Aviation safety news

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]

Ryanair (FR/RYR) has confirmed it has found unauthorised parts in two engines during inspections of its Boeing 737s. Unauthorised parts are those purchased through the supply chain but carry falsified certification documents. The number of unauthorised parts found on aircraft is rapidly becoming a scandal with many major airlines finding [read more]

Flights are starting to get back to normal at Bristol Airport (BRS/EGGD) after flying was suspended this morning due to a failure of the Runway lighting system. Around 20 flights including Paris, Berlin, Tenerife and Amsterdam, were hit with delays due them not being able to take-off until the problem [read more]

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) remains closed this evening after the earlier runway excursion by a Boeing 737-800 landing in wet and stormy conditions. The Tui airliner was operating a flight from Corfu (TOM3551) when it skidded off the runway coming to rest on the grass. Airport Fire and Rescue vehicles [read more]

Essex Police have confirmed they are attending an incident at Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) after a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi (KQ100) was diverted there instead of its planned destination of London Heathrow. The Beoing 787 arrived at Stansted shortly before 4pm after being escorted by Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons [read more]

Russian airline Ural Airlines has comfirmed that, subject to engineering assessments, it plans to fly their stranded Airbus A320 from the field in which it becme stranded in following and emergency. The Airbus A320 (RA73805) landed in the field following an hydraulic fsilure on a flight from Sochi to Omsk [read more]

A crash during a practice flight of the Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, has killed a 5-year-old girl on the ground. Footage of the accident shows the aircraft “Pony 4”, an Aermacchi MB-339, break off from the formation and descend towards the ground as it [read more]

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released its final report into the 2018 helicopter crash at King Power Stadium, home of Leicester City, which killed the clubs owner as well as 4 other people including the pilot. According to the report the crash was caused by a catastrophic mechanical [read more]