Airbus Helicopters is calling on operators of its H160 rotorcraft to replace main rotor system pitch rods after the rupture of one of the components prompted the crew of one aircraft to ditch in the ...

Ditching is generally survivable, with aircraft often floating and not necessarily nosing over, contrary to common myths. Effective prevention through meticulous flight planning, including maintaining ...

Simply hoping an aircraft ditching will not happen to you is no way to prepare for a successful outcome. USAirways flight 1549 passengers on the right wing and in the slide/rafts await the arrival of ...

Ditching an aircraft is a real possibility, even over land, and many pilots harbor dangerous myths and wishful thinking about surviving the event. Survival in a ditching largely depends on prior ...