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NATA Rolls Out New Emergency Response Tool

The new system act as a digital command center for crisis response.

Safety

February 5, 2015

DCA Bizav Flights Might Lose Armed Officer Requirement

Business aviation traffic at the convenient Washington, D.C. airport has suffered in part because of the requirement to carry an armed security officer.

Airports

February 5, 2015

Powerful Presentation Drives Home Emergency Planning

NBAA gave a riveting live action emergency response drill, which showed the right and wrong ways to respond to a crisis.

Safety

February 5, 2015

Datalink Requirement Comes to Portions of the North Atlantic

Aircraft operating in the North Atlantic organized track system between FL350 and FL390 must be equipped with Fans 1A, CPDLC and ADS-C

Safety

February 5, 2015

Pilots Should Pay Close Attention When Departing SJC

The FAA has already violated a number of pilots for misreading the departure procedure.

ATC

February 5, 2015

Incoming S & D Chairwoman Excited About Annual Conference

This year’s Schedulers & Dispatchers conference featured a unique live emergency response demonstration.

Safety

February 5, 2015

Wyvern Elevates Wingman Program with IS-BAO Standards

The company delevloped the Wingman Standard in 1994 to establish air charter aviation safety parameters that exceeded regulations.

Charter & Fractional

February 4, 2015

WSI Claims 'Critical Mass' for Turbulence-reporting System

Weather firm WSI believes it has achieved a “critical mass” of daily aircraft reports to its turbulence-alerting system in North America.

Safety

February 3, 2015

Rockwell Collins, NOAA Expand Airborne Weather Observation Research

Research will now expand to include coverage over sparse areas of the U.S., allowing the NWS to get complete weather data for the entire country.

Safety

February 3, 2015

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 2, 2015)

Which of the following is true regarding the operation of aircraft flight controls at or below maneuvering speed (VA)?

Safety

February 2, 2015

Canso Publishes Safety Management Guide

Guide fulfills one of the organization’s five safety priorities.

Safety

January 31, 2015

AIN Blog: Torqued: NTSB Highlights GA Pilot Responsibility To Prevent Accidents

A look at the NTSB's most wanted improvements and how they affect general aviation.

Safety

January 31, 2015

Do Your Passengers Pack Their E-Cigarettes?

FAA Safo 15003 highlights the risks of placing e-cigarettes in checked bags.

Safety

January 29, 2015

NetJets To Implement Flight Operational Quality Assurance Program

NetJets is poised to become the first U.S. fractional aircraft operator implement FOQA program, which uses flight recorder data to improve safety.

Charter & Fractional

January 29, 2015

EASA Issues Warnings About Flying in Pakistani Airspace

Restrictions technically apply only to aircraft operating below FL240.

Regulations and Government

January 29, 2015

NBAA Refocuses Efforts on Single-Pilot Safety

Single-pilot operations produce many more accidents those aircraft piloted by a crew of two.

Safety

January 28, 2015