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| First Air Flight 6560 claims twelve lives, TSB |
The issue includes selections from stories filed by top journalists about:
Transport Canada deep sixes floatplane safety
FAA nixes Sikorsky S-92A dry-running requirement
$2 billion awarded by CATSA in airport passenger screening contracts
Webster Memorial Trophy, Kevin Aalders is Canada's top amateur pilot
Pilot fatigue regulations stalled in the US (where are Canada's?)
Consumer protection lags in Canada
Consumer protection lags in Canada
Only 78% of Canadian summer flights on time
Canadian misleading advertising law waits for cabinet approval
The lead investigator into the Cougar Helicopters crash makes a call for a strong regulator.
"I envisage a safety regulator for the offshore as having a mandate to learn about the background of any equipment being used or to be used in the offshore, including helicopters. It should have the knowledge and authority to say when additional measures are needed and the duty to pursue improvements.”
Justice Robert Wells, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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The Canadian Press, Four killed in Quebec helicopter crash near Quebec City
Chris Krepski, a spokesman for the safety board, said they were still trying to determine the cause of the accident. Investigators will also examine the aircraft maintenance records, the weather at the time of the crash, and whether there was any communication between the pilot and air traffic control, Krepski said. He said the helicopter, a Robinson R44 that seats four people, was not required to have a black box. The aircraft was destroyed but there was no post-crash fire, he said.
The Canadian Press, Aug. 28, 2011
Macleans, Cockpit crisis, loss-of-control accidents
Statistically speaking, modern avionics have made flying safer than ever. But the crash of Flight 1951 is just one of several recent, high-profile reminders that minor problems can quickly snowball into horrific disasters when pilots don’t understand the increasingly complex systems in the cockpit, or don’t use them properly. The point was hammered home later that year when Air France Flight 447 stalled at nearly 38,000 feet and ended up crashing into the Atlantic, killing all 228 on board. … That’s what happened on Feb. 12, 2009, aboard Colgan Air Flight 3407.
Chris Sorensen, Macleans, August 24, 2011
Nunatsiaq Online, First Air Flight 6560 Resolute Bay
Authorities investigating the crash of First Air flight 6560 say it’s too soon to determine what exactly caused the Boeing 737-200C to crash into a hill near the Resolute Bay airport Aug. 20. … Mark Clitsome, director of air investigations for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, said investigators will comb through the records of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders and interview the flight’s three survivors. He said it could take up to 60 days to produce a preliminary report and a year or more to issue a final version.
The plane’s manufacturer, Boeing, is helping in the investigation along with the engine manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, Clitsome said. The 737-200C, which is built to carry both passengers and cargo, was more than 35 years old, according to Planeregister.com, an online database of commercial aircraft. It made its first flight in May of 1975 for Wien Air of Alaska.
Nunatsiaq Online, Chris Windeyer, Aug. 22, 2011
Chris Krepski, a spokesman for the safety board, said they were still trying to determine the cause of the accident. Investigators will also examine the aircraft maintenance records, the weather at the time of the crash, and whether there was any communication between the pilot and air traffic control, Krepski said. He said the helicopter, a Robinson R44 that seats four people, was not required to have a black box. The aircraft was destroyed but there was no post-crash fire, he said.
The Canadian Press, Aug. 28, 2011
Macleans, Cockpit crisis, loss-of-control accidents
Statistically speaking, modern avionics have made flying safer than ever. But the crash of Flight 1951 is just one of several recent, high-profile reminders that minor problems can quickly snowball into horrific disasters when pilots don’t understand the increasingly complex systems in the cockpit, or don’t use them properly. The point was hammered home later that year when Air France Flight 447 stalled at nearly 38,000 feet and ended up crashing into the Atlantic, killing all 228 on board. … That’s what happened on Feb. 12, 2009, aboard Colgan Air Flight 3407.
Chris Sorensen, Macleans, August 24, 2011
Nunatsiaq Online, First Air Flight 6560 Resolute Bay
Authorities investigating the crash of First Air flight 6560 say it’s too soon to determine what exactly caused the Boeing 737-200C to crash into a hill near the Resolute Bay airport Aug. 20. … Mark Clitsome, director of air investigations for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, said investigators will comb through the records of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders and interview the flight’s three survivors. He said it could take up to 60 days to produce a preliminary report and a year or more to issue a final version.
The plane’s manufacturer, Boeing, is helping in the investigation along with the engine manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, Clitsome said. The 737-200C, which is built to carry both passengers and cargo, was more than 35 years old, according to Planeregister.com, an online database of commercial aircraft. It made its first flight in May of 1975 for Wien Air of Alaska.
Nunatsiaq Online, Chris Windeyer, Aug. 22, 2011
