Safety

Indigo flight

Confusion over Indian photo ban on board flights

Following an incident at Indigo, India imposed a ban on photography on board flights and threatened airlines with consequences. But later the aviation authority backed off.

14.09.20 - 22:12

Laura Frommberg

Boeing 737 Max: The comeback is getting closer.

EASA to inspect 737 Max

Europe's EASA to start 737 Max flight tests - in Canada

Good news for Boeing: Europe's aviation authority will conduct flight tests with the Boeing 737 Max in September. Afterwards, a key meeting will take place in London.

Timo Nowack

Incident in Moskau Sheremetyevo

Tanker crashes into an Aeroflot Airbus A321

On the very first day of the restart of international connections, an incident occurred in Moscow Sheremetyevo. One person was injured.

Stefan Eiselin

The A321 of Ural Airlines in the corn field.

Airbus A321 of Ural Airlines will be scrapped

Ural Airlines is scrapping the Airbus A321, which made an emergency landing in a corn field near Moscow. Even undamaged parts will no longer be used.

Felix Stoffels

Airbus A340 of Edelweiss needs a new tail

The ground collision with an Air Canada Dreamliner caused major damage to the Edelweiss Airbus A340. The jet will be out of service for several weeks.

Stefan Eiselin

Lufthansa A319 sustains damage

During maneuvering, a passenger staircase was driven into the tail cone of a Lufthansa Airbus A319.

Stefan Eiselin

Small turtle: According to the Dutch authorities, there was too little space for the animals on board.

KLM ordered to pay half a million Euros because it mistreated turtles

Thousands of turtles were sent to an emergency shelter because KLM had crammed them together for transportation. Now the airline has to pay for the rescue.

Felix Stoffels

Cairo Airport: Lufthansa and British Airways flights were cancelled

Lufthansa and British Airways suspend Cairo flights

British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended their flights to Cairo. Apparently because of safety concerns.

Laura Frommberg

Mann auf Tragfläche: Viele Passagiere waren verunsichert.

Man climbs onto wing while plane prepares for takeoff

A Boeing 737 was waiting at Lagos airport for take-off clearance when suddenly a man climbed onto the plane. he even had luggage with him.

Stefan Eiselin

The ATR 42 of Greek airline Sky Express rolled off the runway...

Greek ATR rolls off runway

Suddenly, everything came to a halt at the airport of Naxos. The reason was an ATR 42 of Sky Express blocking the runway. The pilots had previously maneuvered it into an unfortunate situation.

Stefan Eiselin

Pilot im Cockpit einer Boeing 777: Piloten können Klarluftturbulenzen nicht voraussehen.

37 passengers injured after turbulence

An Air Canada Boeing 777 had to make an unscheduled landing in Honolulu after severe turbulence. Passengers and flight attendants were injured during unexpected and violent clear air turbulence.

Stefan Eiselin

Korean-Air-Flieger: Der Pilot wollte einen Begrüßungsdrink.

Korean Air pilot requested champagne and wine

A Korean Air captain wanted to drink alcohol on board. A flight attendant prevented and reported his behavior - and was punished for it.

Laura Frommberg

Boeing 737 Max beim Erstflug: Malaysia Airlines will den neuen Jet.

New problems with the Boeing 737 Max autopilot

The European aviation authority Easa has found a new problem with the Boeing 737 Max. And again, technology is not doing what it should.

10.07.19 - 22:56

Laura Frommberg

Großraumjet über den sogenannten Plate Lines in Wien: Die Platten ...

A new method to battle vortices

At the airport of the Austrian capital, researchers want to use plates to defuse wake vortices. The measure in Vienna provides more than just increased security.

06.07.19 - 20:38

Timo Nowack

Production line of the Boeing 787: Difficulties have emerged.

Boeing's history with its safety culture

In the course of the 737 Max grounding, Boeing's safety culture is put under close scrutiny. Apparently that has also been a problem in the past.

02.07.19 - 17:39

Timo Nowack

Cockpit einer 737 Max: Bald mehr Redundanzen.

New problem could lead to Boeing 737 Max nosediving

A bug in a microprocessor unit can lead to a nosedive of the Boeing 737 Max. The Federal Aviation Administration FAA has confirmed that a new problem has been identified with the jet.

27.06.19 - 05:55

Laura Frommberg