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Many industries across the United States have struggled to maintain adequate staff in recent years. The commercial airline industry is no exception. Research shows that airline understaffing has a direct effect on passenger safety, and there are a number of different...
Despite the dramatic decrease in the number of flights taking off in 2020 compared to the years before, a disturbing fact emerged soon after. 2020 actually saw more fatalities related to plane crashes than 2019. While 86 plane crashes occurred in 2019, they resulted...
Airline crashes destroy lives. Although always tragic, there are many reasons why a commercial plane could malfunction. Precheck maintenance is necessary to lower instances of mechanical failure. Flights that skip this step put lives in great peril. Preflight checks...
New pilots often have a sense that they will leave their fledgling state in accordance with a pre-written schedule. In reality, the process of graduating from dual to solo flight is not so easy. So how do new pilots know when they have what it takes to fly solo? More...
Medical helicopters provide life-saving assistance to those who need urgent care but are far away from the nearest emergency room. However, they are in more accidents than other aviation types. There are various factors involved in Emergency Medical Service helicopter...
A commercial airline accident is something you may think will never happen to you, until it does. Knowing what to expect of the investigative process can help you anticipate what comes next. Even though you may never experience such an incident, having some...
Helicopter tours are a vacation staple for the adventurous sightseer. For many people, skimming treetops and flying through narrow canyons are at the top of their bucket list. However, riding in a helicopter also comes with risk. If your tour helicopter crashed due to...
An airplane crash is a terrible event that can disrupt the lives of hundreds of families. You might think a traumatic incident such as a commercial airline accident is a clear-cut payout. After all, the passengers are not at fault. However, many factors contribute to...
Last year, considerably fewer people took to the airways over the United States and the rest of the world. Yet, dozens more people died in commercial plane crashes in 2020 than in the year prior, raising questions about why aviation-related deaths rose despite there...
Commercial airline crashes have a variety of causes but in some cases, human error as a result of pilot fatigue may lead to stalls and other engine failures that result in loss of life. The National Center for Biotechnology Information notes that fatigue plays a...