, … Continue reading Comair 5191 Crash Led to Air Traffic Control Changes→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, NTSB Managing Director, Sharon Bryson and Frank Hilldrup, Chief Technical Advisor for International Affairs, NTSB Office of Aviation Safety, talk about the July 17, 1996, TWA flight 800 accident. We discuss what happened, the findings and safety recommendations that came out of the investigation, its tremendous impact on aviation … Continue reading Episode 42: TWA Flight 800→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Acting Chairman Bruce Landsberg Most people are familiar with the nightly news image of NTSB investigators at the scene of an accident, searching for the “black (orange) box.” The flight data recorder (FDR), which records aircraft control inputs and operational conditions, and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), which records pilot conversations, are at the … Continue reading Accident Data for Investigations, Routine Flight Data for Prevention→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Acting Chairman Bruce Landsberg There was once a saying in the news media business to “get it first, get it right, but first get it right.” The NTSB strives to get it right above all, but we recognize that timeliness is essential, too. One of my goals even before joining the Board was to … Continue reading Get it Right: Addressing the Timeliness of NTSB Investigations→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt I guess it all started on an overcast day in 1973, when I found myself on the scene of a fatal aviation crash for the first time. I had heard of the crash on my car radio, and, as a curious 17‑year-old, I decided to find the crash location. Once … Continue reading I Lived My Dream: Looking Back on 15 years at NTSB→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
Singapore Airlines CEO Mr. Goh Choon Phong has published a video addressing the sudden and extreme turbulence event on SQ321 from London to Singapore, during which one passenger died, and multiple passengers and crew sustained serious injuries. Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, from London Heathrow to Singapore, encountered severe turbulence over the Irrawaddy Basin. The in-flight… Read More »SQ321 Sudden, Extreme Turbulence: Singapore Airlines CEO Explains The post SQ321 Sudden, Extreme ...| FlightChic