As commercial aviation evolves, it is essential to ensure aviation safety as transformative technologies and new industry entrants emerge. Read for free online here: FrontMatter | Emerging Hazards in Commercial Aviation—Report 2: Ensuring Safety During Transformative Changes | The National Academies Press As commercial aviation evolves, it is essential to ensure aviation safety as transformative technologies and new industry entrants...Read More

Brazilian Aviation Woes: VoePass Deadly Crash & ATC Comms Issues – Episode 23 Brazilian Aviation Woes: VoePass Deadly Crash & ATC Comms Issues -Episode 235 – YouTube What led to the deadly crash of a Voepass Linhas Aereas in August? Video of the flight’s final moments shows the aircraft rapidly descending in a flat spin. Early reports on the accident...Read More

Cathay cancels some A350 flights through 7 September Following the inflight return involving Cathay Pacific flight CX383 to Zurich earlier this week, the airline identified an engine component failure in the A350-1000 aircraft in question. Cathay’s A350-1000s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, while the smaller A350-900s are equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines. Cathay says it has fully...Read More

DGCA suspends approval for Bhopal-based International Aircraft Sales following safety audit Given the gravity of the safety concerns, the DGCA has suspended the maintenance organisation approval of International Aircraft Sales with immediate effect. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the approval for Bhopal-based aircraft maintenance organisation, International Aircraft Sales Pvt Ltd, due to concerns over its compliance...Read More

Cracks in Cirrus SR line power lever By Rafael Payao When starting takeoff, a Cirrus SR20 had the power lever broken in half, at the exact moment the pilot advanced the lever to full power setting. After the engine was cut off by the mixture lever, the aircraft could be taken to the hangar, without major disruption and without configuring...Read More

FAA Boeing 787 inspections FAA Boeing 787 inspections could impact 64,000 flights, according to Mabrian By Craig Waters The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new directive mandating inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, a move that could potentially disrupt over 64,000 flights and affect more than 18 million seats globally in the next 30 days, according to...Read More

Archer Delivers First Aircraft to US Air Force By Yves Le Marquand Archer Aviation has delivered its first Midnight eVTOL to the US Air Force (USAF) after the Department of Defense accepted the aircraft’s military airworthiness assessment. The Midnight aircraft will now be evaluated as part of Archer’s AFWERX Agility Prime contract worth up to $142m (subject to certain conditions...Read More

Body of knowledge: why your aircraft’s condition is your responsibility You don’t need a doctor to tell you when you’re sick. Instead, you watch your health, try to keep fit and make appointments. It’s the same with aircraft. However, CASA airworthiness inspectors have noticed something halfway between folklore and a trend develop among some aircraft operators: the pernicious idea that...Read More

Challenges continue for Boeing Boeing grounds 777X test planes for defective part linking engine to airframe By Dominic Gates, Seattle Times Boeing said Monday that it has grounded its fleet of 777X test aircraft for inspections following discovery over the weekend of a failed component connected to the jet’s engine. After one of the 777X test airplanes landed Friday in...Read More

Study: Flying keeps getting safer Reflecting a “Moore’s Law of aviation,” commercial flight has become roughly twice as safe each decade since the 1960s; Covid-19 added a wrinkle, however. By Peter Dizikes, MIT News IFA Comments: IFA agrees that it’s really hard to keep improving aviation safety at the same rate as past decades. As global air traffic continues to...Read More