Interview on 10 January 2008 Air Canada Event, Plus Remembering Challenger

The first part of the podcast is a discussion of the suspected turbulence event on 10 January 2008 involving an Air Canada A319 with a focus on the possible role that it may have been caused by wake turbulence from another aircraft. The second part of the podcast commemorates the 22nd anniversary of the last flight of the space shuttle Challenger by replaying audio clips from the launch and from President Reagan's address to the nation.

For more information about the show, or about how to subscribe using iTunes, visit the podcast page at AirSafe.com. You can also download the episode directly at http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show34_turbulence2_shuttle.mp3.

Investigation Update #2 for the British Airways 777 Crash of 17 January 2008

This second update from AirSafe.com, first published on 25 January 2008, is based on information released by the AAIB on 23 January 2008. The links below will take you to the several audio and video versions of the podcast that summarizes the most recent interim findings. The link to the 777 page will take you to a written synopsis of this update.

Podcast Links
Audio: MP3 | Video: iPod/MP4 | WMV | Google Video | YouTube

These other links will take you to additional related resources.

Other Podcasts: http://podcast.airsafe.orgg
Other Accident Resources: http://777.airsafe.org
Post Accident Checklist: http://airsafe.com/analyze/checklst.htm

Investigation Update for the British Airways 777 Crash of 17 January 2008

The Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB), the UK organization responsible for investigating the 17 January 2008 crash of a British Airways 777 jet at London's Heathrow Airport, released a brief statement about the progress of the investigation the day after the accident. The links below will take you to the several audio and video versions of the podcast that summarizes the interim findings, and that also describes likely issues that may come up in this investigation.

Podcast Links
Audio: MP3 | Video: iPod/MP4 | WMV | Google Video | YouTube

These other links will take you to additional related resources.

Other Podcasts: http://podcast.airsafe.orgg
Other Accident Resources: http://777.airsafe.org
Post Accident Checklist: http://airsafe.com/analyze/checklst.htm

British Airways 777 Crashes in London on 17 January 2008

The aircraft touched down about 1000 feet short of runway 27L at London's Heathrow Airport. The aircraft skidded just over 1000 feet, tearing off its landing gear and coming to rest on the tarmac just to the right of the end of the runway. This was a scheduled international flight that was arriving from Beijing, China. Early reports indicate that the aircraft experienced a loss of engine thrust and electrical power shortly before landing. There were at least two serious injuries, a broken leg and a concussion, but no fatalities among the 16 crew members and 136 passengers. This was the first serious accident for the 777 since it began commercial service in 1995.

Podcast (MP3): http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show35_ba777.mp3

Accident Updates for Events in Venezuela and Iran

There have been two significant airline safety events in just the first few days of 2008. The first on 2 January 2004 was a nonfatal takeoff accident involving an Iran Air Fokker 100. The second was occurred two days later when a Transaven Let 410 crashed near the Los Roques archipelago near Venezuela.

For further details, please choose one of the podcast options below:

Audio: MP3 | Video: iPod/MP4 | WMV | Google Video | YouTube

To download a copy of the MP3 audio file or one of the MP4 or WMV video files, visit the AirSafe.com podcast home page at http://podcast.airsafe.org.

Related Resources: A list of fatal events involving Iran Air is available at http://www.airsafe.com/events/irlines/iranair.htm

To obtain a PDF file or PowerPoint presentation of the contents of this podcast, please contact AirSafe.com at http://www.airsafe.com/contact.htm.

Review of Fatal Airline Events of 2007

Seattle, WA - January 3, 2008 - AirSafe.com has released its annual review of fatal airline events of 2007. There were a total of eight fatal events in 2007, including four that resulted in the deaths of everyone on board. While there were no events in North America, there were three in Asia, two each in Africa and Europe, and one in South America. The eight fatal events of 2007 is the lowest number of fatal events tracked by AirSafe.com in the last decade, a number also equaled in 2006 and 2003. For the 10 year period 1998-2007, AirSafe.com has listed 111 fatal airline events from around the world.

This annual review is available in several formats:

Audio: MP3 | Video: iPod/MP4 | WMV | Google Video | YouTube

To download the audio file or one of the video files, visit the AirSafe.com home page at http://www.airsafe.com, or follow the link from the AirSafe.com Foundation at http://podcast.airsafe.org.

The videos are also available on YouTube at www.youtube.com and Google Video at video.google.com. You can find video links and download instructions at http://podcast.airsafe.org.

A printed list of the eight fatal events of 2007, along with several other noteworthy aviation safety events from last year, is available at http://www.airsafe.com/events/fatal07.htm

To obtain a PDF file or PowerPoint presentation of this annual review, please contact AirSafe.com at http://www.airsafe.com/contact.htm.