Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Has the FAA Overlooked Multilateration in NextGen?

When the U.S.

Safety

October 18, 2007

Guidelines Issued for Flight Crews about SARS

Guidelines for flight crewmembers regarding severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have been published by the Centers for Disease Control.

Safety

October 16, 2007

Controllers Charge That Safety at O’Hare Is ‘Unacceptable’

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) claims that a shortage of full-performance level (FPL) controllers at the Chicago Tracon–the natio

Safety

October 12, 2007

A glimpse at how NTSB conducts investigations

Less than 10 percent of an aircraft accident investigation takes place at the scene.

Safety

October 12, 2007

Videos

NTSB Reviewing Advocacy Programs

The National Transportation Safety Board announced early last month it has embarked on a 30-day review of its advocacy programs.

Safety

October 12, 2007

FAA Wants Kidde Extinguishers Removed

Nearly 40,000 Kidde Aerospace halon fire extinguishers will have to be removed from service, under a proposed airworthiness directive.

Safety

October 11, 2007

Emergency Vision System Reaches 2,000 Sales

When EVAS Worldwide demonstrated its smoke-displacement system to potential customers more than three years ago, there were perhaps 150 units in service.

Safety

October 11, 2007

A Spring Break for Safety: 48th Annual Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

“The aviation industry should not allow concerns over security to detract from efforts to improve aviation safety,” said Stuart Matthews, president and CEO

Safety

October 11, 2007

DOD may save historic NASA crash-test gantry

It took a flood in central Pennsylvania three decades ago to get NASA into the business of crash-testing airframes, and the siren call of the “final fronti

Safety

October 11, 2007

NTSB concerned about FDR samplings

An investigation into problems with the quality of flight-data recorder information has led the NTSB to recommend modifications to FDR processing systems o

Safety

October 10, 2007

NTSB wants more data on Part 135 ops

Perhaps as an example of the NTSB moving forward on long-outstanding issues, it has asked the FAA to require nonscheduled Part 135 operators to report acti

Safety

October 8, 2007

NTSB: Severe Turbulence Calls for Severe Inspections

The NTSB has called on the FAA to require more extensive inspections of transport-category airplanes for possible structural damage after they encounter se

Safety

October 8, 2007

Lessons learned save lives, preserve forest in blazing summer western wildfire season

Some forest fires start with a blast of jagged lightning, incinerating the dry timber and flinging the flaming fragments into the tinder-dry underbrush fro

Safety

October 8, 2007

Turning the corporate jet into a real flying fortress

Security comes from a combination of policy, procedure and technology–nuts and bolts.

Safety

October 8, 2007

Security Directors Assigned to 450 Busiest Airports

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport directors are being assigned to 450 of the busiest U.S.

Safety

October 8, 2007

C.A.S.S.: Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Issues arising from September 11 and from the Flight Safety Foundation’s accident prevention role shared billing at the 47th annual FSF/NBAA Corporate Avia

Safety

October 8, 2007

Medical Assistancefor Small Jet Cabins

An airborne telemedical emergency-assistance kit is an item often overlooked in the interior completion and refurbishment process, particularly on smaller

Safety

October 4, 2007

Washington Report: Waterproofing Bizav

In response to requests from corporate aviation managers, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has compiled “Waterproof Flight Operations,” the current 664-p

Safety

October 4, 2007

Global Business Aviation Safety Data Now Available

The fatal accident rate for business jet operations worldwide (fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours) increased annually from 1998 to 2001 before decrea

Safety

October 3, 2007

Aircraft-to-ground Pax Vital-sign Monitoring Readied

MedAire said it has become the “first in the world” ready to receive remote vital-sign medical-monitoring data from civil aircraft in flight.

Safety

October 3, 2007

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Has the FAA Overlooked Multilateration in NextGen?

When the U.S.

Guidelines Issued for Flight Crews about SARS

Guidelines for flight crewmembers regarding severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have been published by the Centers for Disease Control.

Controllers Charge That Safety at O’Hare Is ‘Unacceptable’

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) claims that a shortage of full-performance level (FPL) controllers at the Chicago Tracon–the natio

A glimpse at how NTSB conducts investigations

Less than 10 percent of an aircraft accident investigation takes place at the scene.

Videos

More Articles

NTSB Reviewing Advocacy Programs

The National Transportation Safety Board announced early last month it has embarked on a 30-day review of its advocacy programs.

FAA Wants Kidde Extinguishers Removed

Nearly 40,000 Kidde Aerospace halon fire extinguishers will have to be removed from service, under a proposed airworthiness directive.

Emergency Vision System Reaches 2,000 Sales

When EVAS Worldwide demonstrated its smoke-displacement system to potential customers more than three years ago, there were perhaps 150 units in service.

A Spring Break for Safety: 48th Annual Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

“The aviation industry should not allow concerns over security to detract from efforts to improve aviation safety,” said Stuart Matthews, president and CEO

DOD may save historic NASA crash-test gantry

It took a flood in central Pennsylvania three decades ago to get NASA into the business of crash-testing airframes, and the siren call of the “final fronti

NTSB concerned about FDR samplings

An investigation into problems with the quality of flight-data recorder information has led the NTSB to recommend modifications to FDR processing systems o

NTSB wants more data on Part 135 ops

Perhaps as an example of the NTSB moving forward on long-outstanding issues, it has asked the FAA to require nonscheduled Part 135 operators to report acti

NTSB: Severe Turbulence Calls for Severe Inspections

The NTSB has called on the FAA to require more extensive inspections of transport-category airplanes for possible structural damage after they encounter se

Lessons learned save lives, preserve forest in blazing summer western wildfire season

Some forest fires start with a blast of jagged lightning, incinerating the dry timber and flinging the flaming fragments into the tinder-dry underbrush fro

Turning the corporate jet into a real flying fortress

Security comes from a combination of policy, procedure and technology–nuts and bolts.

Security Directors Assigned to 450 Busiest Airports

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport directors are being assigned to 450 of the busiest U.S.

C.A.S.S.: Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Issues arising from September 11 and from the Flight Safety Foundation’s accident prevention role shared billing at the 47th annual FSF/NBAA Corporate Avia

Medical Assistancefor Small Jet Cabins

An airborne telemedical emergency-assistance kit is an item often overlooked in the interior completion and refurbishment process, particularly on smaller

Washington Report: Waterproofing Bizav

In response to requests from corporate aviation managers, the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has compiled “Waterproof Flight Operations,” the current 664-p

Global Business Aviation Safety Data Now Available

The fatal accident rate for business jet operations worldwide (fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours) increased annually from 1998 to 2001 before decrea

Aircraft-to-ground Pax Vital-sign Monitoring Readied

MedAire said it has become the “first in the world” ready to receive remote vital-sign medical-monitoring data from civil aircraft in flight.

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