Browsing Tag
investigation
41 articles
Stay informed about aviation investigations, including accident investigations, incident inquiries, safety assessments, and regulatory investigations.
Malfunctioning pitot-static system caused Malaysian Airlines Boeing 737 dive
A malfunctioning pitot-static system caused a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft to rapidly descend while it performed a…
2022-04-11
NTSB to assist China Eastern flight MU5735 crash investigation
A group of seven investigators and technical advisers representing the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) joined Chinese…
2022-04-03
11 things you need to know about aircraft black boxes
As Chinese investigators scour the wreckage of flight MU5735 for the black boxes that will provide vital clues…
2022-03-24
A sting in the tail at Heathrow after nesting wasps block pitot tubes
Wasps and bees nesting in the pitot tubes of aircraft led to a spate of incidents involving eight…
2022-01-27
ICAO releases report into Ryanair FR4978 forced diversion in Belarus
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has released a fact-finding report into a incident involving Ryanair flight FR4978…
2022-01-18
Close call: Police apprehend man running towards runway at Frankfurt Airport
A police pursuit using a follow-me car onto an active runway may sound like something out of a film. But…
2021-12-03
Did a lack of flying due to COVID-19 lead to a go-around incident in Scotland?
Could a lack of flying practice due to the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a serious incident during…
2021-12-02
Etihad cargo flight low approach caused by incorrect altimeter setting
Investigators have explained how an incorrect altimeter setting caused an Etihad cargo flight to become too low on…
2021-10-14
Ethiopian denies smuggling weapons during Tigray conflict
Ethiopian Airways, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, said it was not aware of its aircraft having been used…
2021-10-06
NTSB to recover TransAir Boeing 737 cargo jet from Pacific Ocean shelf
Investigators of the United States National Transportation Safety Board have scheduled the recovery operation of the TransAir Boeing…
2021-10-01
BA expedites Boeing 787 nose-gear modification after repeated incident
British Airways plans to accelerate a security fix to avoid the repetition of a nose-gear retraction incident…
2021-07-19
Russian investigators blame foggy weather for Antonov An-26 crash
A Russian authority has disclosed what caused the crash of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Aviation Antonov An-26 turboprop. The…
2021-07-13
Investigators recover cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737
Indonesia’s Transport Minister announced that investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed Sriwijaya Air…
2021-03-31
Air NZ work with Saudi Navy did not break the country’s law?
Air New Zealand claims it did not break the country’s export laws when its unit Gas Turbines was…
2021-03-16
Government to investigate Air New Zealand work with Saudi military
Air New Zealand came under heavy scrutiny after an investigation by local media disclosed that the flag carrier’s…
2021-02-09
Investigators find faulty autothrottle on Sriwijaya Air 737
Indonesian authorities continue to investigate the crash of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 flight 182. Initial findings show…
2021-01-22
Investigation opens into SCAT B737 collision with bird flock
The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) initiated an investigation of the incident that involved on SCAT Airlines flight…
2020-11-12
Aeroflot strongly denies connection to $50M smuggling case
Aeroflot Airlines strongly denies that ten of its employees were involved in a scandalous $50 million worth of …
2020-10-22