Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Touching Bases: FOD alert issued for all airports

The FAA published CertAlert No.

Safety

May 1, 2009

Cyclic AD Limited to New Bells

What was initially feared to be a widespread problem that temporarily grounded 2,800 Bell 206s, 407s and 427s on March 12 now appears to be confined to abo

Safety

May 1, 2009

FAA Plans Helo EMS Rulemaking

A House aviation subcommittee hearing held last month on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) safety sought to address the high accident rate, which

Safety

April 30, 2009

FAA Releases Birdstrike Data

The FAA relented and on April 24 made its entire birdstrike database available to the public.

Safety

April 30, 2009

Videos

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev

Safety

April 30, 2009

Low-cost tracking device available

New Zealand-based Spidertracks is offering a low-cost, portable satellite-tracking device that might appeal to helicopter operators.

Safety

April 30, 2009

ARG/US Releases First Safety Audit Report

Cincinnati-based specialized aviation services company ARG/US on Thursday released an on-site safety audit report focusing on commonly seen deficiencies in

Safety

April 29, 2009

FAA Recommends Added Icing Training for Boot Fliers

The FAA issued Infor

Safety

April 29, 2009

International Operations

The greatest strength of the International Operators Conference (IOC) since its inception has been that it combines a review of the basics of international

Safety

April 29, 2009

Safety First? Not Necessarily So, Say Airline Employees

Penny-pinching by airlines is raising the anxiety among their employees over a perceived erosion of safety standards, according to a new survey by UK-based

Safety

April 24, 2009

FAA Plans Helo EMS Rulemaking

Yesterday the House subcommittee on aviation held a hearing on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) safety.

Safety

April 23, 2009

SAIB Warns of Carbon Brake Freezing Problem

The FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB NM-09-18) last month warning operators of aircraft equipped with carbon disc brakes that

Safety

April 15, 2009

Bizav Accidents Decline, but Fatalities Rise

For the first quarter of this year over the previous year, business aviation accidents declined, including fatal accidents, while the overall number of dea

Safety

April 9, 2009

Tracking radar tested for birdstrike prevention

The US Airways flight that splashed down safely in the Hudson River drew renewed attention to the longstanding problem of birdstrikes.

Safety

April 3, 2009

Firm moves bird avoidance from airport to airplane

The vice president of Bend, Ore.-based Precise Flight last month expressed disappointment with Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviati

Safety

April 3, 2009

Fatal crash shines light on in-flight icing danger

The crash of Colgan Air/Continental Connection Flight 3407 (a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400) on February 2 has again raised the same issues about in-flight icing

Safety

April 1, 2009

Safety programs essential to keep insurance costs down

“You can bet the insurance market is going to change.

Safety

March 30, 2009

CAP: ‘Don’t trash the beacon’

In an effort to cut down on the more than 2,000 false distress signals it receives each year from emergency locator transmitters (ELT) and emergency positi

Safety

March 30, 2009

Charter safety group focuses on audits and SMS

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) took center stage at the second annual NATA Air Charter Safety Symposium, held last month at the NTSB Training Cen

Charter & Fractional

March 30, 2009

Safety Group Attacks Prosecutorial Overreach

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has sharply criticized the interference of prosecutors in ongoing accident investigations in Italy and France, warning t

Safety

March 30, 2009

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Touching Bases: FOD alert issued for all airports

The FAA published CertAlert No.

Cyclic AD Limited to New Bells

What was initially feared to be a widespread problem that temporarily grounded 2,800 Bell 206s, 407s and 427s on March 12 now appears to be confined to abo

FAA Plans Helo EMS Rulemaking

A House aviation subcommittee hearing held last month on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) safety sought to address the high accident rate, which

FAA Releases Birdstrike Data

The FAA relented and on April 24 made its entire birdstrike database available to the public.

Videos

More Articles

Bizav accidents decrease but fatalities increase

In the first quarter of this year, business aviation experienced fewer accidents, including those resulting in fatalities, than in the same period the prev

Low-cost tracking device available

New Zealand-based Spidertracks is offering a low-cost, portable satellite-tracking device that might appeal to helicopter operators.

ARG/US Releases First Safety Audit Report

Cincinnati-based specialized aviation services company ARG/US on Thursday released an on-site safety audit report focusing on commonly seen deficiencies in

FAA Recommends Added Icing Training for Boot Fliers

The FAA issued Infor

International Operations

The greatest strength of the International Operators Conference (IOC) since its inception has been that it combines a review of the basics of international

Safety First? Not Necessarily So, Say Airline Employees

Penny-pinching by airlines is raising the anxiety among their employees over a perceived erosion of safety standards, according to a new survey by UK-based

FAA Plans Helo EMS Rulemaking

Yesterday the House subcommittee on aviation held a hearing on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) safety.

SAIB Warns of Carbon Brake Freezing Problem

The FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB NM-09-18) last month warning operators of aircraft equipped with carbon disc brakes that

Bizav Accidents Decline, but Fatalities Rise

For the first quarter of this year over the previous year, business aviation accidents declined, including fatal accidents, while the overall number of dea

Tracking radar tested for birdstrike prevention

The US Airways flight that splashed down safely in the Hudson River drew renewed attention to the longstanding problem of birdstrikes.

Firm moves bird avoidance from airport to airplane

The vice president of Bend, Ore.-based Precise Flight last month expressed disappointment with Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviati

Fatal crash shines light on in-flight icing danger

The crash of Colgan Air/Continental Connection Flight 3407 (a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400) on February 2 has again raised the same issues about in-flight icing

Safety programs essential to keep insurance costs down

“You can bet the insurance market is going to change.

CAP: ‘Don’t trash the beacon’

In an effort to cut down on the more than 2,000 false distress signals it receives each year from emergency locator transmitters (ELT) and emergency positi

Charter safety group focuses on audits and SMS

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) took center stage at the second annual NATA Air Charter Safety Symposium, held last month at the NTSB Training Cen

Safety Group Attacks Prosecutorial Overreach

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has sharply criticized the interference of prosecutors in ongoing accident investigations in Italy and France, warning t

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