Priorities for further improving the safety of Australia’s aviation, maritime and rail industries have been featured in the ATSB’s new online initiative, Safety Watch, released today in conjunction…
The ATSB’s Chief Commissioner, Martin Dolan, latest blog post.
The ATSB’s Chief Commissioner, Martin Dolan, has just published his latest blog post.
In the post, Martin…
An incident at Mackay Airport has highlighted the potential distraction presented by portable communication devices, especially in the dynamic airside environment.
On 29 June 2012, a…
An accident in the Northern Territory that left two pilots injured has demonstrated the major hazard that dust devils can pose to light aircraft during landing. It also shows the virtues of…
An incident at Melbourne Airport in which an aircraft on approach descended 500 ft lower than cleared has demonstrated the importance of a resilient safety management system. It also shows…
Virgin Australia Airlines is reviewing their program to replace engine fuel feed crossfeed valves after a fuel imbalance on a flight from Gold Coast to Melbourne led to a declaration of a PAN…
As a result of the ATSB investigation and in order to reduce the level of risk associated with emergency training, a helicopter operator is investigating amendments to their company…
The ATSB website now offers a text-to-speech service called ReadSpeaker—an application that lets you listen to text on the ATSB website.
Wherever you see this icon. …
Systemic safety issues in Queensland coastal pilotage operations have been identified in an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report.
Coastal pilots form a key…
A new aviation bulletin featuring ten investigation reports has just been released by the ATSB. The Aviation Short Investigation Bulletinissue 12 covers short, desk-based investigations that…
