Tag: aviation safety
NEWS Feb 16, 2026 Why Did a LATAM Boeing 777 Abort Its Takeoff After the Nose Gear Left the Ground in São Paulo? Aviation safety authorities have launched an urgent investigation into a high-stakes incident at São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) involving a LATAM Boeing 777-300ER. Read More →
NEWS Feb 11, 2026 FAA Reopens El Paso Skies Following Swift Neutralisation of Mexican Cartel Drone Threat FAA has officially lifted the emergency airspace closure surrounding El Paso International Airport this morning, ending a high-stakes grounding that briefly classified the region as "National Defence Airspace." Read More →
NEWS Feb 06, 2026 Security Camera Footage Reveals Critical Maintenance Mishap Before Omni Airbus H160 Ditching Newly surfaced security camera footage from the operator’s maintenance facility has placed a harsh spotlight on ground procedures performed just days before the aircraft plummeted into the Atlantic. Read More →
STORIES Feb 06, 2026 Amazon Prime Air MK30 Drone Strikes Richardson Texas Apartment Building Raising Fresh Safety Questions Amazon’s ambitious quest to dominate the low-altitude logistics market has encountered another significant setback after one of its next-generation MK30 drones crashed into an apartment complex in North Texas. Read More →
NEWS Feb 06, 2026 JetBlue Passengers Sue Airbus Over Terrifying Mid-Air Software Glitch The thin line between the safety of modern automation and the chaos of a technical failure is being scrutinised in a Florida courtroom. Legal proceedings have officially commenced as passengers from a harrowing JetBlue flight filed a high-stakes negligence lawsuit against Airbus and Thales. Read More →
STORIES Feb 06, 2026 LATAM Boeing 777 Tail Strike Investigation Reveals Critical One Hundred Ton Performance Calculation Error At Milan Malpensa Aviation safety investigators have finalised their analysis of the high-profile tail-strike involving a LATAM Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, confirming that a staggering 100-ton weight miscalculation was the primary catalyst for the accident. Read More →
NEWS Feb 04, 2026 FedEx A300 Nose Gear Collapses While Parked Outside BWI Marshall Airport Hangar Operations at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) faced an unusual sight, after the nose landing gear of a parked FedEx Express cargo aircraft collapsed outside a maintenance hangar. Read More →
NEWS Feb 03, 2026 FedEx Airbus A300 Freighter Forces Emergency Return to Norfolk After Engine Shutdown Aviation safety investigators and FedEx Express maintenance teams are converging at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) today, February 3, 2026, following a serious propulsion failure involving an Airbus A300-600 freighter. The aircraft was forced to perform an emergency return and overweight landing after the flight crew reported a total engine shutdown shortly after departure. Read More →
NEWS Feb 03, 2026 WestJet Boeing 737 Aborted High Speed Takeoff After Pilot Seat Shifts Fully Backwards Safety investigators have detailed a harrowing incident in which a WestJet Boeing 737-700 was forced to execute a high-speed rejected takeoff (RTO) after the first officer’s seat unlatched and slid away from the flight controls. Read More →
NEWS Feb 02, 2026 Air India Pulls Boeing 787-9 From Service After Serious Fuel Switch Discrepancy Report Air India has taken the preemptive step of grounding one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners following a technical report involving a critical fuel control switch malfunction. The decision, confirmed today, February 2, 2026, underscores the carrier’s heightened focus on safety and operational integrity as it continues its massive fleet transformation under the Tata Group. Read More →