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Serious loss of separation in the vicinity of London City July 2009 – Final report now available

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary On 9 Sep 2010 the UK AAIB published the final report on the serious incident that occurred on 27 July 2009 over London. A Cessna 525 departing from London City came into close proximity on an almost reciprocal heading with a Boeing 777 descending to land at… Continue reading Serious loss of separation in the vicinity of London City July 2009 – Final report now available

Use of selected altitude by ATC

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The ability of a controller to see the selected altitude set by the flight crew gives him the ability to intervene when, for whatever reason, the selected altitude does not match the clearance. This greatly reduces the chance of a level bust. Read the full article here.

EASA Safety Review 2009 published

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. EASA has published its annual safety review for 2009. The report includes an analysis of accident data for light aircraft; although the data is incomplete, because several member states did not report, it gives further insight into the safety challenges facing general aviation. “Loss of control In-flight”… Continue reading EASA Safety Review 2009 published

"Say Again?" – A phraseology guide from EUROCONTROL

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. “Say Again?”, the Phraseology Guide developed by EUROCONTROL is now available online. This guide contains standard words and phrases as described in ICAO Annex 10, Volume 2 and ICAO Doc 4444. The objective of this online guide is to improve the use of standard phraseology by controllers… Continue reading "Say Again?" – A phraseology guide from EUROCONTROL

Ramp inspections at European Union airports – SAFA

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) program began in 1996 as a voluntary ECAC program. Its legal basis was subsequently established by Directive 2004/36/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 – the so-called “SAFA Directive”. Under this legislation,… Continue reading Ramp inspections at European Union airports – SAFA

Level bust in holding patterns

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. Holding patterns pose particular problems in relation to level busts because several aircraft are packed into a small volume of airspace and are constantly manoeuvring and changing their levels. Descent below the cleared level immediately reduces vertical separation from the aircraft below, and is difficult for an… Continue reading Level bust in holding patterns

NTSB publishes final report on 2009 Hudson river ditching

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The NTSB has published the final report into the Jan 2009 ditching of an A320 onto the Hudson River, NY, following loss of thrust in both engines caused by multiple bird strikes. The report makes numerous safety recommendations. You can read the full report here.

Call sign similarity rules

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary One key element in reducing the number of call sign Confusion events is an agreed set of Call Sign Similarity Rules i.e. agreed definitions of what constitutes ‘a similarity’. These Rules have been identified by analysis of safety reports concerning call sign confusion and published by the… Continue reading Call sign similarity rules

Shanwick Oceanic 5 minute longitudinal separation trial starts

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. On 25 May 2010, a trial of a 5 minute along track longitudinal separation minimum will commence in the Shanwick OCA. To participate in the Trial and subsequent full implementation, operators will be required to have an ADS-C log-on with Shanwick, possess MNPS approval and utilise CPDLC… Continue reading Shanwick Oceanic 5 minute longitudinal separation trial starts

Report on the Buffalo crash of 12 February 2009

News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary On 12 February 2009, a Bombardier DHC-8-400 on an ILS approach to KBUF crashed after the pilot flying lost control of the aircraft. The NTSB investigation determined that “the probable cause of this accident was the captain’s inappropriate response to the activation of the stick shaker, which… Continue reading Report on the Buffalo crash of 12 February 2009