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Under Pressure, NASA Will Release Pilot Safety Survey
Relenting to mounting public and congressional pressure, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin reversed course and announced yesterday that his agency would i
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FAA: 'Serious' Runway Incursion Rate Down
The FAA said yesterday that it exceeded its goal for reducing the 'most serious' runway incursions by 25 percent in Fiscal Year 2007, which ended September
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Ad addresses Citation pitch-trim failure
Operators of U.S.-registered CitationJets must disengage the pitch-trim/ autopilot circuit breakers to prevent runaway pitch trim, a condition that has led
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Aircraft Icing an Ongoing Concern, FAA Warns Pilots
The FAA today released a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to remind operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all parts
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NTSB: FAA Failing To Address Urgent Recommendations
On Thursday the NTSB updated its “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements, and half of the 44 “critical” safety recommendations were issued to the FAA.
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Grand Canyon Air-tour Recommendations Issued
Last week the NTSB issued several safety recommendations stemming from the Sept.
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Runway Overruns Can Be Stopped, FAA Says
The FAA issued Advisory Circular 91-79 for pilots and operators of turbine-powered airplanes to identify, understand and mitigate risks associated with run
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NASA Set To Release Pilot Safety Survey
In response to mounting public and congressional pressure, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin reversed course and announced last month that his agency woul
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Eclipse Releases FOQA Details
Eclipse Aviation has released more information about its planned flight operational quality assurance (FOQA) program, which the FAA recently approved.
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New AC Addresses Runway Overruns
The FAA has issued a new Advisory Circular (91-79) that addresses runway overruns during landing.
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FAA: ‘Serious’ Runway Incursion Rate Down
The FAA said last month that it exceeded its goal for reducing the “most serious” runway incursions by 25 percent in FY07, which ended September 30.
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NTSB: FAA’s Response ‘Unacceptable’
The NTSB on November 8 updated its “Most Wanted” list of 44 “critical” safety improvements.
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FAA: Icing Is a ‘Continuing Concern’
The FAA released on November 8 a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to warn operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all
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Saab studies missile-protection system
For business jets operating in potentially hostile areas, Sweden’s Saab might soon offer some protection.
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Upset training gives pilots an in-flight safety net
Ask most professional pilots about either the USAir accident in Pittsburgh or the United Airlines crash in Colorado Springs, when the Boeing 737s flipped u
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NTSB Boss Urges Focus on Safety
While corporate aviation has an enviable safety record, one comparable to that of the airlines, some flight departments operate on a shoestring budget with
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Preliminary Report: King Air Crew reports engine problems
Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air 200, Bogota, Colombia, Oct.
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NTSB blames Part 91 for deadly EMS helo crashes
On January 25 the NTSB Office of Aviation Safety presented a special investigation report on EMS and helicopter EMS (HEMS) operations, attributing a number
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HAI urges safety changes for Gulf of Mexico operators
In January, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) urged its members to press their Congressional representatives to support improved communication
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GAO Raps FAA over Runway Incursions
Per a request by House aviation subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello, the Government Accountability Office yesterday issued a
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Screening Out Runway Incursions
FAA airport safety researchers have created a prototype taxiway screen that could help prevent runway incursions at airports with taxiways that pass well b
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Taking a closer look at the Part 135 record
Of 19 fatal accidents involving Part 135 jet operators from 1999 to the end of last year, 13 befell flights flown under FAR Part 91–that is, without paying
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Advisory circular addresses laser threat
In response to numerous reports of lasers being pointed at aircraft, the FAA last month issued advisory circular (AC) 70-2 requesting all aircrews to repor
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NTSB Warning: Ice on Wings Doesn’t Fly
As a result of its ongoing investigation into the November 28 fatal takeoff accident of a Challenger 604 in Montrose, Colo., the NTSB has issued a special
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QinetiQ tests radar system that detects runway debris
Foreign object damage could one day disappear, thanks to technology developed in the UK.
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Torqued: Preventing icing-related accidents
As I prepared to write this column the television and radio news programs were reporting on the recent spate of business aviation accidents.
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FAA Honors FSF’s Ditching Guide
The FAA has given its 2004 Excellence in Aviation Research Award to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) for publishing a manual on ditching for corporate, f
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Singapore Establishes Confidential Reporting Program
Singapore has established a program for pilots, air traffic controllers, mechanics and others to report aviation safety incidents confidentially and withou
