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The article focuses on challenges with aircrew fatigue. Topics discussed include fatigue as a factor in high-visibility accidents including Asiana Flight 214 cited by the US National Transportation Safety Board, cost associated with fatigue-related mishaps, and development of the Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST) by the Air Force under the Small Business Innovation Research based on the Sleep, Activity, Fatigue and Task Effectiveness (SAFTE) model validated by US Department of Defense.

The article focuses on the Asiana Flight 214 crash that occurred in San Francisco Bay in July of 2013 and discusses the Montreal Convention, which is a treaty governing airline liability for passenger injury or death. Topics include the compensation of victims for bodily injury, caps on liability, and why the convention does not allow punitive damages to be recovered after an accident.

The article focuses on how to prevent airline crash with information on the lesson learned from the three high-profile accidents. Among the airline accidents include the Asiana 214 accident on July 6, 2013, the accident of the UPS 1354 in Birmingham, Alabama, and the Southwest 345 accident in La Guardia airport in New York City. Bad decision making and unstable approaches are the lessons to learn in the said accidents. INSET: WHAT DOES "STAB ILIZED" MEAN?.

The article discusses the lessons learned from the Asiana Flight 214 accident in San Francisco, California on July 6, 2013. Topics mentioned include the collision of Asiana's Boeing 777 into a seawall at San Francisco International Airport runway, the lack of understanding of aircraft crew about cockpit automation, a brief history of the Asiana Flight 214, safety issues, and highlights of the investigation made by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The article discusses the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) consideration of recommendations on improving airline safety after the July 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214. Topics include disagreements between NTSB members including Robert Sumwalt and Earl Weener, the role of automatic flight control systems (AFCS) in accidents, and analysis of dissension in aircraft crash investigation.

The article reports on the pressure facing aerospace company Boeing and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to change speed controls, training and warning systems for the 777 aircraft. Topics discussed include the Asiana Airlines flight 214 accident in San Francisco, California, the request of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board to change 777 training curriculums and aircraft documentation, and Boeing's defense that the 777's autoflight system did not contribute to the accident.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Waiting Market" by Frank Morring Jr. in the April 21, 2014 issue, "Early Offensive" in the April 7 issue, and "Exit Excursions" in the March 24 issue.

This article focuses on conclusions made by Asiana Airlines and aircraft manufacturer Boeing regarding the cause of the Asiana Airlines 777-200ER crash in San Francisco, California in July 2013. It discusses the argument made by Asiana regarding the aircraft's system, the defense made by Boeing about its 777 flight-level change mode and the issue on the pilot's capacity for handling the aircraft being questioned by Boeing.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including "Fudge Factors" by Bill Sweetman from January 20, 2014, "Game Changer" by Frank Morring, Jr. from January 13, 2014, and "No Easy Answers" by Sean Broderick from December 9, 2013.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Return of the Penetrator" in the December 9, 2013 issue, which discusses the American Aircraft Penetrator, another commenting on the crew piloting the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crash-landed on the San Francisco International Airport in July 2013, and "The Road to Unmanned" in the December 2, 2013 issue.

The article examines the investigation of the July 2, 2103 aircraft accident of a Boeing 777-200ER jet transport operated by Asiana Airlines which crashed on approach to San Francisco International Airport. Manufacturer Boeing Co.'s rebuttal of concerns of the design of the 777s autothrust mode which has been a subject of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation of the accident is considered.

The article focuses on the continuing investigation into the July 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines in San Francisco, California. Topics discussed include the suggestion of the National Transportation Safety Board that pilot error and poor communication among the flight crew members were the major causes of the crash along with the decision of the captain to deactivate the auto-throttle. Air crew's reliance on the flight management system is explained.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Damage Control," by John Croft and Guy Norris, the serious fire at London Hearthrow Airport in London, England on July 12, 2013, and "Synchronicity," by Graham Warwick.

The article discusses air pilots and their apparent dependency on automation during flights, focusing on an investigation into the cause of an airplane crash involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport in California on July 6, 2013. It states that the airplane accident involved a Boeing Co.-manufactured 777-200ER model aircraft which reportedly landed short of its intended runway. Captain Warren VanderBurgh of the American Airlines' Flight Academy is mentioned.

The article discusses the opinions of several pilots of aeronautics company Boeing Co.'s widebody aircrafts in regards to a July 6, 2013 airplane accident at San Francisco International Airport in California which involved Asiana Flight 214 and its reported contact with a sea wall. The autoflight mode known as Flight Level Change (FLCH) is addressed, along with target approach speeds, Boeing Co.-manufactured 777-200ER aircrafts, and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles contained in previous issues such as one on an Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco, California from the July 15, 2013 issue, one on the landing of an unmanned aircraft on a carrier deck from the July 15, 2013 issue, and the "Future of Aircraft Carriers," from the June 24, 2013 issue.

The article comments on criticism by the Air Line Pilots Association concerning the amount of data that U.S. National Transportation Safety Board chairman Deborah Hersman revealed during press briefings after the July 6, 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.

The article focuses on the role automation may have played in the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on July 6, 2013. It states the pilots of the Boeing 777 jet may have expected the jet's autothrottle system to keep the jet's airspeed at a preset value, but the system did not maintain speed and left the aircraft close to an aerodynamic stall 200 feet above San Francisco Bay in California. It reports the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating if there was a system failure.

The article focuses on the July 6, 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER and how the jet's safety systems functioned during the incident. It states an initial impact with the seawall and displaced runway threshold ripped away the main landing gear and the entire empennage. It mentions the fuselage remained substantially intact and 305 out of 307 passengers and crew survived the incident. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is examining problems with emergency slide failures.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including letters about the coverage of Asiana Airlines' Boeing 777 on July 6, 2013, an article concerning one-person cockpits and automation, and the article "Mixed Feelings" and the height of the Airbus A380's tail in the July 8, 2013 issue.

The article presents the author's insights on the coverage of aviation accidents in the U.S. using digital technology including the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777, the American Airlines Airbus A300, and the Asiana Flight 214 crashes.

The article focuses on how automation in aircraft piloting may be making the airline industry unsafe. Topics include the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in 2013, the U.S. assertion that Korean pilots are untrained and unable to fly without automation, and the importance of visual landing skills in pilots.

The article focuses on the crash of the Asiana Airlines Flight 213 in San Francisco, California, on July 6, 2013 and discusses how the low number of casualties is a direct result of improved airline procedures and engineering advances. Topics include the adoption of airplane safety modifications in the U.S. during the 1980s and the rarity of fatal airplane crashes in 2013.

The article reports on the release of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) nine-minute video highlighting the importance for commercial pilots to comply with aviation flight operating procedures to minimize the risk of an accident. Also mentioned is the accidents used by the NTSB as reference for the video including the crash of Asiana flight 214 in San Francisco, California in 2013.

The significant gap between airline liability awards in the US and Western Europe compared with the rest of the world is narrowing, broker Aon believes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards given by the organization National Air Traffic Controllers Association in the U.S. in 2014 to honour controllers. Topics discussed include honour to controllers from each of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) nine regions, crash of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California on July 6, 2013, and role of controller Jared Mike in saving an aircraft.

The article reports on the safety measures in aircraft design and manufacturing, citing the case of landing crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport in California on July 6, 2013 but with less injured due to the evacuation order of flight attendant Tae Sik Yoo.

The article reports on the filing of a civil claim by Gretchen Nelson in behalf of Chinese teenager Ye Mengyuan against Asiana Airlines who was covered in firefighting when the vehicle ran over her at the scene of the July 2013 crash at San Francisco airport in California.

The article presents information on an aircraft accident that took place in San Francisco, California, in July 2013. The airplane involved in the accident was Asiana Flight 214. The pilot of plane said after the incident, that at the time of taking the flight, he was not confident about handling the plane due to the training he had had for operating the Boeing 777's automatic flight system.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of surviving in crash landing of an airliner of Asiana Airlines Inc.'s Flight 214 at San Francisco airport on July 6, 2013.

The article informs that pilots of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER jet that crashed while trying to land in San Francisco are offering excuse different from the preliminary findings of investigators of the U.S.

The article reports on the U.S. investigation of a 2013 Asiana Airlines airplane crash at the San Francisco airport in California, noting that the pilots' allegations that the automated speed-control throttles of the Boeing 777 passenger jet malfunctioned are contradicted by the safety inspection.

The article discusses safety developments in the airline industry as of October 2013. It claims that the low number of deaths from the July 2013 crash landing of the Asiana Flight 214 in San Francisco, California is attributed to the design improvements as mandated by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The major enhancements are stay-put seats, floor lighting, and fire prevention.

The article reports that the Asiana Airlines Inc. is planning to pay a compensation of 10,000 dollars to survivors of the Boeing 777 jet accident in San Francisco, California in August 2013.

The article reports that nine passengers aboard Asiana Flight 214 that crash-landed in San Francisco, California on July 6, 2013 are the suing the airline as well as the Boeing aircraft manufacturer for damages.

The article focuses on the first fatal crash of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 aircaft flight 214 at an airport in San Francisco, California on July 6, 2013 which might not pose a setback to the company. Chairwoman Deborah Hersman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board states that it was early to conclude regarding the cause of the accidents. It mentions that the aircraft has a safety record that will support confident in the jet.

The article reports that the Glide Path navigation system at San Francisco airport in San Francisco, California which helps pilots make safe landing was turned off on July 6, 2013 after the Asiana Boeing 777 aircraft crashed and burned. Former U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger states that the pilots would have to rely only on visual cues to fly the proper glide path to the runway. It mentions that the airport has turned off the system on the runway where the Asiana flight crashed.

The article offers information on the delays and cancellations of flights at San Francisco International Airport following the crashed of a Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft of Asiana Airlines.

The article reports that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) states on July 7, 2013 that the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft, which crashed at the San Francisco airport on July 6, 2013, has flew too low and slow. Topics include the information collected from the cockpit voice and flight data recorder, the two students killed and 180 people injured in the crash, and the statement from NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman that the cause of the crash was still under investigation.

The article reports on the crash of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at the San Francisco airport on July 6, 2013. Topics include Lee Jeong-min, one of the pilots for the flight 214, the statement from South Korea's Transport Ministry that states the damage in the aircraft's fuselage, and the two other aircraft crash of Asiana such as the 747 cargo jets in 2011 and the Asiana domestic flight crash in Seoul, South Korea in 1993.

The article reports on the crash of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport on July 6, 2013, wherein 2 people are killed. It says that ten passengers were injured and taken to the San Francisco General Hospital in California on the crash, which involves a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. It adds that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will send investigators to the crash.

The article reports on the statement from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER airplane crash at the airport in San Francisco, California. Topics discussed include speculation on the pilot Lee Kang-kuk' lack of experience flying the jet, passengers injured and killed during the incident, and pilot training. Comments from NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman and Asiana chief executive officer (CEO) Yoon Young-doo are also included.

The article focuses on the report of a pilot of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 regarding a blinding flash of light before the Boeing 777-200ER crashed in the San Francisco International Airport in San Franciso, California on July 6, 2013.

The article reports that the passengers of the Asiana Airlines 777 aircraft that crashed in San Francisco, California have been called to evacuate 90 seconds after the crash, according to a data released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The article reports on the investigation conducted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) which found that the pilots flying the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 airplane that crashed in San Francisco, California have used an auto-throttle system to maintain airspeed. The examination result revealed that the pilots assumed that the auto-throttles were maintaining speed without realizing that the airplane was flying too slow.