Archive for Category: "Plane Crashes"
U.S. Aviation Reaches Safety Record But Travel Mishaps Abound
We just hit a record for aviation safety, but the headlines are still full of airline missteps. Peter and Ask the Pilot’s Patrick Smith rehash some of the latest and the greatest travel mishaps. Patrick Smith: Something serious happened recently that went unnoticed in the press: November 12 was the 10th anniversary of the crash [...]
Fatal Air Race Crash Raises Questions of Pilot’s Bravado and Event Safety
A crash over the weekend at a Reno, Nevada, air race has left organizers and officials questioning if a pilot’s bravado is to blame and if air shows are as safe as perceived. On Friday, September 16, 74-year-old pilot Jimmy Leeward lost control of his World War II era vintage P-51 Mustang plane and crashed [...]
Passengers & Crew Safe Following Guyana Crash
All 157 passengers and six crew members are safe following a plane crash that split the fuselage in two on Caribbean Airlines Flight BW523 early in the morning on July 30. The accident occurred at 1:23a.m. at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown, Guyana on a Boeing 757 that had originated in New York’s JFK [...]
Vote For The Icarus Award: Flying High & Falling Low
Welcome to the first Peter Greenberg Icarus Awards. Every week we’ll give out our Icarus Award to honor the travel entity that best embodies the enthusiastic, but questionably intelligent, spirit of the ancient, mythical Greek traveler who fell to his death by flying too close to the sun. Check out this week’s nominees: Carry-on C4 [...]
FAA, Air Traffic Controllers Roll Out New Guidelines To Prevent Sleeping On The Job
In the wake of several high-profile issues with air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association have put together new guidelines to combat on-the-job fatigue. According to the new guidelines, air traffic controllers must report for work properly rested and mentally alert. Employees are now responsible for notifying their [...]
Air Traffic Control Prevents Collision When Pilot Makes Wrong Turn at JFK
Air traffic control stepped in at the last moment and prevented a near-collision at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday night. Lufthansa Flight 411 was preparing for lift-off and approaching 180 mph when EgyptAir Flight 986 made a wrong turn onto a runway. According to audio recordings, the Lufthansa jet braked [...]
Former Soviet Republics Plagued By Plane Crashes: New Russian Crash Kills 44
Forty-four people died on Monday when a RusAir passenger jet crashed while trying to land in Petrozavodsk, a Russian city 400 miles outside of Moscow. Most passengers, including four American citizens, were killed on impact but eight people were pulled from wreckage including a mother and her two children. Five remain in critical condition. The [...]
Leaked Airline Study Offers Anecdotal Evidence Of Electronic Interference
Can cell phones and personal electronic devices really pose a legitimate threat to air travel safety? Maybe, according to anecdotal evidence based on a leaked confidential report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Between 2003 and 2009, there have been 75 separate instances where cell phones were thought to have caused electronic interference. In [...]
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