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Child restraint systems in commercial aviation should be mandatory: TSB
May 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe use of child restraint systems should be mandatory on commercial aircraft in Canada, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Thursday in a report on an accident that injured 25. No child restraint systems were used (nor were they…
Transportation Safety Board calls for ‘clear standards limiting’ airplane approaches and landings in thunderstorms
April 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterUnless Canadian airports have systems that alert air crew to wind shear, aircraft “may be exposed to the risk of approach-and-landing accidents,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned in a recent investigation report. TSB released Tuesday an investigation report…
Transportation Safety Board calls for ‘reasonable degree of survivability’ in design standards of aircraft emergency locator transmitters
January 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Tuesday its recommendation from October, 2016 that Transport Canada establish “rigorous crash survivability requirements” for aircraft emergency locator transmitters. TSB released Jan. 17 an investigation report into a fatal helicopter crash that occurred…
Runway end safe areas should meet international standards: TSB
November 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterTransportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated this week its warning of a lack of runway end safety areas in Canada that meet international standards. In December, 2007, TSB recommended that Transport Canada require all runways, with a length of greater…