UK investigators have found that a pitot-tube blockage generating unreliable airspeed data spurred an EasyJet Airbus A319 crew to abort take-off at high speed at London Luton. The A319 (G-EZBD) was ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the airline industry and aviation safety. Dec 28, 2014, 08:26am EST Dec 28, 2014, 08:26am EST This article is more ...
AIRASIA is installing a new piece of technology in its planes to ensure they don’t suddenly stall mid-flight and lose another plane again. AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes revealed a new “ice-proof” ...
Insect nesting activity affected the pitot-static systems of eight different aircraft in the space of six weeks at London Heathrow last year, and UK investigators believe the behaviour could have been ...