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NTSB to assist Afghan authorities with investigation into Bagram cargo plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board will lead a team to assist the Afghanistan Ministry of Transportation and Commercial Aviation in the investigation of a cargo plane crash at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim LeBaron will be the U.S. accredited...

Published on 30 April 2013, 10:12 PM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

NTSB Releases Agenda and Media Logistics for Boeing 787 Battery Investigative Hearing

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day investigative hearing into the Jan. 7 Boeing 787 battery fire on April 23-24 in the NTSB’s Board Room and Conference Center at 429 L’Enfant Plaza SW in Washington. The hearing will start at 9 a.m. on both days. Representatives...

Published on 21 April 2013, 10:57 PM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

Tags: ANA Boeing Dreamliner JAL lithium ion battery NTSB

NTSB to meet on helicopter and liftboat accidents

The National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the following two accidents.On August 26, 2011, at about 6:41 pm CDT, a Eurocopter AS350 B2 helicopter crashed near the Midwest National Air Center in Mosby, Missouri. The pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic,...

Published on 8 April 2013, 1:55 PM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

Tags: NTSB Eurocopter liftboat

NTSB announces dates and agenda for lithium ion battery forum

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that its upcoming forum, "Lithium Ion Batteries in Transportation," will be held on April 11-12. The NTSB also released a preliminary agenda for the event.The NTSB announced on March 7 (when it released its interim factual report on the...

Published on 26 March 2013, 9:38 PM by Alfred | 0 comment(s)

Tags: ANA Boeing Dreamliner JAL lithium ion battery NTSB

Dreamliner: Japan and US probe battery maker

21 January 2013 Last updated at 09:12 from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21115383.Dreamliner: Japan and US probe battery maker All 50 Dreamliners in operation are currently grounded US and Japanese authorities have begun a joint investigation into GS Yuasa, the Japanese battery...

Published on 22 January 2013, 9:41 AM by AmyasC | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Aircraft Safety Batteries Dreamliner FAA Flight Meggitt NTSB

Hersman Announces Slight Drop in 2011 Transportation Fatalities

WASHINGTON - Transportation fatalities in the United States declined in 2011 by approximately 2 percent, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. The data indicate that overall transportation fatalities decreased from 35,043 in 2010 to 34,434 in...

Published on 21 January 2013, 8:42 AM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

Tags: NTSB transpotation fatalities Deborah A.P. Hersman

NTSB Provides Second Investigative Update on Boeing 787 Battery Fire in Boston

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board today released a second update on its investigation into the Jan. 7 fire aboard a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 at Logan International Airport in Boston.The lithium-ion battery that powered the auxiliary power unit on the airplane was removed and...

Published on 16 January 2013, 7:33 AM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

Tags: ANA Boeing Dreamliner JAL NTSB

NTSB Issues Recommendations to Better Detect and Suppress Air Cargo Fires

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued three recommendations to reduce the impact of in-flight fires aboard cargo airplanes, saying current fire protection regulations are inadequate.The recommendations urge the Federal Aviation Administration to require active fire...

Published on 30 November 2012, 2:24 PM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

Tags: air cargo safety in-flight fires NTSB UPS

NBAA "Disappointed" In Safety Board Action

November 19, 2012NBAA "Disappointed" In Safety Board Action from: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NBAADisappointedInSafetyBoardAction_207722-1.htmlBy Mary Grady, Contributing editorThe NTSB said last week it won't make any major changes in the way it oversees FAA enforcement...

Published on 20 November 2012, 7:55 AM by Hastings | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Aviation Emergency FAA NBAA NTSB

NTSB investigating deadly parasailing accident in Florida

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Pompano Beach, Florida to investigate a fatal parasailing accident that occurred Wednesday, August 15.At about 3:15 pm (EDT), a female passenger, parasailing in tandem with another individual, fell from her harness...

Published on 19 August 2012, 10:44 PM by slowhand | 0 comment(s)

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