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Swedish Accident Investigation Authority
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority ( sv, Statens haverikommission, or SHK, in English formerly the Swedish Accident Investigation Board) is a Swedish government agency tasked with investigating all types of serious civil or military accidents that can occur on land, on the sea or in the air. Incidents are also to be investigated if there was a serious risk of an accident. Its headquarters are in Stockholm. Directors General Directors General: *1978-07-01 – 1987-06-30 – Göran Steen *1987-07-01 – 1997-05-29 – Olof Forssberg *1997-05-30 – 1997-06-08 – S-E Sigfridsson (acting) *1997-06-09 – 2002-01-06 – Ann-Louise Eksborg *2002-01-07 – 2004-01-31 – Lena Svenaeus *2004-02-01 – 2004-05-31 – Carin Hellner (acting) *2004-04-01 – 2011-04-17 – Åsa Kastman Heuman *2011-04-18 – 2020-05-01 – Hans Ytterberg *2020-05-01 – present – John Ahlberk Notable investigations * Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 (1991) * M/S ''Estonia'' (1994) * Falste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveavägen
Sveavägen is a major street in Stockholm, Sweden. Sveavägen originates at Sergels torg in the city district of Norrmalm, and goes north through the Vasastan district toward the border to Solna Municipality and the Haga Park. It is often known as the busiest road in Sweden. Sveavägen follows a straight line from Sergels torg up to Sveaplan and Wenner-Gren Center where it takes a sharp left turn until the junction at Norrtull where it becomes Norra Stationsgatan. Between Rådmansgatan and Hötorget stations, the Green line of the Stockholm metro runs underneath Sveavägen. Both stations have access from the street. History Prime Minister Olof Palme was assassinated on 28 February 1986 at the corner Sveavägen and Tunnelgatan. Notable buildings Notable buildings located on Sveavägen include: * Stockholm school of economics - a private business school located in the city district Vasastan at Sveavägen 65. The main building of the school was designed by Ivar Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Air Sweden Flight 294
West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Canadair CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous attitude indications on one of the instrument displays. The crew's subsequent response resulted in spatial disorientation, leading to the loss of control of the aircraft. Both crew members on board were killed. Aircraft and crew The aircraft was built in 1993 and was operated by Lufthansa CityLine as D‑ACLE until the end of 2006. It had a manufacturer's serial number (MSN) of 7010 and had two General Electric CF34-3B1 engines. The aircraft then underwent a cargo conversion re‑designating, it as a CRJ200-PF (Package Freighter). The aircraft had been operated by West Air Sweden since 2007 as SE‑DUX. At the time of the crash, it had accumulated more than 38,600 flight hours and 31,000 flight cycles. The 42‑year‑old Spanish captain had around 3,200 flying hours, of which 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Agencies Of Sweden
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
