There have been a few incidents recently that have caused Asiana Airlines to respond to a variety of safety concerns regarding both aircraft and employees. Asiana Airlines is the second largest airline in South Korea with only Korean Air being a slightly larger airline. There was an incident report that was recently released which brought to light a failed landing that was made by an Airbus A321 operated by Asiana Airlines pilots. A recent demand was made by Japanese aviation … >> Read More

So you have decided to become an aircraft mechanic? That is wonderful. New pilots are continuously entering the field, so high-quality aircraft mechanics are always needed. No airfield can operate without aircraft mechanics, as these men and women are responsible for keeping the pilots and passengers safe. Deciding what type of planes you want to maintain is the first thing you need to do before becoming an aircraft mechanic. It is necessary for you to have an idea of what … >> Read More

NASA recently announced that they had awarded funding in the amount of $1.9 million to Cessna Aircraft Company in order to further research the possibility of wrapping an aircraft in a composite skin. The funding is part of NASA’s N+3 program which is researching a variety of methods that can be used to design and build more technically advanced aircraft with superior capabilities. The program consists of three other teams that are working on separate types of research. Those teams … >> Read More

After what has arguably been a relatively accident free last year or so, airline safety is back in the media spotlight and gathering increased attention. There have certainly been a handful of smaller safety issues to pop up over the last year but the topic had slowly died off, that is until a bullet was found in a US Airways jet. The hole was discovered by the pilot who was doing his pre-flight check of the Boeing  737-400 that was … >> Read More

In response to the initial incident of a Boeing 737-300 which had a piece of the aircraft’s skin rip off while in flight, Southwest Airlines has grounded 80 of their 737-300′s from a total of the 170 they have in operation. The reason they have not grounded their entire fleet of similar aircraft is because some of the 737-300′s have had recent overhauls and were not deemed at risk of a similar occurrence. This is the second incident of a … >> Read More