Posts Tagged ‘fire’
 

 

The 3 Plane Crashes You’ve Never Heard Of: Aviation’s Sacrificial Lambs

There are more than a few crashes from the last decade that you probably have never heard of, but your safety could benefit from their lessons. Why the lack of media coverage?
by Phil Derner Jr.
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787 Throttle Control and Fire Levers

Latest 787 Glitch: What Happens When The Wrong Extinguisher Is Fired?

On Wednesday, reports started to trickle in that The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had yet another glitch that airlines needed to sort out. No, it was not related to the lithium-ion batteries again, but something you will find on just ...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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And you thought that car fire on the LIE was hard to get to?

Truck Fire? Call In For Air Support!

When your truck catches fire while on the Trans-Labrador Highway, you are in a pretty tight spot? The nearest town, let alone a fire truck, may be hundreds of miles away, and the fire might spread to nearby nearby trees long be...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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Image showing the fire damage to the Ethiopian 787

UK AAIB Issues Safety Recommendations After Ethiopian 787 Fire

On Thursday morning, the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch issued special bulletin concerning the investigation into a fire in a Ethiopian Boeing 787 at London Heathrow last week. The AAIB says that the focus of the investi...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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Image showing the fire damage to the Ethiopian 787

UPDATING: Ethiopian Boeing 787 Involved In Incident at London Heathrow

  Photos showing the rear galley and rear of the passenger cabin on an Ethiopian 787, the approximate area where a fire occurred in London. Credit: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren UPDATE 7-13-13 12:45pm The UK Air Accidents Investig...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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