THE civil aviation watchdog wants Qantas to make a range of improvements to its aircraft maintenance system as it prepares to audit the national airline.Qantas told to lift its game (Adelaide Now)

SYDNEY, Australia?Australia’s aviation agency on Monday ordered Qantas Airways to improve its maintenance system following a review prompted by a series of safety problems that have plagued the airline in recent months.Qantas review finds problems with maintenance (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

27 AUG 2008, 16:34
Boeing 737-2H6
PK-CJG – Sriwijaya Air
0 / 129
Jambi-Sultan Thaha Syarifudn Airport (DJB) (Indonesia)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Landing
Sriwijaya flight SJ062 overran the runway at Jambi (SJB) into a rice field. Two people working in th… (more)
27 AUG 2008 – Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-2H6 Accident

Australia: Qantas Review Finds Problems With Maintenance (Sin Chew Jit Poh)SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australia’s aviation agency on Monday ordered Qantas Airways to improve its maintenance system following a review prompted by a series of safety problems that have plagued the airline in recent months.

31 AUG 2008
Cessna 208 Caravan
XA-UEJ – ?
0 / 2
Cob??, Yucat??n (Mexico)
Unknown flight, during cruise flight
The Cessna Caravan took off from Canc??n (CUN) at 07:15 on a flight to Campeche (CPE). Radio contact … (more)
31 AUG 2008 – ? Cessna 208 Caravan Accident

07 SEP 2008 – Tropic Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Accident07 SEP 2008, ca 09:40
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
V3-HFQ – Tropic Air
0 / 5
Belize City (Belize)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
Ditched off shore after engine failure…. (more)

25 AUG 2008 – Philippine Navy Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules Accident25 AUG 2008, ca 20:55
Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules
4593 – Philippine Navy
9 / 9
Barangay Bukana, San Pedro Extension, Davao City (Philippines)
Military flight, during cruise flight
The Hercules plane arrived in Davao (DVO) at 18:37, and took off at 20:51 the same night. The airpla… (more)

01 SEP 2008 – Air Tahoma Convair CV-580 Accident01 SEP 2008, ca 12:10
Convair CV-580
N587X – Air Tahoma
3 / 3
Columbus-Rickenbacker International Airport, OH (LCK) (USA)
Unknown flight, during cruise flight
The CV-580 took off from Columbus-Rickenbacker Airport (LCK) at 12:05 on a flight to Mansfield (MFD)… (more)

24 AUG 2008, ca 09:40
Cessna 208 Caravan I
TG-JCS – A??reo Ruta Maya
11 / 14
Caba??as, Zacapa (Guatemala)
Int’l Non Scheduled Passenger flight, during cruise flight
Crashed after reporting engine problems. The airplane caught fire and burned out…. (more)
24 AUG 2008 – A??reo Ruta Maya Cessna 208 Caravan I Accident

Australia’s civil aviation watchdog wants Qantas to make a range of improvements to its aircraft maintenance system.CASA tells Qantas to improve (TVNZ)

01 SEP 2008, ca 16:00
Beechcraft 1900C-1
ZS-OLD – CemAir, opf. Air Serv International
17 / 17
Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY) (D.R. Congo)
Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger flight, during Approach
A Beech 1900 operating on behalf of Air Serv International departed Kinshasa on a humanitarian fligh… (more)
01 SEP 2008 – CemAir, opf. Air Serv International Beechcraft 1900C-1 Accident

Qantas Airways has been ordered to improve its maintenance system following a review prompted by safety problems.Watchdog finds Qantas problems (News 24 South Africa)

24 AUG 2008 – Itek Air Boeing 737-219 Accident24 AUG 2008, 20:44
Boeing 737-219
EX-009 – Itek Air
65 / 90
Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU) (Kyrgyzstan)
International Scheduled Passenger flight, during Unknown
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 from Bishkek (FRU), Kyrgyzstan to Tehran (IKA), Iran was carried ou… (more)

22 SEP 2008 – ICARO Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 Accident22 SEP 2008, ca 11:15
Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000
HC-CDT – ICARO
0 / 66
Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) (Ecuador)
Domestic Scheduled Passenger flight, during Takeoff
ICARO Flight 504 was cleared for takeoff from Quito (UIO) runway 35. During the takeoff roll the cap… (more)