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CAA launches major new safety plan

18 July 2011 | By Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

The UK CAA has set out its key safety objectives for the next two years at an industry launch event at its Gatwick headquarters...

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Dangerous Goods, The hidden risks to commercial aviation

26 January 2011 | By Geoff Leach, Manager of the Dangerous Goods office at the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

11 May 1996. After a delay caused by a mechanical problem Valujet flight 592, a Douglas DC-9-32 with 105 passengers and five crew onboard pushes back from the gate at Miami International Airport for departure to Atlanta. Twenty minutes later, after taxiing to runway 9 Left, the aircraft is airborne…

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Driving safety forward

13 December 2010 | By Tony Heap, Strategy and Standards Officer in the Aerodrome Standards Department, UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Working airside has never been short of hazards. Airport operators and regulators have long concentrated safety planning on protecting those individuals working on ramps, aprons, taxiways and runways. Unfortunately, ground handling incidents continue to rise worldwide, resulting in injuries to personnel and damage to aircraft and property. Additionally, the use,…