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Lack of safety management systems found in “numerous” marine, aviation accident investigations: TSB
July 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterFifteen years after four passengers drowned in an accident aboard an amphibious sightseeing vehicle across the Ottawa River from the nation’s capital, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada warned Thursday that there has “been only limited progress” on expanding the…
Lack of standard air traffic control phraseology leads to runway incursion risk: TSB
May 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA misinterpretation of an instruction from a ground controller, on the part of air crew on an Embraer 190, was one cause of a runway incursion in Toronto that forced an approaching Airbus 320 to pull up and go around,…
Transportation Safety Board calls on aviation firms to have “clearly defined” go-around policies
April 20, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCommercial aviation firms are at increased risk if they do not have a “clearly defined go-around policy” during approach and landing, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada suggested in a report released Thursday, the same day the agency announced a…
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…