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The Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates air accidents in the United Kingdom, and are based at Farnborough Airport.

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How did this incident report detailing a flight taking off and landing at Glasgow result in safety changes at a distant airport?

While reading this report detailing a tire failure and actions taken, I noticed a peculiarity: The flight took off and landed at Glasgow without continuing to Malta (its intended destination) yet the ...
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How did the AAIB assist in locating MH370?

I saw on news that the AAIB helped to locate the missing MH370 flight, saying that it ended up in Indian Ocean, with the help of a whole new technology. I was wondering what kind of "new technology" ...
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