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NTSB Addresses Landing Distances, Crew Fatigue
The NTSB issued a number of recommendations yesterday stemming from an April 12, 2007, landing overrun of a Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ at Cherry Capi
Charter & Fractional
ARG/US’s Feathers Ruffled at NATA Summit
ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit held last week in Chantilly, Va., by the Air Charter Safety Foundation about its ne
Aircraft
Eclipse 500 Operators Responding to Emergency AD
The FAA and Eclipse Aviation are awaiting the results of thrust-lever quadrant inspections on the more than 200 in-service Eclipse 500s before determining
Safety
NTSB Calls on FAA To Address Pilot Fatigue
The NTSB cited three accidents and an incident involving a regional airline as the basis for a pair of
Safety
'Oasys' can detect wires a mile away
Amphitech International has announced an initial sale of the first commercially available obstacle avoidance radar system for helicopters to Canadian Helic
Safety
Online Safety Briefing Developed for TEB
Teterboro (N.J.) Airport has become the first in the nation to implement a Web-based airport-specific flight crew briefing.
Safety
Charter Flight Compliance Program Unveiled by NATA
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) rolled out a new flight-release system today at its Air Charter Summit, which is being held in Chantilly
Safety
EGAST establishes team objectives
The European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) published in April its Terms of Reference, which describe the organization’s objectives and structure.
Safety
Seventeen Gulfstreams Grounded
Seventeen Gulfstreams with recently overhauled Rolls-Royce Spey or Tay engines were grounded last month when a problem was discovered with the engines’ air
Safety
FAA Issues Bell Tail Rotor AD
Tail-rotor cracking has prompted the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive for Bell helicopters.
Safety
SMS: more than just the latest buzzword for bizav
If you regard safety management systems as just the latest fad for corporate aviation flight departments, think again, Daedalus Aviation Services president
Aircraft
Crossair execs found not guilty in homicide trial
The Swiss federal court last month acquitted Crossair chairman Moritz Suter, CEO André Dosé and four other former airline employees of homicide by neglect
Safety
Rescue squabble revives NYC police, fire rivalry
On March 25, 1911, the worst factory fire in the history of New York City erupted in the three floors occupied by the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in a tall
Safety
Safe Flight's device warns of 'hot' power lines
After three years of development and testing, Safe Flight Instrument’s “Powerline Detector” system for helicopters received FAA supplemental type certifica
Safety
Rotorcraft Update: Tail cracks detected on MD 600Ns
MD Helicopters of Mesa, Ariz., said five MD 600Ns have exhibited cracks in the tailcone attachment area, and that an inspection bulletin is forthcoming to
Aircraft
STCs received for EVAS in Challenger series
EVAS Worldwide, an affiliate of Ramsey, N.J.-based Aircraft Services Group, said its $11,950 Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) personal cockpit smok
Safety
BA 777 Investigation Focuses On Fuel System
Aviation safety officials probing the British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 accident at London Heathrow in January are continuing to focus on the fuel system.
Safety
FAA urged more actively to curb runway incursions
Although the media and Congress continue to wring their collective hands over the rising number of reported runway incursions, the FAA is claiming that the
Safety
Rotorcraft Update: Airbags ordered for Army Black Hawks
Phoenix-based Simula has been awarded a $11.1 million contract for 490 front and side cockpit airbag shipsets for U.S.
Safety
Bombardier will continue its Safety Standdown Europe
Bombardier Aerospace marked EBACE eve with its second annual day-long European Safety Standdown, and made it clear that the program in Europe will continue
Safety
The unplanned landing
“If you haven’t flown a search-and-rescue (SAR) mission, it is difficult to appreciate just how hard it is to find an aircraft on the ground,” John Desmara
Safety
Washington Report: GA safety: It depends on the viewpoint
Although the number of general aviation accidents last year was the lowest total since record keeping began in 1938, the NTSB noted that the accident rate
Safety
MedAire program now offered to Learjet customers
New operators of Learjets now receive, at no cost, an initial subscription to MedLink aviation medical-support services from Phoenix-based MedAire.
Safety
Airbags to enter service on Bombardier CRJs
Starting in the first quarter of next year Bombardier will begin installing Amsafe’s aviation inflatable restraint (AAIR) systems in the bulkhead row of pa
Safety
NTSB's Goglia disagrees with de-icing advice
In a dissenting opinion, NTSB member John Goglia said a Safety Board recommendation asking for an AD to prohibit using the APU during ground de-icing opera
Safety
International Operations - A 2002 Study Guide
The emotional roller coaster created by September 11 has forced many companies to completely rethink their international travel options.
Safety
Using your head when it comes to your heart
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims nearly a million lives a year in the U.S.
Safety
Panel examines effect of culture on av safety
If aviation is essentially an Anglo-Saxon industry, and the rest of the world adopts safety measures that Anglo-Saxons devise, are these practices equally
Safety
Runway incursions down significantly
The number of runway incursions in the first two months of this year dropped more than 50 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the
