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One Year Later: The Colgan Crash in Buffalo
A year ago today, on Thursday, February 12, 2009, Continental Connection flight 3407 crashed into a house in Clarence Center, NY. The flight, a Q400 turboprop operated by Colgan Air, killed 45 passengers, 4 crewmembers, and 1 man on the ground. The plane was on approach into Buffalo-Niagara international Airport from Newark's Liberty Airport....
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What Happened on Northwest Flight 188?
The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports that the two pilots who overflew Minneapolis last week have advised the NTSB that the reason they lost track of time they were "discussing the new monthly crew flight scheduling system." The system was put in place as part of Northwest's merger with Delta Air Lines. They...
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NTSB Releases Photos of Southwest Flight Damage
Earlier in the week, we reported on Southwest Airlines 2294, which made an emergency landing in Charleston, WV with a hole in the fuselage(pictured left). The NTSB continues to investigate.
The section was removed from the aircraft and examined in the NTSB Materials Laboratory. The damage left a hole measuring approximately 17 inches by...
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More on Southwest 2294
We’ve had mixed feelings in the past about reporting on airline incidents. We were tempted to take the high road and say nothing until the NTSB issued a report, which is months later. We decided that since it is news, and people are interested, we would try to lay out the best information we...
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The A330 May Be Unsafe After All
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The National Transportation Safety Board revealed within the last five weeks two Airbus 330s have had incidents involving speed sensors.
A TAM flight on May 21st from Miami to Sao Paulo, Brazil and a Northwest flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo on June 23rd both lost speed and altitude information. Details are not...
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Despite Recent Events – Air Travel is Safe
In the aftermath of the most recent tragedy, Air France Flight 447, and a year that included a crash in Buffalo and a miraculous crash-landing on the Hudson, we may start to think that 2009 is an unlucky year for air travel, or that it is somehow unsafe.
Those of you who are nervous, let’s...
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The Issue With Pilots
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Over the years, a large number of accidents were as a result of pilot error. Pilots are fallable…indeed all humans are fallible. It is why we have created safety systems…autopilot is the best example.
The National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the Continental Connection flight that crashed outside Buffalo in February 12. The...
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The End of the Flight 1549 Saga for Now
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We, unlike some elements of the media(if we can call ourselves that), do not like to milk a story until its becomes too old. Until there are more developments, we intend to update you on a few items of interest, and move on to new topics.
The cockpit voice recorder...
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