Just last week we wrote about passengers opening plane doors at…um…inappropriate times. And that it appeared to be happening with much greater frequency than ever before. Well it just happened again. Two women aboard an XL Airways Flight 237, flying from the Greek island of Kos to Manchester, England, tried to open a cabin door [...]
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Open that Door and Get Some Fresh Air in Here!
Published by July 26th, 2008 in Aviation Safety. 0 CommentsSuddenly there seems to be a rash of attempts (and one successful, though on the ground) of passengers going for an emergency exit on a plane. Two weeks ago, a passenger aboard a Delta Airlines New York-Georgetown, Guyana flight was apparently so enraged at seeing economy-class passengers alighting the plane before he did (from his [...]
AAIB’s Initial Report on Yesterday’s BA Heathrow Accident
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Aircraft, Aviation Safety, Boeing, British Airways, Heathrow, London and United Kingdom. 0 CommentsIn yesterday’s crash landing of a British Airways 777 onto grass just short of the runway, its amazing that there were zero fatalities and only 19 injuries among the 152 passengers and crew on board. The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has just released their initial report, suggesting a mechanical issue or issues to [...]
TAAG Angola Airlines
Published by January 13th, 2008 in Africa, Airlines, Angola, Aviation Policy, Aviation Safety, Europe, Lisbon, Photos and TAAG Angola Airlines. 0 CommentsI was just listening to some very fine music from 1960′s Angola, and thought that for today’s article, I would post an Angola-related photo. And what could be more appropriate for AirlineCity than an image of the national carrier? Here’s a shot I took of a TAAG 747 at Lisbon (LIS) in February 2006. Unfortunately, [...]
Wear that Seat Belt!
Published by January 10th, 2008 in Air Canada, Aviation Safety, Canada and Weather. 1 CommentWhen I was younger, on flights, I only wore my seat belt when I was forced to—takeoffs, landings, or when we were required to do so for rough weather. But as you get older, they say you get wiser, and I now wear my seat belt all the time, without needing the overseeing eye of [...]
NASA’s Disappointing Release of Data
Published by January 2nd, 2008 in Aviation Policy, Aviation Safety and USA. 0 CommentsOn Monday, NASA released the data from its three-year, $11.5MM “National Aviation Operations Monitoring System” study, with information from 24,000 interviews with airline pilots. However, the data was only released as a response to Congressional pressure, and not in the interest of improving aviation safety in the United States. As such, NASA ensured that all [...]
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