Aviation

The ATSB supports safety recommendations the SA Coroner has made today that reinforce those by the ATSB, but disagrees with some of the Coroner's key conclusions.

The supplementary ATSB investigation report into the Whyalla Airlines fatal accident tabled in the Senate today confirms the likelihood of the ATSB's accident scenario in its December 2001 report in contrast to the findings of the SA State Coroner in July 2003.

Speech delivered to Safeskies 07 Conference in Canberra, ACT on The ATSB perspective on Safety Management Systems in Australia by Mr Kym Bills, Executive Director, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

On 1 March 2003, the Government of Timor Leste released its Preliminary Report into the fatal aircraft accident near Baucau on 31 January 2003.

A media conference discussing the circumstances of the Bell 206B Jetranger Helicopter that crashed while undertaking water bombing operations during the Canberra Bush Fires of January 2003 will be held at 11.00 am today.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will be conducting a media interview on the fatal aircraft accident at Bankstown Airport involving a Piper Seneca, VH-CTT.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's supplementary investigation report into the fatal accident involving Whyalla Airlines Piper Chieftain registration VH-MZK on 31 May 2000 is expected to be tabled in the Senate before Question Time today.

An ATSB research report released today examines the problem of spatial disorientation.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its final
report after an almost two-year investigation of the systemic
factors behind the groundings of Ansett B767 aircraft.