19 DEC 2009TAIC New Zealand released the final report on their investigation into the fatal CFIT accident involving a BN-2A Islander in Vanuatu, December 2008. TAIC carried out the investigation on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu (CAAV).The

18 DEC 2009U.K. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced the creation of a new military airworthiness authority to ensure aviation safety standards are of the highest order at all times.The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has been created as part of the

18 DEC 2009The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released its Interim Factual report into the tailstrike involving Airbus A340-500 aircraft, registered A6-ERG, during takeoff at Melbourne Airport, Vic. on the evening of 20 March 2009. The aircraft was being operated

The Aviation Safety Network Website . Last updated: 18 December 2009.

17 DEC 2009The French accident investigating agency BEA released the second interim report of their investigation into the fatal Air France Airbus A330 accident in June 2009. The airplane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 on board.This report

16 DEC 2009The MAK Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) issued their final report on the investigation into the accident involving a Yak-40 jet in Kazakhstan in September 2009. The airplane sank back onto the runway during a go-around, resulting in a

10 DEC 2009The U.K. AAIB released the final report of their investigation into a serious incident which occurred at Accra, Ghana in January 2009. A Boeing 757 had a blocked pitot tube. On takeoff the pilot noticed a discrepancy in

07 DEC 2009The Netherlands Antilles Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA) published a preliminary report on the BN-2A Islander ditching off Bonaire Island. The airplane gradually lost height at 200 fpm after a failure of engine nr.2.The airplane ditched 0.5 nm

06 DEC 2009The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $4 million civil penalty for Spitfire Aviation Services, LLC, of Fayetteville, Ark., for numerous violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations.The alleged violations include conducting at least 798 passenger-carrying revenue

30 NOV 2009The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is prohibiting takeoffs with "polished frost" — frost buffed to make it smooth — on the wings, stabilizers and control surfaces of several classes of aircraft.The new rules are effective on January

27 NOV 2009The European Commission published the twelfth update of the Community’s list of airlines banned in the European Union which comprises those of three additional countries following safety deficiencies highlighted by audits. With this update the ban imposed upon

24 NOV 2009The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a rule requiring scheduled airlines to either retrofit their existing fleet with ice-detection equipment or make sure the ice protection system activates at the proper time. For aircraft with an

18 NOV 2009The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a second Interim Factual Report into the accident involving the Qantas Airbus A330-303 in-flight upset, 154 km west of Learmonth WA, on 7 October 2008. The report summarises new activities

17 NOV 2009The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is continuing its rigorous and comprehensive examination of the circumstances surrounding the failure of an oxygen cylinder that led to the depressurisation of a Boeing 747 on a flight from Hong Kong

13 NOV 2009International tv stations are working together on a documentary "Plane Crash" in which they will deliberatly crash an empty passenger plane.The programme is a co-production between Channel 4, National Geographic Channel, ProSieben Television and ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

13 NOV 2009The AAIB completed their investigation into the serious incident involving an Airbus A330 in October 2008.Due to an error in the takeoff performance calculations, incorrect takeoff speeds were used on departure. On rotation, the aircraft initially failed to

11 NOV 2009A strict new licensing regime is being developed by the United Arab Emirates Government to regulate foreign passenger- and cargo airlines to ensure safety and security.The new licensing law will be implemented in 2010. The law will be

The Aviation Safety Network Website . Last updated: 11 November 2009.

01 NOV 2009Brazilian investigators released the final report of their investigation into the accident of TAM Flight 3054. The Airbus A320 landed on a wet runway at Sao Paulo-Congonhas Airport in July 2007. It failed to stop and went off