Safety

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NPRM targets safety plans for repair stations

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish requirements for FAA-certified repair stati

Safety

December 29, 2009

NTSB criticizes FAA action on runway safety

While NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman lauded controllers and pilots for an improving runway incursion rate in the U.S., she took the FAA to task for its dith

Safety

December 28, 2009

More Operators Pass ACSF Charter Audit Muster

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announced that three more aircraft charter operators passed its “industry audit standard” and achieved “registered

Safety

December 28, 2009

FAA Won’t Meet Its Own Deadline for New Fatigue Rules

As the anniversary of the Feb.

Safety

December 21, 2009

Videos

Comprehensive Charter Safety Review Issued by ACSF

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) late last week released its first accident and incident review of the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry.

Charter & Fractional

December 15, 2009

NTSB Data Show Loose Line a Common Crash Cause

On November 1, a Bell LongRanger operated by Rotorcraft Leasing was taking off from oil-drilling platform High Island A442A in the Gulf of Mexico en route

Safety

December 2, 2009

FAA Puts the Freeze on Takeoffs with Polished Frost

The FAA yesterday issued a final rule that prohibits Part 91K, 135 and 121 operators from taking off with “polished frost”–meaning frost buffed to make it

Safety

December 1, 2009

Helo Accident Rate Drops

In 2005 the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed with the ambitious goal of reducing helicopter accidents 80 percent by 2016.

Safety

November 24, 2009

EMS crash underscores value of risk assessment

When a veteran EMS helicopter pilot, probably thinking he was running out of options, decided to dive under a cloud deck to look for the ground, he crashed

Safety

November 24, 2009

TSB Critiques CBAA Oversight in 2007 Crash

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) last month released the<link http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2007/a07a0134/a07a0134.asp blind

Safety

November 23, 2009

Babbitt to regional execs: add FOQA and ASAP

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called on members of the Regional Airline Association (RAA) to participate in voluntary safety information programs such as

Safety

November 23, 2009

NTSB Urges Upset Training for Charter/Frax Pilots

As the result of the crash of an aeromedical Cessna Citation 550 into Lake Michigan more than two years ago, the NTSB has recommended that the FAA require

Safety

November 3, 2009

Business Aviation safety record continues to improve

Continuing the recent trend of safety improvement, business aviation accidents declined nearly 50 percent during the first three quarters of this year comp

Safety

November 2, 2009

NBAA urges operators to plan for potential H1N1 outbreak

The swine flu, which has already reached the pandemic phase 6, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), could prove to be vexing for charter and b

Safety

November 2, 2009

As winter nears, turn off autopilot in icing

Ever since the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 (an ATR 72) in Roselawn, Ind., on Oct.

Safety

November 2, 2009

Icing- and Autopilot-related Incidents

• In January 2006, two pilots flying an American Eagle Saab 340 out of San Luis County Regional Airport in San Luis Obispo, Calif., nearly lost control aft

Safety

November 2, 2009

Class prepares pilots for cold-wx ops

Coincidental to the early taste of winter weather the Northeast received in mid-October, NBAA–in conjunction with local airport user groups and state busin

Safety

November 2, 2009

ARG/US Tapped by NBAA as SMS Training Partner

Specialized aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.

Safety

October 29, 2009

FAA Runway Safety Summit planned for next month

The FAA and co-sponsors Mitre and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) are holding the first International Runway Safety Summit December 1

Safety

October 28, 2009

Safe Flight system enhances Kodiak’s STOL capability

Safe Flight Instrument (Booth No.

Safety

October 21, 2009

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

NPRM targets safety plans for repair stations

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish requirements for FAA-certified repair stati

NTSB criticizes FAA action on runway safety

While NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman lauded controllers and pilots for an improving runway incursion rate in the U.S., she took the FAA to task for its dith

More Operators Pass ACSF Charter Audit Muster

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announced that three more aircraft charter operators passed its “industry audit standard” and achieved “registered

FAA Won’t Meet Its Own Deadline for New Fatigue Rules

As the anniversary of the Feb.

Videos

More Articles

Comprehensive Charter Safety Review Issued by ACSF

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) late last week released its first accident and incident review of the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry.

NTSB Data Show Loose Line a Common Crash Cause

On November 1, a Bell LongRanger operated by Rotorcraft Leasing was taking off from oil-drilling platform High Island A442A in the Gulf of Mexico en route

FAA Puts the Freeze on Takeoffs with Polished Frost

The FAA yesterday issued a final rule that prohibits Part 91K, 135 and 121 operators from taking off with “polished frost”–meaning frost buffed to make it

Helo Accident Rate Drops

In 2005 the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed with the ambitious goal of reducing helicopter accidents 80 percent by 2016.

EMS crash underscores value of risk assessment

When a veteran EMS helicopter pilot, probably thinking he was running out of options, decided to dive under a cloud deck to look for the ground, he crashed

TSB Critiques CBAA Oversight in 2007 Crash

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) last month released the<link http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2007/a07a0134/a07a0134.asp blind

Babbitt to regional execs: add FOQA and ASAP

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called on members of the Regional Airline Association (RAA) to participate in voluntary safety information programs such as

NTSB Urges Upset Training for Charter/Frax Pilots

As the result of the crash of an aeromedical Cessna Citation 550 into Lake Michigan more than two years ago, the NTSB has recommended that the FAA require

Business Aviation safety record continues to improve

Continuing the recent trend of safety improvement, business aviation accidents declined nearly 50 percent during the first three quarters of this year comp

NBAA urges operators to plan for potential H1N1 outbreak

The swine flu, which has already reached the pandemic phase 6, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), could prove to be vexing for charter and b

As winter nears, turn off autopilot in icing

Ever since the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 (an ATR 72) in Roselawn, Ind., on Oct.

Icing- and Autopilot-related Incidents

• In January 2006, two pilots flying an American Eagle Saab 340 out of San Luis County Regional Airport in San Luis Obispo, Calif., nearly lost control aft

Class prepares pilots for cold-wx ops

Coincidental to the early taste of winter weather the Northeast received in mid-October, NBAA–in conjunction with local airport user groups and state busin

ARG/US Tapped by NBAA as SMS Training Partner

Specialized aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.

FAA Runway Safety Summit planned for next month

The FAA and co-sponsors Mitre and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) are holding the first International Runway Safety Summit December 1

Safe Flight system enhances Kodiak’s STOL capability

Safe Flight Instrument (Booth No.

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