Aviation Safety

EUROCONTROL’s Top Five: Lessons for Maldives

EUROCONTROL Network Manager’s Top Five Safety Priorities report, dated 23 October 2026, offers useful lessons for Maldives air traffic operations. From aircraft sharing our skies to vehicles using our runways, it reminds us why clear communication, awareness and early action matter, even when a flight ends safely.

The Growing Risk of Power Banks on Aircraft and What Airports Must Do

The growing number of power banks and other lithium-battery devices carried by passengers is creating a new challenge for aviation safety. A damaged battery can overheat, produce toxic smoke and burst into flames within seconds. This article explains the danger in simple terms and considers how airlines, passengers and airport operators should prepare for and…

Sometimes the Safest Landing is the One You do not Attempt

A go around is not a failure. It is a normal safety decision when a landing is no longer the best option. Instead of asking who was at fault, we should ask what happened, what we can learn, and whether the safety system worked as intended. Sometimes the safest landing is the one you decide…

What Europe’s 2025 Aviation Safety Review Tells Us About the Maldives

While reading Europe’s Annual Safety Review 2025, I could not help comparing its findings with what I have seen during my years in Maldivian aviation. Although the report is about Europe, many of its warnings are equally relevant to the Maldives.

When an Ordinary Recreational Drone Becomes a Threat to Aircraft

A warning on the growing danger recreational drones pose to aircraft, particularly seaplanes operating across the Maldives.

TCAS Predicts What May Happen Without Proving That Separation Was Lost

TCAS predicts what could happen if aircraft continue on their present paths. An alert does not automatically mean that separation was lost or that the aircraft nearly collided.

Aviation Is Safe, But the Warning Signs Are Getting Louder

My personal take after reading the latest aviation safety reports from ICAO, IATA and the Flight Safety Foundation, and what they tell us about the warning signs facing aviation today.