AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — A common malfunction with Boeing radio altimeters, compounded by several errors by pilots, led to last year’s fatal crash by a Turkish Airlines plane as it dropped short ...

Aircraft altimeters, while ingenious mechanical devices, are susceptible to various inherent errors, including mechanical malfunctions, installation issues, and lag (hysteresis). Environmental factors ...

LYON—French air accident investigation bureau BEA has released its final report on a ground proximity event involving an AirHub Airlines-operated Airbus A320 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in May ...

Cold temperatures negatively affect altimeter accuracy, causing them to indicate a higher altitude than actual, which reduces obstacle protection on instrument procedures. While cold, dense air ...

EASA has published a safety information bulletin alerting Boeing 737 operators of an “erroneous low range radio altimeter (LRRA) indication” that has been… EASA has published a safety information ...

The head of the Dutch Safety Authority has announced that last week’s Turkish Airlines plane crash in Amsterdam may have been caused by a faulty altimeter. Dutch authorities have made an announcement ...

Investigators have concluded that the failure of a Gemini Air Cargo Boeing MD-11F’s crew to set the aircraft’s altimeter correctly led to the tri-jet’s making an unusually low night-time approach to ...

* Faulty altimeter led to plane's reduced speed * Air traffic control gave insufficient directions * Boeing has since implemented altimeter measures * Turkish ...

AMSTERDAM, May 6 (Reuters) - A combination of factors, including air traffic control failings and a faulty altimeter, led to the crash of a Turkish Airlines <THYAO.IS> plane at Amsterdam last year, ...