SIA Cargo B747-400F suffers engine pod strike

A Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400 Freighter suffered a pod strike to engine number one during a missed approach at Sydney Airport. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the incident, which took place on 28 November at 20.40 local time with aircraft 9V-SFO flying from Singapore’s Changi Airport. The ATSB will interview the […]

Acute fatigue leads to pilot incapacitation

A pilot was experiencing acute levels of fatigue before falling asleep during an early morning freight flight from Devonport to King Island, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has confirmed. The Piper PA-31-350 aircraft had reached top of descent into King Island when the pilot, who was the only person on board, started to […]