On 13 March, 2017, a Qantas Airways Boeing 737 was travelling to Canberra on a scheduled passenger flight from Perth Airport, Western Australia. There were two flight crew, five cabin crew, and 177…
The ATSB’s investigation into the collision between a freight train and road-train truck reflects the ongoing concern of safety at level crossings.
The incident occurred on 11 July 2017, as a road-…
Their appointments, announced today by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Michael McCormack MP, commenced on 20 March 2018 and will run for a further two years.
The ATSB’s Chief Commissioner Greg…
The ATSB’s report into the partial engine power loss and ditching of a Robinson R44, near Hamilton Island, Queensland, found adequate preparation and post-landing actions by the pilot lead to a…
This initiative aims to reduce call sign confusion events where similar sounding or near identical flight numbers have been used to communicate with air traffic controllers within the same airspace…
The ATSB is urging day-VFR pilots to plan to arrive at their destination at least 10 minutes before last light and to have a realistic ‘plan B’ to use when it becomes apparent that the intended…
The report brings together information over ten years, from 2007 to 2016, to provide insights into current and possible future trends in aviation safety, and takes a detailed look at the accidents…
This serious incident involving an Airbus A320 on approach to Perth Airport has illustrated ATSB’s ongoing safety concerns in relation to pilots not effectively managing their aircraft’s flight path…
The ATSB has completed its investigation into a 2014 incident near Kilbride, New South Wales in which passengers were brought off a stranded train without adequate measures being taken to keep them…
At 47 minutes past midnight, on 15 July 2017, the Spirit of Queensland tilt train was passing through Rockhampton on its way to Brisbane. Its route would take it through the intersection of Denison…
