The digital age of aviation will revolutionize flight. Our skies are busier than ever. And with commercial air traffic set to double in the next 15 years, they will only get busier. In the near future, there will be 25,000 manned flights in the air at any given time that will […]
The international civil aviation network carries over four billion passengers around the world annually. In celebrating ICAO’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations, we will be highlighting some of the crucial safety achievements that have enabled this. We hope you follow our UnitingAviation.com series throughout the year, and we encourage you to use the […]
Aircraft fire extinguishing systems: replacing the halon The international civil aviation network carries over four billion passengers around the world annually. In celebrating ICAO’s 75th Anniversary Celebrations, we will be highlighting some of the crucial safety achievements that have enabled this. We hope you follow our UnitingAviation.com series throughout the […]
Bombardier CL-604 Challenger D-AMSC dropped 9,000ft after a wake vortex encounter resulted in a temporary loss of control over the Indian Ocean. This resulted in two serious injuries (head injuries and a fractured rib in one case and a fractured vertebra in the other) andone minor injury. The airframe was overstressed and written off. The business jet, operated by MHS […]
By Flight Safety Australia staff writers – Jan 14, 2019 Analysis of the English used by aircrews and controllers shows that it is in some ways a separate language to that spoken on the ground. This makes it something native English speakers also have to learn. Truth in advertising can be startling—and inspirational. When […]
By François Grosjean On Feb 21, 2018 Pilot and Air Traffic Controller Communication in a Foreign Language Dr. Francois Grosjean interviews Dr. Bürki-Cohen There are some 100,000 commercial flights each day in the world, which means that literally millions of interactions take place between pilots and air traffic controllers, very often in a foreign language since English is […]
Introduction When we talk about the advancement in systems automation, whether it is a smart phone, computer system or an aircraft system, the rate of change is so quick that any failure or problem in these sophisticated systems can take a long time to resolve.. During an aviation occurrence, Investigators are […]
Presented By: Nat Nagy, Executive Director Transport Safety Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) during the ISASI Annual Seminar, October, 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. __________________________________ The transport sector is changing at a rapid rate. More passengers are flying today than ever before and when they board an aircraft, it is […]
By Jan M Davies, Professor, University of Calgary; Martin Maurino, Technical Officer, Safety, Efficiency, and Operations, International Civil Aviation Organization; and Jenny Yoo, Advisor to the Korea Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board and Cabin Safety Analysis Group Chair, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, on behalf of the members of IBRACE. (Adapted […]
New issue of The Forum Magazine by ISASI 2018 October – December