Aviation safety news

Air New Zealand is the latest airline that has been forced to cancel flights due to what it described as “engine events” in their Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered Dreamliners have been involved in a raft of recent engine issues which started with issues reported [read more]

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 suffered damage to its wing yesterday after it’s wing was clipped by an Egypt Air Boeing 777 at New York’s JFK airport. The Virgin Atlantic aircraft, Airbus A330-300 G-VRAY, was  departing New York’s John F Kennedy Airport (JFK/KJFK) operating flight VS4 to London Heathrow when [read more]

The government has today published The Drone Bill which is designed to give police new powers on illegal and unsafe drone use. The draft bill will go before Parliament in Spring 2018 and will include changes to the Air Navigation Order to make drone users take safety awareness tests. The [read more]

Airlander 10, a hybrid air vehicle, ripped in to two pieces at Hybrid Air Vehicles Cardington base injuring one woman. The worlds longest aircraft is a hybrid of an airship and and aeroplane and is 92m long. It is understood to have come loose from its moorings before ripping in [read more]

Captain Mike Green, described as an inspirational pilot, is the first victim to be identified from Friday’s mid-air collision. Capt. Green was named by Helicopter Services Ltd, the company that owned and operated the helicopter. The helicopter was on a flying lesson at the time and the student pilot is [read more]

Four people have been killed when an aircraft and helicopter collided in mid-air near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire earlier today. The Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB) has confirmed it is sending a team to the area to investigate the crash site. it is understood that the wreckage from both aircraft is located [read more]

Flybe flight BE331 from Belfast City to Inverness has landed at Belfast International Airport with its nose gear stuck up. The aircraft had been holding for nearly two hours North-East of Belfast to burn off fuel and attempt to rectify the problem but the decision was made to divert to [read more]

Flybe flight BE331 from Belfast City to Inverness has landed at Belfast International Airport with its nose gear stuck up. The aircraft had been holding for nearly two hours North-East of Belfast to burn off fuel and attempt to rectify the problem but the decision was made to divert to [read more]