Air safety and air accident news

L-R-Neil Turner, Alistair Coffin, Maggie Gault, Matt Thompson. (Image: NATS)

NATS EFPS System takes-off at Farnborough

04/05/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The UK’s leading air traffic services provider, NATS has successfully introduced its Electronic Flight Progress Strips (EFPS) system to Farnborough Airport (FAB/EGLF). The NATS “Hub and Spoke” system incorporates Approach and Radar services along with Farnborough’s Lower Airspace Radar Service (LARS). Farnborough saw 27,000 movements last year and with 100,000 flights [read more]

FAA to issue directive to inspect 737 engines

20/04/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to issue an airworthiness directive that will require airlines to carry out inspections on CFM56 engines on Boeing 737’s. The move comes as a result of an engine failure on a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday which killed one passenger although the FAA has been working [read more]

AAIB sending team to fatal Belfast plane crash

19/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it is sending a team to the light aircraft crash near Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland which killed two people. Police confirmed the fatalities on Thursday evening in a statement saying “Police can confirm that two people have died following a [read more]

Hawker Hunter G-BXFI Hunter G-BXFI (Image: Alan Wilson CC BY-SA2.0)

Shoreham airshow crash pilot in court

19/04/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Roger Davis

The pilot of the Hawker Hunter which crashed at the Shoreham airshow killing 11 people has appeared in court to face 11 charges of manslaughter this morning. Andrew Hill (54) of Sandon, Hertfordshire appeared at Westminster Magistrates court following the decision last month by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge [read more]

Passengers dies on US flight hit with engine debris

17/04/2018 3 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

One Passenger has died and several were injured onboard a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 when one of its engined exploded in mid-air. The flight, Southwest 1380 from New York to Dallas diverted to Philadelphia after an uncontained engine failure of the no1 engine pierced the cabin with debris. At least one [read more]

RAF grounds Hawk T1 aircraft

22/03/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has grounded all Hawk T1 aircraft as a precaution following Tuesday’s crash at RAF Valley. A Red Arrows Hawk T1A crashed at the airfield shortly after taking off killing RAF Engineer Jonathan Bayliss (41). The pilot, Red 3 David Stark, managed to eject and is [read more]

Shoreham crash pilot to be charged with manslaughter

21/03/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Andy Hill, the pilot whose Hawker Hunter aircraft crashed during a display at the Shoreham Air Show, is to be charged with manslaughter and endangering an aircraft according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The crash, which killed 11 people, happened when Mr Hill’s Hawker Hunter was unable to recover [read more]

MOD names engineer killed in Red Arrows crash

21/03/2018 3 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that Corporal Jonathan Bayliss was the engineer killed when the Red Arrows Hawk T1A aircraft he was flying in crashed at RAF Valley yesterday. Cpl Bayliss (41) was flying in the rear seat of Red 3 which was being flown by Red Arrows [read more]

The scene shortly after the crash at RAF Valley

Red Arrows Engineer dies as Red Arrow crashes at RAF Valley

20/03/2018 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Emergency services are attending an incident at RAF Valley on Anglesey involving a Hawk aircraft. The aircraft, believed to be one of the Red Arrows, crashed on the airfield but the two persons on board. Group Captain Nick Tucker-Lowe confirmed that a Red Arrows Engineer has died in the accident. [read more]

One injured in Perth helicopter crash

13/03/2018 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

One person has been taken to hospital following a helicopter crash at Perth Airport (PSL/EGPT) in Scotland. The crash happened as the aircraft was taking and it came down just metres from the Scotland Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) base at the airport. Crews from SCAA were amongst the first on [read more]