UPS never required detailed inspection of part that failed before engine flew off plane that crashed By John Funk UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that led to an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed even after Boeing recommended it years earlier, according to new documents posted Wednesday by crash...Read More

GE send AI 171 engine analysis, Final AAIB report likely in 2 months By Saurabh Sinha GE Aerospace has completed and submitted its analysis of the engines from Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed in Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has now received all the major technical inputs it was waiting for and is...Read More

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Hudson River Ditching Investigators say an instructional flight ended after a loss of oil pressure and total engine failure. By Matt Ryan The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the March 2 ditching of a Cessna 172N in the Hudson River near Newburgh, New York. The airplane, operating a Part 91 instructional flight, was...Read More

Incident: India B788 at London and Bangalore on Feb 1st 2026, flew with defective fuel control switch By Simon Hradecky An Air India Boeing 787-8, registration VT-ANX performing flight AI-132 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Bangalore (India), was preparing for departure when the crew started the engines. After moving the fuel control levers to the RUN position (where the levers...Read More

AAIB Air Accident Bulletin – January 2026 January Bulletin 1/2026 AAIB Field Investigations A field investigation is an independent investigation in which AAIB investigators collect, record and analyse evidence. The process may include, attending the scene of the accident or serious incident; interviewing witnesses; reviewing documents, procedures and practices; examining aircraft wreckage or components; and analysing recorded data. The investigation, which can take...Read More

35th Richard G. McSpadden Report View the 35th Richard G. McSpadden Report here – https://www.aopa.org/training-and-saf… The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released the 35th Richard Richard G. McSpadden Report—formerly the Joseph T. Nall Report—which analyzes general aviation accidents that occurred in 2023, the most recent year for which full data are available. The report provides...Read More