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The Essence of Safety podcast goes beyond root cause analysis and Swiss cheese slices, combining safety science with practical expertise.
Despite my better judgement, I wasted 30 minute on this episode, hoping that the hosts could shed some light on the unprecedented dismissal of a sitting board member. But they just shrugged it off as "politics", and even insinuated that it was due to criminal conduct.
Unprecedented: NTSB board member Alvin Brown’s removal raises big questions. Hear our hosts’ take in Episode 271: flightsafetydetectives.com/aviation-safet… #NTSB #AviationPodcast #AviationIndustry
Evidence shows Jeju Air pilots shut off less-damaged engine before crash, source says reuters.com/business/aeros…
Apparently, the preliminary report has been published, but the servers are currently overloaded...
Crash: India B788 at Ahmedabad on Jun 12th 2025, lost height shortly after takeoff, no thrust reported #B788 #VTANB #AI171 avherald.com/h?article=528f…
Very insightful article ahead of the publication of the #AI171 prelim report. The sources remain anonymous, but given it's The Air Current, I believe them to be credible. Also a big shout out to to @jonostrower for making safety relevant articles free of charge!
Air India crash investigation focuses on movement of engine fuel control switches theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via @jonostrower) #staycurrent
According to another tweet, the preliminary report is 4-5 pages only. I fear that it will not reveal much, but we will see.
#BREAKING | Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) submits preliminary report on AI 171 crash to the Civil Aviation Ministry and other authorities. @Arunima24 shares more details @GrihaAtul | #AI171 #AAIB #PlaneCrash #AviationNews
No need to rush! I mean, it's only been 14 days since the accident happened...
Analysis of crashed 787's flight-recorder information begins in Delhi bit.ly/4empvGE
As part of its investigation, NTSB found 23 members of the 24 member “door team” had not been directly trained on how to open or close a 737 Max mid-exit door plug at the time the Alaska 1282 aircraft was being built. #24 was out of the country.
NTSB board meeting to determine the probable cause of the January 2024 in-flight separation of a mid-exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 airplane starts at 9:30 am ET. Watch the livestream: windrosemedia.com/livewebcast/ve…
The accident occured on 12 June. The first EADR was recovered on 13 June, the second on 16 June. Today is 21 June, and they haven't been read out yet. That delay is sure to massively hinder the investigation.
Crash investigators deciding where to decode Air India 787's combined recorders bit.ly/46cxDXY
This👇is of course utter rubbish, from "root cause identifed" onwards. All the CPT would have to do is to take his hand off the thrust lever, and the FO could take over. Also, stab trim warnings?? If you were looking for someone for your block list, it's @phlexyl
✈️✔️ Introducing "Safety Topics" for Commercial Transport on bea.aero. This section sets out a few operational safety topics with respect to commercial air transport. These topics are illustrated with the latest reports. Second topic is "Altimeter setting error".…
✈️✔️ Introducing "Safety Topics" for Commercial Transport on bea.aero. This section sets out a few operational safety topics with respect to commercial air transport. These topics are illustrated with the latest reports. First topic is "Management of the…
The Trump administration Tuesday abruptly removed Alvin Brown, the only Black member on the five-person board, from his role as vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. The reason for his dismissal is unclear. wapo.st/3EZakpv
Eckhard Jann and I sat down and talked about the 2014 Falcon 50 accident at Moscow-Vnukovo that killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie [in German]. open.spotify.com/episode/5upwh8…