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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Australian regional operator Regional Express is changing departure procedures after incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted from their planned course shortly after takeoff. Pilots were required to take manual control and restore the flightpath, prompting renewed emphasis on verifying waypoint entries before departure.
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Two baggage handlers at Frankfurt Airport have died and four others remain under medical treatment after contracting malaria from a mosquito believed to have arrived in an aircraft cargo hold on a flight from sub-Saharan Africa, raising concerns about aviation-related disease exposure and airport worker safety.
Australian regional operator Regional Express is changing departure procedures after incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted from their planned course shortly after takeoff. Pilots were required to take manual control and restore the flightpath, prompting renewed emphasis on verifying waypoint entries before departure.
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport in Iran on Aug. 25, with the aircraft’s nose gear collapsing. The 737, operating flight IS4310 from Tehran-Mehrabad, was carrying 127 people, according to reports cited by the Aviation Herald.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says rotorcraft are more than twice as vulnerable as airplanes to accidents involving loss of visual reference. The finding highlights a distinct safety risk for helicopter operations, where degraded visibility can rapidly undermine pilots’ ability to maintain effective control and situational awareness.
A recent near-midair encounter illustrates how close calls can become valuable training opportunities for pilots. Examining the event offers a practical way to identify hazards, reinforce cockpit decision-making and improve the defenses that prevent an incident from becoming an accident.
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Australia’s transport safety regulator has opened investigations into two separate taxiing conflicts at Sydney Airport: one involving Virgin and Qantas aircraft on August 16, and another involving a Jetstar aircraft and a Bombardier aircraft on August 25.
An MH-60 Black Hawk operated by the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a wooded area in Colorado’s Front Range near Denver during a training flight. All four soldiers aboard escaped without injury, while an aviation safety investigation is expected to examine the mishap.
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The FAA said an antenna was relocated and air-traffic procedures were revised after Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, came too close to a passenger aircraft departing Reagan Washington National Airport. The changes address coordination and separation risks where presidential helicopter movements intersect with scheduled airport traffic.
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