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Australian Transport Safety Bureau issues interim reports on two Qantas accidents

by B. N. Sullivan During the past week, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released interim updates on the investigations of two separate accidents involving aircraft operated by Qantas. QF 72 in-flight upset, October 7, 2008 The ATSB ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Qantas Airways,  Airbus

Court orders Cathay Pacific Airways to pay millions to wrongfully dismissed pilots

by B. N. Sullivan A Hong Kong High Court judge has ruled that Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. unfairly fired and defamed 18 pilots in 2001, and has ordered the carrier to pay the pilots HK$58.7 million -- an amount equivalent to nearly US$8 million. The ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Cathay Pacific,  BBC

Kingfisher Airlines ATR-72 runway overrun at Mumbai

by B. N. Sullivan An ATR-72 aircraft (registration VT-KAC) operated by India's Kingfisher Airlines appears to have been substantially damaged when it overran a runway while landing at Mumbai. The accident happened on November 10, 2009 at about 16:40 ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Kingfisher Airlines

US Airways plans to scale back, close some crew bases, reduce work force by 1,000

by B. N. Sullivan US Airways has announced plans to reduce its work force by about 1,000 in early 2010. Among the jobs cuts: about 200 pilots and 150 flight attendants. Roughly 600 ground workers also will be laid off. Crew bases at Las Vegas and New ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: US Airways

Northwest pilots who overflew Minneapolis tell NTSB they were engrossed, using laptops

by B. N. Sullivan The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has just released a statement regarding its continuing investigation of the Northwest Airlines flight that overflew its destination last week after being out of radio contact with ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  Airbus,  National Transportation Safety Board

Northwest pilots lose situational awareness, overfly destination

by B. N. Sullivan The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident in which a Northwest Airlines A320 aircraft overflew its destination by approximately 150 miles. The two pilots attributed the incident to a loss of ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  National Transportation Safety Board,  Airbus,  Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Wall Street Journal

NTSB investigating Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 taxiway landing at Atlanta

by B. N. Sullivan Yesterday, the Web was abuzz with rumors about a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 that had mistakenly landed on a taxiway at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). Word of this incident generated a lot of chatter on ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Delta Air Lines,  Boeing,  Twitter Inc,  National Transportation Safety Board

Boeing 777-300ER in OneWorld livery delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways

by B. N. Sullivan Boeing has just delivered a new B777-300ER aircraft to Singapore-based leasing company BOC Aviation and its customer, Cathay Pacific Airways. The plane is Cathay Pacific's 12th B777-300ER, and its 29th 'triple-7' -- but this one is ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Cathay Pacific,  Boeing

Ta daa! JetBlue unveils new livery

by B. N. Sullivan JetBlue unveiled its new livery this evening in a ceremony at Orlando. They are calling the tailfin design 'Blueberries' (but I think it looks more like blue soap bubbles). According to a series of tweets on @JetBlue's Twitter feed, ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  13 Oct 2009

Related Topics: JetBlue,  Twitter Inc,  Flickr

In-flight scuffle: Air India pilots and cabin crew 'get physical' at FL300

by B. N. Sullivan This isn't the kind of story I usually write about here on Aircrew Buzz. Fortunately. News media in India are reporting on a rather sensational story about a fight among several crew members during an Air India/Indian Airlines* flight. ...

From B. N. SULLIVAN, Aircrew Buzz,  3 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Indian Airlines,  Air India,  Airbus

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