Fatality exposes risks of flying in poor weather
Flying visually in poor visibility continues to be one of the most dangerous forms of flying, as evidenced by a fatal aircraft accident near Mount Hotham, Victoria on 23 October 2013.
Report to educate aerial agriculture and firefighting pilots
As aerial agriculture pilots prepare for an early spring start to their busiest time of year, a new ATSB report highlights past aviation safety events in the industry.
ATSB calls on US and European regulators to act on reducing helicopter fires
A fatal Robinson R44 helicopter accident has prompted the ATSB to recommend safety improvements to helicopter fuel tanks in the United States and Europe.
Unidentified material highly unlikely to be from MH370
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is satisfied that the unidentified material found 10 kilometres east of Augusta, Western Australia is not associated with missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Onsite media briefing: Yesterday’s fatal amateur-built aircraft accident at Chelsea, Melbourne, Victoria
The ATSB will today conduct an onsite media briefing on its investigation into the 14 October 2014 aircraft accident of a Van’s RV-6A, at Chelsea, Melbourne, Victoria.
ATSB seeks specialist services for MH370 search
The ATSB today released a request for tender to acquire the services of a specialist company capable of conducting a deep-water search under ATSB direction for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
International investigators here for the “H Factor”
Transport safety investigators from the Asia Pacific region have converged on Canberra this week to learn about how human factors influence accidents.
Australia’s transport safe, but can be improved: ATSB report
Australia’s transport industries are some of the safest in the world but more can be done to improve safety, according to the ATSB’s annual report.
ATSB to support MH17 investigation
In response to a request from the Ukrainian authorities, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is deploying two of its investigators to Kiev to support an international investigation into the events surrounding the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.