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The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212

Pilot error, complacency, and distraction, coupled with obscuring fog at the most critical point of flight, resulted in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, a DC-9-31, on 11 September 1974, and were instrumental in the adoption of new cockpit rules. The Setup: Crew, Aircraft, and a Short Hop North THE AIRCRAFT Both manufactured […] The post The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 appeared first on Avgeekery.

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Garmin Emergency Autoland deployed for the first time

This post has been significantly revised with new information from Buffalo River Aviation On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Garmin’s Emergency Autoland was used for the first time in a real world emergency situation. The Emergency Autoland system is designed to take control of an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacitation and safely land […] The post Garmin Emergency Autoland deployed for the first time appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

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Sunair Resumes Scheduled Services

Sunair's regular air services resumed this morning, the 1st of December 2025, with Piper Aztec ZK-FVP flying as SUNAIR 11P from Gisborne to Napier and then the return from Napier to Wairoa and on to Gisborne. It then reversed these flights in the afternoon.Sunair was grounded on the 10th of July 2025 by the CAA due to maintenance and safety concerns. The final flights before the grounding were

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Fear of Landing Grounded Briefly

I am going to have to take a week or two off. I was already overloaded, and now there has been a family emergency that requires my full and immediate attention. Unfortunately I don’t have anything already lined up, so I’m afraid you may need to get by without me for a bit. I’m in…

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IATA Urges ITU to Strengthen Safeguards for Aircraft Safety Systems as 5G/6G Expands

IATA urged the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and national telecommunications regulators to ensure that 5G and future 6G networks operating near aviation frequencies do not impair radio altimeters and other avionic systems.

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Bomber 139’s Third Run: What the Investigation Found

In order to follow this analysis, you’ll need to have the details of the flight and the crash from last week’s article about the flight. When we last saw Bomber 139, they had just flown into a ridge and subsequently crashed on the high ground. Amazingly, the flight crew were able to walk out of…

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Your Homebuilt and Condition Inspections

By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. You know by now that the FAA, with help from EAA and aircraft industry groups, delivered on the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC). The rule changes to light-sport aircraft […] The post Your Homebuilt and Condition Inspections first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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All Amped Up

By Robert N. Rossier, EAA 472091 This piece originally ran in Robert’s Stick and Rudder column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Electrical system issues might not seem as urgent or consequential as engine failures or fires. However, accident data reveals that a lack of knowledge of an aircraft’s electrical system […] The post All Amped Up first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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The Five Keys to Airworthiness

By Lisa Turner, EAA Lifetime 509911/Vintage 724296 This piece originally ran in Lisa’s Airworthy column in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. We talk about airworthiness, but what is it? We know it when we see it, but do we know it when we don’t see it? Once we have it, can […] The post The Five Keys to Airworthiness first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Family Assistance Guidance Added to IATA Emergency Response Manual

IATA has launched a revised Emergency Response Best Practices Handbook which, for the first time, includes detailed guidance on family assistance.

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IATA Launches Global Campaign to Help Travelers Fly Safely with Lithium Batteries

IATA has launched ‘Travel Smart with Lithium Batteries’, a global safety campaign that gives travelers seven simple rules for carrying mobile phones, laptops, power banks, and other lithium-powered devices safely when they fly.

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IATA Highlights Critical Priorities for Aviation Safety and Operations

The IATA highlighted three critical priorities for aviation safety and operations as the World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) opened today in Xiamen, China.

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Safety is not (just) a department

The post Safety is not (just) a department appeared first on EBAA - European Business Aviation Association.

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EBAA Responds to EASA’s TCO Fee Proposal: Defending Business Aviation from Disproportionate Costs

The post EBAA Responds to EASA’s TCO Fee Proposal: Defending Business Aviation from Disproportionate Costs appeared first on EBAA - European Business Aviation Association.

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Pilot Mental Health

Pilot mental health. First, I fully support enabling pilots to obtain treatment for issues such as depression and still fly. Medications are well proven and denying this ability does not stop depressed pilots, but does stop the reporting of depression. … Continue reading →

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SpiceJet plane faces tech issue in Tel Aviv, aircraft taken to Jordan

A SpiceJet aircraft that operated a flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv on Sunday is facing a technical issue and the plane has been taken to Jordan to rectify the problem, according to sources. SpiceJet had operated the flight, with an A340 aircraft, under Operation Ajay.On Monday, the sources said that after landing at Tel Aviv, a technical issue was detected in the aircraft. To

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Why do we need hard limits on jet engines?

WHY DO WE NEED HARD LIMITS ON JET ENGINES?By Captain Shem Malmquist AN FSI COMMENTARY  We make a number of assumptions about automation, the good, the bad and the problems. I believe that it is time to put some of these … Continue reading →

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A new approach -Thoughts on Automation

There is not a new transport airplane built that does not rely heavily on computerized systems.  Automation has been the “name of the game” for several decades now, with each new generation adding more to it. Pilots are now accustomed … Continue reading →

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Increasing Learning from Accidents A Systems Approach illustrated by the UPS Flight 1354 CFIT Accident

Please click the link here for the full paper.  Most accident analyses are based on ad hoc approaches. Many formal analysis techniques have been proposed, but few are widely used. This case study shows how a structured process called CAST (Causal Analysis … Continue reading →