Interesting material from the Flight Safety Foundation. The U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch has recommended design reviews and modifications of emergency exits on public transport aircraft following an emergency landing in which passengers in an Embraer 195 became confused about how to use an overwing exit. Read more about this here.
Tag: AAIB
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
British Airways Boeing 777 Heathrow accident final report issued
G-YMMM was executing British Airways Flight 38 Beijing-London Heathrow on 17 January 2008 when it crash landed just short of the runway at its destination airport. Several people were injured but there were no fatalities. The UK Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has now released its final report on the accident. The 777 was 720… Continue reading British Airways Boeing 777 Heathrow accident final report issued