airline safety

NTSB prepares to recover cargo jet from ocean floor in Hawaii

Underwater images of fuselage and engine of plane that crashed in ocean.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are scheduled to begin recovery operations this weekend for the wreckage of a Boeing 737 cargo jet that ditched off the Hawaiian island of Oahu on July 2.

The TransAir 737-200 was bound for Kahului. Shortly after takeoff from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, the pilots reported anomalies in both engines and put the plane into Mamala Bay. The pilots escaped and were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Honolulu Airport...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ntsb-prepares-to-recover-cargo-jet-from-ocean-floor-in-hawaii

US, Canadian pilots unions clash over Cargojet and fatigue rules

Pilots flying a plane, cockpit view from behind looking out.

A union representing Canadian cargo pilots slammed a U.S. counterpart for criticism of employer Cargojet (TSX: CJT) over alleged efforts to undermine stricter duty-time regulations aimed at reducing fatigue, saying the remarks constitute interference in ongoing bargaining and a self-serving attempt to peel away its members.

The Air Line Pilots Association on Friday sent letters to the management of Cargojet and Unifor, Canada’s large private sector union, challenging them to stop what it claimed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-canadian-pilots-unions-clash-over-cargojet-and-fatigue-rules

Wasp warning for aircraft operators in Australia: Check for mud

A mud dauber wasp on the left and Singapore Airlines jet at Brisbane Airport Terminal. Wasps pose a threat in Australia clogging up ports on planes.

Aviation safety regulators in Australia are warning airlines to watch out for wasps, not for their sting but because their nests can clog a critical sensor pilots depend on to gauge airspeed at takeoff.

The population of Key Hole wasps, a type of mud dauber, has grown in the past decade at Brisbane International Airport and poses an urgent danger unless aircraft operators take precautions. The threat is currently isolated to the Brisbane airport but could spread, the regulators said.

“Pitot tubes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wasp-warning-for-aircraft-operators-in-australia:-check-for-mud

DOT called out for gaps in truck safety, COVID-19 leadership

A new report from a government watchdog agency urges more action from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on truck safety oversight and in responding to pandemics such as COVID-19.

The two issues are among 16 new or existing “open priority recommendations” published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on April 30. Such recommendations are those GAO considers needing the most attention from heads of key departments or agencies.

According to GAO, “they are highlighted...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-called-out-for-gaps-in-truck-safety-covid-19-leadership