Aviation safety news

The Coastguard and RNLI are searching for light aircraft suspected to have crashed into the sea in the Penmon area of Anglesey, North Wales. The Coastguard was called just after midday today but little else is known about the incident. This is a breaking news story and will be updated [read more]

The case of drunk passenger Chloe Haines, who tried to open a door mid-flight on a Jet2 aircraft, has been sent to the Crown Court by Chelmsford Magistrates. Ms Haines (26) has been charged with assault and a reckless or negligent act in a manner likely to endanger aircraft or [read more]

Two passers-by who saved the lives of three people when their plane crashed on the A40 near Abergavenny have been given an award for outstanding bravery at this year’s Pride of Britain Awards. Daniel Nicholson and Joel Snarr were among the first on the scene after a single-engine Cirrus SR22 [read more]

UK aviation regulator, The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched its Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Scheme. The online system allows owners and operators of any drone or model aircraft to meet the new regulation that requires anyone responsible for a drone or model aircraft weighing more [read more]

British Airways is sponsoring a blue plaque to honour BOAC Stewardess Barbara Jane Harrison. Barabra was an air hostess on BOAC flight 712 which caught fire shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) airport when an engine detached from the aircraft. The aircraft, a Boeing 707 G-ARWE was due to [read more]

The final report into the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 has placed the blame on the manufacturer, Boeing as well as the Pilots and airline. 189 people were killed when the Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed into the sea on the 29th October 2018 and attention [read more]

Swiss International Airlines (LX/SWR) has resumed operations with its fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft after grounding them yesterday for urgent engine checks. Around 100 flights were cancelled when the fleet was grounded following an incident on a flight between London and Geneva which made an emergency diversion to Paris. The [read more]

An inquiry has found that fatigue and reduced situational awareness contributed to the crash of a Red Arrows BAe Hawk at RAF Valley last year in which an engineer was killed. The Special Inquiry Panel found that Flight Lieutenant David Stark, who survived the accident, had a daily routine that [read more]