“We don’t call them drones,” said ATSB investigator Aaron Holman. “Although that’s what lots of people know them as. For us, they’re remotely piloted aircraft or RPA.”
Holman first proposed using RPA…
The changes will ensure that weather monitoring and mooring systems and procedures are regularly checked and verified for changing weather conditions. These will reduce the safety risks for ships…
Dr David Griffin from the CSIRO said the new report features data and analysis from ocean testing of an actual Boeing 777 flaperon.
“Testing an actual flaperon has added an extra level of assurance…
ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood accepted the donation on behalf of the ATSB, saying it was a significant piece of Australian aviation history.
“The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine…
An AIC capacity-building program has been in place since 2012 to strengthen PNG's capacity to conduct its own ICAO Annex 13-compliant (or transport safety) investigations.
The ATSB provides technical…
Mr Younis is one of 30 attendees at the ATSB’s Human Factors for Transport Safety Investigators course. The course provides an overview of human factors in safety-critical systems in aviation, marine…
ATSB policy provides for identifying most organisations in its transport safety investigations. Most organisations directly involved in any aviation occurrence investigated by the ATSB are…
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The report finds the number of encounters is increasing. While there have been no reported collisions between RPAS and manned aircraft in Australia, and given the variables, the potential…
On a recent flight from Beijing to Melbourne, a passenger was listening to music using a pair of her own battery-operated headphones.
About two hours into the flight while sleeping, the passenger…
