It is highly possible that any air operator is in one of these cases: * Has an SMS and still has difficulty understanding its scope and applicability. * Has an SMS and currently works on its implementation, development or improvement. * Does not have an SMS. Traditionally, even before the existence of SMS, many companies invested [...]

The history of aerobatics is as old and honoured as the history of flight itself. It was the same Wright brothers who performed the first aerobatic manoeuvre (a 360-degree banked turn) in September of 1904. And we use the word ‘banked’ because this was before the aileron was invented. A wing warping system was used at [...]

ATSB (Australian Transport Safety Bureau) fatigue risk management investigation framework is the spotlight of the last edition of the Journal published by ISASI (International Society of Air Safety Investigators) in December 2017. Although the risk is broadly categorized as organizational or individual/group-focused, ATSB identifies five areas of fatigue risk: fatigue-related errors ability to maintain adequate alertness [...]

We are happy to share with you the logo Spanish Air Force have prepared for the Academy’s 75th Anniversary Featuring Patrulla Aguila Aerobatic Team. The festivities programme is still being developed, hopefully adding some more aerobatic teams to this important event, which we are very proud to sponsor. As you may know by now, the event [...]

The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA), the French air accident investigation body for civil aviation safety is the French authority responsible for Safety Investigations in the civil aviation field. This Bureau has recently released a search for similar events to the accident taking place on the 24th October, 2015, involving EC130 B4, registered F-GOLH, at Megève, [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]