The Aviation Herald Explained

The Aviation Herald
Type:Aviation accident and incident reporting
Registration:No
Language:English
Owner:NOMIS SOFT Datenverarbeitung GmbH[1]
Author:Simon Hradecky
Launch Date:12 May 2008
Current Status:Active

The Aviation Herald is an English-language website that publishes reports of accidents and incidents in commercial aviation. It was launched in 2008 by Austrian technical software developer Simon Hradecky.[2] In May 2018, the website had around 3.5 million visitors per month, and over 25,000 individual news items had been published. It is sometimes referred to in international mainstream media reports on aviation incidents.

History

The site was launched on 12 May 2008 as a one-man project by Austrian technical software developer Simon Hradecky.[3] [4] Hradecky's search for safety-related incidents in aviation began in 1995, so despite its launch in 2008, reports on events up to 19 June 1999 can be found on the website. The site garnered over 1,000 readers in the first month, and after eight months it had over 100,000. In May 2018, the website had around 3.5 million visitors per month., over 25,000 individual news items had been published.[5]

Website

The website records incidents that occur during commercial flights (aircraft with at least 19 seats).[6] According to its own statements, the published news is based on its own research and is only included if there are reports from at least one official source or two unofficial, independent sources.[7]

The website, which is visually designed in a no-frills style, lists the headlines of the latest events and news in aviation, all of which fall into one of the following categories:

The user can filter articles by category. The articles are kept up to date even years after an aircraft accident. For example, the final reports of the associated aircraft accident investigations are often incorporated into the original article. Accordingly, the website enables the sorting of articles by "Occurrence" or "Update".

The website also allows comments on articles. These do not require registration; there is a provision for an optional email address and screen name.[8]

When an event report is launched by the user for display, the website reports the user's IP address. As a result, the site is capable of collecting personal information using the user's email address and IP address. The moderator/owner of the site has the ability to block submissions from a particular IP address for any reason, which may be done indiscriminately.

Reception

The Aviation Herald was included in a 2012 CNN article on "aviation geeks".[9] In 2016, it was described by Reuters as "a respected independent website monitoring air accidents"[10] and by The New Zealand Herald as a "highly respected website".[11] It is sometimes referred to in international mainstream media reports on aviation incidents.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

On 3 December 2012, The Aviation Herald reported on a risky landing made by a Ryanair plane at Allgäu Airport Memmingen, Germany, in September.[17] [18] A day later, Ryanair made a legal threat of defamation against the website in response to critical reader comments below the article.[19] [20] [21] The airline subsequently withdrew its threat six days later, according to the website.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Aviation Herald - Impressum. avherald.com. 2020-01-24.
  2. Web site: News: The human factor named "Simon Hradecky" and the team of man and machine . The Aviation Herald . Simon Hradecky . 7 January 2024.
  3. Web site: News: 10 years The Aviation Herald - thoughts, a brief look into the history and a brief outlook. 12 May 2018. avherald.com. 2020-01-24.
  4. News: Suche nach Flugzeug: Simon Hradecky über das Schicksal von MH 370 - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. SPIEGEL. Rainer Leurs, DER. 28 March 2014. Der Spiegel. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171221064510/http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/suche-nach-flugzeug-simon-hradecky-ueber-das-schicksal-von-mh-370-a-961248.html. 2017-12-21. 2020-01-24.
  5. Web site: The Aviation Herald. avherald.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200118192530/http://avherald.com/. 2020-01-18. 2020-01-24.
  6. Web site: Author Archives: The Aviation Herald. . The Aviator Station. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809190556/http://www.aviatorstation.com/author/the-aviation-herald/. 2014-08-09. July 17, 2014.
  7. Web site: The Aviation Herald - FAQ. avherald.com. 2020-01-24.
  8. Web site: News: The human factor named "Simon Hradecky" and the team of man and machine. avherald.com. 2020-01-25.
  9. Web site: These people really love to fly. Katia . Hetter. 10 June 2012. CNN. en. 2020-01-24.
  10. News: Fire guts Emirates jet after hard landing; one firefighter dies. 2016-08-04. Reuters. 2020-01-24. en.
  11. News: EgyptAir crash: Pilot radioed about emergency descent. 2016-05-22. NZ Herald. 2020-01-24. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  12. Web site: Piloten schafften Notlandung ohne Computer und ABS. FOCUS Online. de. 2020-01-24.
  13. News: An 'unprecedented missing aircraft mystery' - Washington Post. 10 March 2014. Washington Post. 2020-01-24.
  14. Web site: The Aviation Herald: Wizzair Ukraine flight suffers tail strike on takeoff - Apr. 28, 2012. 2012-04-28. KyivPost. 2020-01-24.
  15. News: Thailand to Hold Crew That Was Transporting Weapons. Fuller. Thomas. 2009-12-14. The New York Times. 2020-01-24. Schwirtz. Michael. en-US. 0362-4331.
  16. Web site: Signals From Plane Hint at Swift Catastrophe, Aviation Website Reports. 20 May 2016. New York Times. English. 2016-05-22.
  17. News: SPIEGEL: Ryanair-Maschine entging in Memmingen nur knapp Absturz - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. SPIEGEL. DER. Der Spiegel. 8 December 2012 . de. 2020-01-24.
  18. Web site: Interim Report BFU EX002-12 (Serious incident dated September 23, 2012). November 2012. Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. 2020-01-24.
  19. Web site: Incident: Ryanair B738 at Memmingen on Sep 23rd 2012, descended below minimum safe height. 3 December 2012. avherald.com. 2020-01-24.
  20. Web site: Allgäu-Airport: "Schwere Störung": Ryanair-Flieger kam Boden gefährlich nahe - Nachrichten Bayern - Augsburger Allgemeine. 9 December 2012. Augsburger Allgemeine. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140414160622/http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/Schwere-Stoerung-Ryanair-Flieger-kam-Boden-gefaehrlich-nahe-id23070111.html. 2014-04-14. 2020-01-24.
  21. Web site: Billigflieger setzt. 2012-12-07. aero.de. de. 2020-01-24.
  22. Web site: News: The Aviation Herald NO LONGER under legal threat by Ryanair. 6 December 2012. avherald.com. 2020-01-24.

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