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UK safety board spotlights electronics corrosion

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) last month issued a sweeping recommendation that the EASA, FAA, Transport Canada and other aviation agenci

Safety

February 8, 2008

FAA Fast-Tracks Runway Safety Measures

The FAA has proposed extending the enhanced standards for taxiway centerline markings to all 567 certified airports to reduce the risk of runway incursions

Safety

February 8, 2008

NASA Releases Pilot Survey Results

As promised, NASA in December released responses collected from the airline and general aviation pilot surveys as part of the National Aviation Operational

Safety

February 7, 2008

Lithium battery fires spark new rules

New regulations limiting–and in some cases prohibiting–the transport of certain types of batteries on passenger aircraft are directed at the airlines, but

Safety

February 7, 2008

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FAA: PC-12 Bolts Might Be ‘Defective’

The FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive January 16 for PC-12s since some main landing-gear special bolts might be defective.

Safety

February 6, 2008

DOT IG Warns of Runway Threats

While the FAA has made progress in reducing operational errors and runway incursions, Transportation Department inspector general Kenneth Mead warned the a

Safety

February 5, 2008

NTSB: CFIT Downed EGPWS-equipped King Air

The NTSB on Friday blamed Metro Aviation pilot Vince Kirol, 59, for the crash

Safety

February 5, 2008

Runway status lights cut incursion threat

A system of in-pavement stoplights, designed to prevent runway incursions, has received endorsement from Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin

Safety

February 5, 2008

Europeans take aim at human-factors safety woes

Flight crews are the primary cause in two out of three accidents in the 41 states of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), according to Mike Ambro

Safety

January 31, 2008

NTSB Warns of CFIT Danger During Night VMC

The NTSB is stressing the importance of altitude awareness and preflight planning after identifying “a noticeable number” of controlled flight into terrain

Safety

January 31, 2008

International Operations: Bizav copes with a world in turmoil

If international flight operations were complicated after 9/11, they are certain to become even more difficult now in view of the U.S.-led war against Iraq

Safety

January 30, 2008

NATA’s Coyne demands DCA access for Part 135

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) filed a petition with the FAA last month asking that the agency reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National

Safety

January 28, 2008

NATA helping operators meet 12-5 security rules

The National Air Transportation Association developed a Transportation Security Administration-approved program in time to meet the April 1 deadline for co

Safety

January 25, 2008

UK Safety Board Concerned about Avionics Corrosion

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) recently issued a sweeping recommendation that the EASA, FAA, Transport Canada and other aviation agencies

Safety

January 24, 2008

Relaxing UK restrictions on helo singles could ‘degrade overall safety standards’

Lobbying by U.S.

Safety

January 21, 2008

Cuban-Exile Group Disbands Rescue Ops

Brothers to the Rescue has ceased operations.

Safety

January 18, 2008

Statistics Show No Airline Fatals Last Year

None of the 34 accidents that befell FAR Part 121 scheduled airlines last year resulted in fatalities, according to NTSB preliminary statistics.

Safety

January 17, 2008

London City Has a Magnetic Personality

A UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report issued this month indicates that magnetic interference at London City Airport (LCY) was responsible for “sig

Safety

January 17, 2008

DOT IG: Runway Status Lights Reduce Incursions

In a report released this week, the DOT Inspector General has f

Safety

January 17, 2008

Software may put to rest the crew-fatigue debate

The Centre for Human Sciences at British aerospace and defense research group Qinetiq has developed software that it says can assess and predict crew fatig

Safety

January 14, 2008

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

UK safety board spotlights electronics corrosion

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) last month issued a sweeping recommendation that the EASA, FAA, Transport Canada and other aviation agenci

FAA Fast-Tracks Runway Safety Measures

The FAA has proposed extending the enhanced standards for taxiway centerline markings to all 567 certified airports to reduce the risk of runway incursions

NASA Releases Pilot Survey Results

As promised, NASA in December released responses collected from the airline and general aviation pilot surveys as part of the National Aviation Operational

Lithium battery fires spark new rules

New regulations limiting–and in some cases prohibiting–the transport of certain types of batteries on passenger aircraft are directed at the airlines, but

Videos

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FAA: PC-12 Bolts Might Be ‘Defective’

The FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive January 16 for PC-12s since some main landing-gear special bolts might be defective.

DOT IG Warns of Runway Threats

While the FAA has made progress in reducing operational errors and runway incursions, Transportation Department inspector general Kenneth Mead warned the a

NTSB: CFIT Downed EGPWS-equipped King Air

The NTSB on Friday blamed Metro Aviation pilot Vince Kirol, 59, for the crash

Runway status lights cut incursion threat

A system of in-pavement stoplights, designed to prevent runway incursions, has received endorsement from Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin

Europeans take aim at human-factors safety woes

Flight crews are the primary cause in two out of three accidents in the 41 states of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), according to Mike Ambro

NTSB Warns of CFIT Danger During Night VMC

The NTSB is stressing the importance of altitude awareness and preflight planning after identifying “a noticeable number” of controlled flight into terrain

International Operations: Bizav copes with a world in turmoil

If international flight operations were complicated after 9/11, they are certain to become even more difficult now in view of the U.S.-led war against Iraq

NATA’s Coyne demands DCA access for Part 135

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) filed a petition with the FAA last month asking that the agency reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National

NATA helping operators meet 12-5 security rules

The National Air Transportation Association developed a Transportation Security Administration-approved program in time to meet the April 1 deadline for co

UK Safety Board Concerned about Avionics Corrosion

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) recently issued a sweeping recommendation that the EASA, FAA, Transport Canada and other aviation agencies

Relaxing UK restrictions on helo singles could ‘degrade overall safety standards’

Lobbying by U.S.

Cuban-Exile Group Disbands Rescue Ops

Brothers to the Rescue has ceased operations.

Statistics Show No Airline Fatals Last Year

None of the 34 accidents that befell FAR Part 121 scheduled airlines last year resulted in fatalities, according to NTSB preliminary statistics.

London City Has a Magnetic Personality

A UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report issued this month indicates that magnetic interference at London City Airport (LCY) was responsible for “sig

DOT IG: Runway Status Lights Reduce Incursions

In a report released this week, the DOT Inspector General has f

Software may put to rest the crew-fatigue debate

The Centre for Human Sciences at British aerospace and defense research group Qinetiq has developed software that it says can assess and predict crew fatig

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