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FAA Takes Aim at Flight Plan Discrepancies

Agency says discrepancies “can lead to a loss of separation and an increase in workload for ATC and flight crews.”

January 12, 2015

Airbus AD Revisited

The chain of events that led to the June 2009 loss of an Air France A330 over the south Atlantic began when ice blocked the pitot tubes on that aircraft.

January 11, 2015

Can Reading Accident Reports Produce Better Pilots?

Students need the right frame of mind to learn what the reports are truly telling them.

January 11, 2015

OSHA Orders Air Methods To Reinstate Pilot

Pilot lost his job for refusing to fly an aircraft he deemed unsafe.

January 11, 2015

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Two More Companies Granted Approval To Operate UAS

The FAA has granted 14 total exemptions; 214 petitions have been filed with the agency.

January 8, 2015

Safety and Automation Forum Scheduled

Forum will investigate both the current and future challenges to improving safety through the use of automation.

January 8, 2015

Garmin ADS-B Solution for Gulfstream G150 Now Certified

Low-cost equipage includes GTX 3000 Mode S extended-squitter remote transponder paired with GDL 88 ADS-B datalink.

January 7, 2015

Baker Aviation Offers New Hot-Stop Fire Containment Bag

The bag ontains fires, explosions and smoke emissions from lithium-ion-powered devices as well as any combustible item.

January 7, 2015

'Climb Via' Clearances Continue To Confuse Pilots

Recent blanket implementation of "'climb via' dilutes its effectiveness and has caused confusion among some cockpit crewmembers.”

January 6, 2015

Foreign Object Debris Damage: Defining the Way Ahead

Manufacturers wanted to hear about the impacts of FOD events and operators believe they can do about them.

January 5, 2015

Flight Safety Foundation Conducts 300th Safety Audit

Bars program is just five years old.

January 5, 2015

World Aviation Safety Summit Coming to Dubai

Canso’s Jeff Poole will deliver the summit’s keynote address

January 5, 2015

AIN Blog: Don't Fear the Quadcopter

Quadcopters are fun and capable machines, but pilots need to operate them safely and carefully.

January 5, 2015

Torqued: Personal vs. Organizational Accountability for Aviation Safety

The NTSB could do more to see what role fatigue and organizational culture played in the Aug. 14, 2013 crash of a UPS A300.

January 1, 2015

India’s Safety Rating Likely To Remain at Category II

Recent inspections uncovered eight system deficiencies

December 30, 2014

Fatal Crash Mars Start of Brazil Summer Helicopter Season

The helicopter crashed and caught fire shortly after picking up four passengers in the coastal resort of Guarujá.

December 29, 2014

Airbus Helicopters Issues New EC225 Operations Manual

Manufacturer says publication emphasizes best practices in use of automation and crew coordination.

December 22, 2014

EASA Issues AD for A320/330/340 Flight Manuals

Undesirable nose-down pitch may be commanded in case of blocked AOA probes.

December 22, 2014

NASA Chooses Rockwell Collins for Single-Pilot Research

A big question is whether passengers will accept the idea of flying with only a single pilot in the cockpit

December 22, 2014

FAA Warns Crews about Circuit Breaker Collars

Some pilots are confused aboutwhether a circuit breaker has popped or been collared.

December 22, 2014

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