The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found that an engine room fire that occurred on board the Antarctic resupply ship LAstrolabe, on 11 November 2006, was the result of a fuel leak on the starboard main engine.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) advised (Media Release of 10 April 2001) that it was widening the safety deficiency investigation that commenced on 11 January 2001 into airline aircraft maintenance requirements.
A media conference discussing the progress of the investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the Aero Commander fatal
accident on 31 July 2007 will be held today, Wednesday 1
August 2007
ATSB has received a large number of media calls referring to the article on page 1 of today's Sydney Morning Herald. The article incorrectly reflects the current status of ATSB's investigation and needs to be clarified.
Safety in Australian skies will be enhanced through a new aviation threat and error management (TEM) training course for passenger and general aviation operations, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, announced today.
Colmar Bruton have advised the ATSB that they experienced problems with their survey website, which meant returns were not accepted between Friday 25 May and Wednesday 30 May, although the site appeared to function correctly.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau today released its report on the Qantas B747-400 runway overrun accident at Bangkok International Airport on 23 September 1999.
A media conference discussing the progress of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Cessna 337 4-fatality accident on 17 November 2007 will be held today, Wednesday 21 November 2007
The mate of the container ship Bunga Teratai Satu allowed it to ground on Sudbury Reef off Cairns on 2 November 2000 because he was distracted by his wife's telephone conversation while in charge of the watch.
A media conference to provide an update on the progress of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the Aero Commander fatal accident on 31 July 2007 will be held on, Friday 3 August 2007
