Russia's UTAir is to ground its ATR 72-200 fleet at least until the conclusion of the investigation into the fatal departure crash at Tyumen. The airline says it will use its 15 ATR 72-500s to restore service on the routes operated by the -200s. UTAir chief Andrei Martirosov insists the carrier has "no doubts" about the operational safe...

Date: 31-MAR-2012 Type: Boeing 777-246ER Operator: Japan Airlines Registration: JA701J C/n / msn: 32889/410 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 308 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Tokyo Haneda International Airport - HND/RJTT - Japan Phase: Approach Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure...

The Federal Aviation Administration has expanded a project that allows controllers who make a mistake to report the incident without fear of instant reprisal. The Air Traffic Safety Action Program, or AT-SAP, is now in its third year. So far, the program has received 50,000 reports. "The advantage that we have under the AT-SAP program is t...