Editorial – July 2025
by Yannick MALINGE – SVP – Head of Aviation Safety
Lithium Battery Fire in the Cabin or in the Cockpit
A lithium battery fire during flight is a significantly growing threat due to the increasing number of portable electronic devices carried by aircraft occupants.Recent events illustrate the critical importance of adhering to the procedures to timely and efficiently react to a lithium battery fire.This article explains the specific firefighting steps to fight a lithium battery […]
Fuel leak management
This video highlights the Fuel leak management as per recent FCTM updates.
Fuel leak management
This video highlights the Fuel leak management as per recent FCTM updates.
Fuel leak management
This video highlights the Fuel leak management as per recent FCTM updates.
Fuel leak management
This video highlights the Fuel leak management as per recent FCTM updates.
Let’s Use xLS
xLS is a concept that has been developed by Airbus for A320 family, A330, A350, and A380 aircraft to ease the flight crew’s task of flying all straight approaches. It is now the standard for all the newly manufactured Airbus aircraft of these types.This article describes the xLS concept, its various functions, their advantages, and […]
Use of Rudder
The use of rudder by the flight crew on Airbus aircraft is limited to the takeoff and landing roll, crosswind landings, or to counteract the yaw effect caused by an engine failure until the rudder is trimmed. Several events have been reported where the flight crew used rudder inputs after encountering turbulence, causing unnecessary trajectory […]
Preventing Loss of Engine Generators on A320 Family, A330 and A340 Aircraft
Some cases of emergency electrical configurations on A320 aircraft were reported to Airbus where both Integrated Drive Generators (IDGs) failed in sequence due to worn components inside their Constant Speed Drive (CSD).This article describes one of these events and explains why worn IDGs may have frequency regulation issues in certain circumstances that may lead to […]
Further Preventing Loss of Control In-flight
Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) has been one of the main categories of fatal accidents since the beginning of commercial jet aviation. While flight envelope protections in fourth-generation aircraft have reduced LOC-I incidents by 90% compared to third-generation aircraft, the continuous enhancement of aircraft systems is necessary to further prevent potential future accidents. Airbus has […]