Air Safety news and insight from around the United Kingdom
A Spitfire belonging to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) has crashed in a field near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire killing the pilot. Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident at around 13:20 this today with a Lincolnshire police spokesman calling it a “single occupant aircraft”. [read more]
A 73-year old British man has died on a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) after the flight hit severe turbulence. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft which was operating SQ321 hit the turbulence en route from London to Singapore causing the aircraft to divert to Bangkok. Authorities in Bangkok have [read more]
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus Boeing 787 wing has collided with the tail of a British Airways Airbus A350 whilst being pushed back at London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL). Pictures on social media show significant damage to the wing of the Boeing 787 and the horizontal stabilizer of the A350. It is [read more]
Leading UK regional airline Loganair (LM/LOG) has been granted the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration following its commitment to achieving the highest safety standards for passenger airline transport. Globally recognised as the highest benchmark for airline safety, IOSA registration means Loganair has undergone and passed [read more]
An initial report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said that it is likely that up to 4 bolts were missing from the emergency exit door panel that detached in flight from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 last month causing an explosive decompression. The 737 Max [read more]
Major UK airports including London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL), London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) and Manchester (MAN/EGCC) are likely to miss the deadline for lifting the 100ml liquid restriction for passengers due to delays with scanner upgrades. The limit is due to be lifted in June 2024 but airports say it is unlikely they [read more]
Data from 2023 shows there were six fatal airliner crashes in 2023 making it the safest year in commercial aviation in a decade. The number of crashes and passenger fatalities was almost half that of the previous year with 115 passenger deaths compared to 229 in 2022 according to data [read more]
Boeing 737 Max 9s being grounded across North America is just the latest in Boeing’s woes with its Max product line so is it time for Boeing to rethink things? Well, that of course depends on the NTSB’s findings but the 737 Max first came to headline news when the [read more]
A Japan Airlines Airbus A350 has been destroyed by fire at Tokyo Haneda airport after it collided with a Japanese coastguard Bombardier Dash 8 as it landed at around 08:47 UTC (09:47 am UK time). The Japan Airlines crew was able heavily damaged A350-900 (JA13XJ) to a halt on the [read more]
US airframer Boeing has issued an urgent notice to all Boeing 737 Max operators to check the linkages on the rudder connections after a loose bolt was found on one 737 Max during routine maintenance. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was closely monitoring the situation and is considering [read more]
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