No Room for Error: How the design of cabin safety equipment works
Following Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, there has been active speculation and energetic discussion on social media about possible design i... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Aviation Safety
After SWA 1380, is it time for deep human factors study of emergencies?
Images from inside the cabin of Southwest Airlines flight 1380, which made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine failure,... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Four years after MH370, a new era in safety is on the horizon
This is an Op-Ed contribution by former NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker, and shared by Inmarsat. Last week marked four years since the loss of M... Continue Reading
The 747, flight attendants and the “60-foot rule”
A flurry of recent stories about United Airlines and Delta Air Lines retiring their fleets of Boeing 747 passenger planes focused on the rol... Continue Reading
As NEXT rolls out, Iridium vows it will never compete with partners
Inmarsat may be working directly with airlines where it suits the London-headquartered firm, but its main rival in the satellite-supported c... Continue Reading
FAA is no stranger to egress questions as court orders review
Can you regulate aircraft seat size based on passenger comfort? For years, lawmakers have tried and failed to do just that. But the latest b... Continue Reading
Iberia’s welcome new safety video goes against infotainment grain
“Iberia’s New Flight Safety Video Will Promote Tourism in Madrid Region”, the email in the Runway Girl Network inboxes read this week, which... Continue Reading
UK CAA finds many aviators don’t meet ICAO’s English standards
It is clear that not all pilots and controllers meet the English-language standard ICAO requires of them when using ICAO standard phraselogy... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Flying the Cuban skies and unorthodox airline marketing
In this episode of #PaxEx TV, RGN correspondent Seth Miller shares the thrill of being on the first scheduled flight between the US and Cuba... Continue Reading
Press Release: Inmarsat to provide safety services in China
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed an agreement with Beijing Marine Commu... Continue Reading
Reduced separation over North Atlantic is precursor to Aireon
At least 63% of flights transiting over the Gander Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR) – which stretches from the east coast of Canada t... Continue Reading
Experts flag concerns about charging devices on takeoff and landing
Prominent aircraft engineering and certification experts want industry and regulators to take a closer look at the safety implications of al... Continue Reading
Time to take a fresh look at aircraft emergency egress testing
It’s understandable if airframers and regulators are reluctant to discuss the emergency egress requirements for commercial airliners. Nobody... Continue Reading
Crash dummies no longer represent passenger size
Current percentiles used by regulatory bodies to gauge passenger size and test the safety of aircraft seats are significantly out of date an... Continue Reading
New seat belts after Asiana 214? Probably not
Last year’s tragic crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport placed renewed focus on the role of aircraft s... Continue Reading
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