Category : Aviation Accidents

US Airways Pilots Allege Airline Tried to Force Unsafe Flight Increasing the Risks of Aitcraft Crash

US Airways pilots are accusing the airline of trying to force a pilot to fly on a transatlantic flight, even when the aircraft had several defects that increased the risks of aircraft crash.  The pilots’ union has taken out a full-page ad in USA Today documenting the incident.

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FAA Announces New Steps to Combat Air Traffic Controller Fatigue

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced new recommendations for air traffic controllers to reduce the risk of fatigue on the job.  Air traffic controller fatigue has been linked to a number of recent near-plane crash incidents involving controllers who fell asleep on the job.

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Atlantic Southeast Airlines Fined for Failing to Inspect Planes after Lightning Damage

Short-haul carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines has been fined $425,000 by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Investigations by the agency had confirmed that the airline had failed to inspect aircraft that had been hit by lightning.

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NTSB Believes On-the-Clock Sleep Breaks Could Help Air Traffic Controllers Manage Fatigue

The National Transportation Safety Board has weighed in on a serious aviation safety problem that has left Los Angeles plane crash lawyers very concerned.  There have been a number of incidents recently that have involved air traffic controllers who fell asleep on the job.  The National Transportation Safety Board believes that air traffic controllers could manage fatigue much better if they were allowed limited napping on the job.

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Air Traffic Controller Fatigue Affects Aviation Safety

Although  federal aviation authorities have been focusing extra hard on the air traffic controller factor in aviation safety, California plane crash lawyers have known for a while now that the federal administration has serious air traffic control issues that it must work on.  This year alone, there have been multiple incidents where controllers were found napping on the job, or distracted at work.

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More Air Traffic Controllers Suspended for Dozing off

Even as more incidents of air traffic controllers dozing off on duty come to light, the Federal Aviation Administration has vowed that it will take a strong stand against air traffic controller fatigue.  According to Federal Aviation Administration administrator Randy Babbitt, his agency will not tolerate sleeping on the job.  His announcement came as two more air traffic controllers were suspended for dozing off on the job.  That makes it four air traffic controllers caught sleeping on the job over the past month alone.

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Southwest Airlines Incident Brings into Focus Plane Age

With just a few weeks to go before the official start of the summer travel season, how worried should Americans be about the age of the aircraft they are traveling in?  Concerns about older planes and their safety hazards have been around for a while now, but these burst into the forefront earlier this month after an incident on a Southwest Airlines jet, in which the fuselage of the cabin ripped open during the flight.

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FAA Plans Aviation Safety Workshop in Southern California

Southern California will be the venue of a workshop by the Federal Aviation Administration, aimed at reducing plane crash rates.  The workshops are part of a nationwide campaign conducted by the federal aviation safety agency to reduce aviation safety incidents.  Some of the first workshops are being held in Southern California.  Private pilots, pilot instructors, mechanics and others interested in aviation safety will be participating in the workshops.

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Southwest Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing Due to Cracked Fuselage

No serious injuries were reported after a Southwest Airlines plane on its way to Sacramento, California, made an emergency landing at a military base, after the fuselage of the plane cracked.  The Boeing 737 plane flight had just taken off from Phoenix, when passengers heard a gunshot-like sound, and the oxygen masks dropped.

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Investigations into Long Beach Plane Crash Begin

Federal investigators will soon begin the process of probing the deadly plane crash at Long Beach Airport yesterday that killed five people.  The charred remains of the plane, a twin-engine private plane, have been removed from the Long Beach Airport where it crashed yesterday. The wreckage will be sent to a facility near Palmdale, where federal investigators will begin examining it.

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