Safety
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Safety
Pilot vigilance can prevent icing accidents
As I prepared to pen yet another article dealing with winter operations, the realization hit me that we will likely have ice-related accidents.
FBOs
Be Alert For Prying Eyes, Where You'd Least Expect Them
A disgruntled pilot reports that he ad visited a well known FBO at a busy, major-market airport recently and found binder openly displayed on the cou
Safety
Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: December 2005
Rudy’s Inflight Catering is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its White Plains, N.Y.
Safety
ASDE-X To Improve Runway Safety
Airport surface detection equipment model X (ASDE-X), designed to help controllers spot potential runway collisions, will be installed at 15 airports begin
Safety
AOPA asks FAA to retain some NDBs
In response to an FAA proposal to eliminate 479 “redundant” NDB approaches as a cost-saving measure, AOPA has given the agency a list of 57 NDB approaches
Safety
Civil aviation accidents, fatalities decline in 2004
With accidents decreasing by 8.7 percent and fatal accidents dropping by 11.6 percent, last year was the safest year for U.S.
Safety
Part 135 Oversight Concerns NTSB
NTSB recommendations issued last month call on the FAA to step up its oversight of Part 135 operators to ensure that improper record-keeping practices are
Aircraft
Pilatus Correcting PC-12 Pitch Problem
A new pitch actuator will be required in some 330 U.S.-registered Pilatus PC-12s if the FAA adopts a proposed AD.
Safety
Alert Issued on Helo Fuel Contamination
Preventing helicopter fuel contamination is the topic addressed in a March 24 edition of the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.
Safety
Cessna 208 Icing Accidents Lead to AD
All U.S.-registered Cessna 208 Caravans are covered by a new AD, the result of several accidents during operations in icing conditions, including six accid
Safety
In Bridstrike Campaign, Falcons Are Fighting Fit
It has been little more than a century since mankind figured out how birds do it and applied that knowledge to slipping the surly bonds.
Safety
Bombardier Safety Standdown
“We do many things for the industry throughout the year, but this is the one that makes me the most proud,” said James Hoblyn, v-p of Bombardier’s business
Charter & Fractional
Air ambulance operations
A call comes in to operations: a young American woman vacationing on a dive boat in the Caribbean is suffering from serious burns after a fire broke out
Charter & Fractional
German Air Rescue-A Nonprofit Model
Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V.–German Air Rescue (DRF), headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, has been specializing in airborne emergency care and medical
Safety
Aviation software for the really small screen
With Palm- and Windows-based personal digital assistants (PDA) rivaling the capabilities of larger PCs and laptops, it’s no wonder that hundreds of aviatio
Safety
Elephant de-icing rigs arrive in North America
Business aircraft pilots taxiing into Toronto Pearson’s de-icing area this winter will see–since they’re hard to miss–two large truck-mounted de-icing unit
Safety
Stimpson relishes new role as FSF chairman
Ed Stimpson retired from yet another job last December.
Safety
Canada OKs S-92 for flight in known icing
Just as the cold weather starts to take hold in the higher reaches of North America, Sikorsky’s S-92 has passed one of its critical remaining airworthiness
Safety
Runway Incursions Top NTSB List
Three serious near collisions on runways in Boston, New York and Las Vegas this year prompted the NTSB again to press for quicker action by the FAA to redu
Safety
Tank Flammability Rules Proposed
Bizliner operators would be required to incorporate technology to meet reduced levels of flammability exposure in fuel tanks, under FAA proposed rulemaking
Aircraft
KaiserAir rescues Canadian GIV crew stranded in Siberia
One Thursday in January, Tim Slater, an assistant chief pilot for Oakland, Calif.-based KaiserAir, received a call from his dispatcher telling him he would
Safety
Cessna Wins Caravan Crash Lawsuit
A jury decided in favor of Cessna in a lawsuit arising from the Oct.
Aircraft
ICAO Concerned about A380 Wake Vortices
The horizontal distance currently required between lighter and heavier aircraft to avoid wake turbulence might have to be doubled for smaller aircraft flyi
Safety
ERA adds icing to list of ‘hot’ topics
What should operators do when they face the prospect of ice forming on aircraft and flying controls? The most obvious course of action–applying anti-icing
Safety
The Maintenance Picture
“According to NTSB records, the number-one cause of accidents resulting from an aircraft mechanic making a mistake is failure to follow procedures,” noted
Safety
Three ‘As’ of Hiring
Some employers look for experience when interviewing a candidate; all they care about is a proven track record.
Safety
Timco mechanics sentenced for making false statements
August was a bad month for Triad International Maintenance (Timco) of Greensboro, N.C.
Safety
EJM recognized for human factors training
Executive Jet Management (EJM), a provider of aircraft management and charter services, received special recognition from Grey Owl Aviation Consultants for
Safety
More frequent CRJ 200 aileron checks recommended
On August 31 the NTSB officially recommended that the FAA require Bombardier to revise the maintenance procedures for the Canadair CRJ 200 so that the aile
Accidents
The Enduring Controversy of TWA Flight 800
It is hard to believe that despite the passage of more than nine years since that hot July night, the discussion continues about TWA Flight 800, which cras
