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Safety Messages. Dispatcher running due to distracted pushback. Source: ATSB.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is Australia’s national transport safety investigator. The ATSB is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents within Australia. They have released this report today, involving a Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232, registered VH-VGJ (VGJ), when it was taxiing for a scheduled passenger transport flight on 25 January 2017 from Newcastle to [...]
Sponsoring Spanish Air Force Academy’s 75th Anniversary. Historical Review.
Spanish Air Force Air Academy was established in August 1943, having a vital mission regarding the education and training of the future Spanish Air Force aviators and the rest of the supporting staff, such as engineers, financial advisors, or servicing units, among others. Special attention was given from the very beginning to the military values, such as sacrifice, honour, loyalty [...]
EASA Preliminary Safety Overview 2017
AS you can see the figures are not exactly the same as the ones shown by the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), as EASA also takes into account smaller commercial aircraft, but still show a very low number of fatalities in 2017: 63, and, of course the fact that there have been no fatal accidents or fatalities in EASA large commercial [...]
How much you can you do in 48 seconds? – Commenting on BALPA’s post.
Have you ever thought about how much you can you do in 48 seconds? It’s not even enough time to make a cup of tea, no time to listen to your favourite song, but, although hard to believe, 48 seconds is how long the pilots of British Airways flight called Speedbird 38 had to avert a major catastrophe at Heathrow [...]
Safety 4 Aircraft sponsoring SAF Academy featuring Aerobatic Team
June 9th and 10th, Spanish Air Force will celebrate Academy's 75th Anniversary, featuring Patrulla Aguila Aerobatic Team. Safety 4 Aircraft will be one of the official sponsors, contributing this way to promoting and preserving Spanish aviation heritage. It is an honour for us to join the Spanish Air Force festivities, partering with our admired aviators, along with every single military [...]
ASN data show 2017 was safest year in aviation history.
Aviation Safety Network have prepared her annual stats for 2017, as usual, pointing out this year that it has been the safest year in airliner aviation history. 10 accidents is a lower figure than expected, having in mind 2016 data. As it is clearly shown on the tendency chart, accidents are less and less every year, as numbers have been [...]