The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Victoria, BC to Toronto, ON. The aircraft had a possible encounter with moderate to severe turbulence while in the vicinity of the Canadian Rockies. The crew diverted to Calgary, where injured passengers and crew members were treated for minor injuries. The aircraft was not seriously damaged, and there were no fatalities among the five crew members or 83 passengers.
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Related Resources: Turbulence Risks http://www.airsafe.com/cabin/turb.htm
To obtain a PDF file or PowerPoint presentation of the contents of this podcast, please contact AirSafe.com at http://feedback.airsafe.org/.
08 January 2008
Accident Updates for Events in Venezuela and Iran
There were 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.
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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.
Update
An AirSafe.com visitor passed on a link to the following video from the Iran Air event.
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.
Update
An AirSafe.com visitor passed on a link to the following video from the Iran Air event.
03 January 2008
Year in Review: Fatal Airline Events of 2007
Seattle, WA - January 4, 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. Over the 10 year period 1998-2007, AirSafe.com has compiled 111 fatal airline events around the world.
This annual review is available in several formats:
Audio: MP3 | Video: iPod/MP4 | WMV | Google Video | YouTube
To obtain a PDF file or PowerPoint presentation of this annual review, please contact AirSafe.com at http://airsafe.com/contact.htm.
This annual review is available in several formats:
Audio: MP3 | Video: iPod/MP4 | WMV | Google Video | YouTube
To obtain a PDF file or PowerPoint presentation of this annual review, please contact AirSafe.com at http://airsafe.com/contact.htm.
Evacuation Issues and the Crash of an Air France A340
This podcast has an overview of the results of the investigation of a 2 August 2005 crash of an Air France A340 in Toronto, Canada, as well a discussion of evacuation and survivability issues.
Seriously Stressed Passenger on Transatlantic Flight
In the following video, a clearly distressed passenger is restrained and comforted by passengers and apparently cabin crew during a transatlantic flight. The event occurred on 6 December 2007 on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to London.
Air rage information is available on AirSafe.com at http://www.airsafe.com/issues/rage.htm
Fear of flying information is also available at http://www.airsafe.com/issues/fear.htm
Air rage information is available on AirSafe.com at http://www.airsafe.com/issues/rage.htm
Fear of flying information is also available at http://www.airsafe.com/issues/fear.htm
Tarom 737-300 Hits Car on Takeoff
A Tarom 737-300 hit a vehicle during takeoff in Bucharest, Romania on 30 December 2007. The collision damaged the left engine and left main landing gear. The crew aborted the takeoff, and the aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway. Although the aircraft was substantially damaged, none of the six crew members or 117 passengers were injured.
The plane was on a charter flight to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The vehicle was being used by a maintenance crew and had been cleared to enter the runway shortly before the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. Visibility at the time of the accident was reduced due to thick fog.
The following video is from a Romanian news report, and features footage shot during the event by one of the passengers.
The plane was on a charter flight to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The vehicle was being used by a maintenance crew and had been cleared to enter the runway shortly before the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. Visibility at the time of the accident was reduced due to thick fog.
The following video is from a Romanian news report, and features footage shot during the event by one of the passengers.
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