Monthly Archives: October 2015

Russian passenger plane has crashed in Sinai

Russian passenger plane has crashed in Sinai.    Cairo: A Russian passenger plane carrying up to 224 passengers and crew has crashed in in Egypt, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has confirmed. A statement from the Prime Minister’s office said Mr Ismail had formed a cabinet-level crisis committee to deal with the crash in central Sinai. […]

Comair Jet’s Landing Gear Collapses at Johannesburg Airport.

Comair Jet’s Landing Gear Collapses at Johannesburg Airport.        The landing gear of a British Airways flight operated by Comair Ltd. collapsed shortly after touching down at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport on Monday, the airline said. No one was injured. “The flight landed normally and after about four seconds of braking the […]

Singapore Airlines Gear Collapses at Changi Airport

Singapore Airlines plane COLLAPSES at Changi Airport       A Singapore Airlines plane scheduled to depart for Hong Kong has collapsed at Singapore’s Changi Airport. There were no crew or passengers in the Airbus A330-300 when it collapsed on Sunday morning, broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported. An engineer had been in the aircraft, but Singapore […]

CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop for Kuwait Airways.

CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop for Kuwait Airways.    Kuwait Airways have once again sent some of their senior CRM instructors to the UK to attend an ITS CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop. The ITS CRMI Examiner Workshop has been designed with two prime objectives: For experienced CRM Instructors who wish to take on the role of […]

CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop for Qatar Airways

CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop for Qatar Airways.    Continuing ITS’ ongoing relationship with Qatar Airways another CRM Instructor Examiner Workshop was recently delivered to some of their senior CRM instructors. The ITS CRMI Examiner Workshop has been designed with two prime objectives: For experienced CRM Instructors who wish to take on the role of CRMI […]

Volotea, Barcelona – Non-technical Assessment Skills & HPL Training

Volotea, Barcelona – Non-technical Assessment Skills & HPL Training.    ITS have completed two training courses for Volotea in Barcelona, Spain. The first course was a Non-technical Skills Assessment course designed to deliver the necessary skills for assessing non-technical skills (CRM) on a line check, simulator check or during line and simulator training. It is […]

FAA Proposes Record $1.9m Fine Against Drone Operator For ‘Unauthorized’ Flights

Drones.   FAA Proposes Record $1.9m Fine Against Drone Operator For ‘Unauthorized’ Flights So this is what happens if you push the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) too far on the issue of commercial drone flights. The agency on Tuesday proposed a colossal $1.9 million fine for Chicago-based drone operator SkyPan for allegedly “endangering the safety of […]

Dash 8 Aborted Takeoff/Gear Up Accident.

Dash 8 Aborted Takeoff/Gear Up Accident.   A DHC-8-402Q operated by Luxair was involved in an aborted takeoff accident at Saarbrücken-Ensheim Airport (SCN), Germany. Luxair LG9562 was a scheduled passenger service from Hamburg Airport, Germany to Saarbrücken and Luxembourg. Following an intermediate stop at Saarbrücken the aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 09. Immediately after […]