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News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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What to do when the air runs out

The good news about the proliferation of new high-altitude airplanes–turbocharged piston or turbine–is that they offer users the chance to experience the i

Safety

August 30, 2007

Huge FAA ADS-B Contract Awarded to ITT

During a press conference this afternoon, soon-to-be-acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell and Vincent Capezzuto, the agency’s surveillance and broadcast

Safety

August 30, 2007

Incursions Keep Occurring Despite Safety Focus

The day after the FAA held a meeting with more than 40 industry leaders to discuss runway safety, two jets–a Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet Boeing 737 a

Safety

August 30, 2007

Tech Team Demos Incursion-prevention Technology

AIN this week participated in a demonstration of new technology aimed at preventing runway incursions, where Honeywell’s airborne TCAS uni

Safety

August 30, 2007

Videos

New Inertial Sensor Now Available for Helos

The Alerts (aircraft logging and event recording for training and safety) system, designed jointly by Appareo Systems and Bristow Group subsidiary Air Logi

Safety

August 29, 2007

FSF demo brings airline safety system to bizav

Flight operational quality assurance (FOQA) programs are finally seeing application in business aviation, and in early February the Altria flight departmen

Safety

August 29, 2007

Eagle Ramp Worker Killed on Job

A spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Labor said the agency would need until at least the middle of next month to finish its investigation into

Safety

August 27, 2007

Air Partner Team Tackles Hurricane Evacuations

The emergency-planning division of charter operator and broker Air Partner International swung into action to rescue clients from Hurricane Dean’s destruct

Safety

August 23, 2007

EMAS Developers Win Sperry Award

Six professional engineering societies jointly presented the Elmer A.

Safety

August 23, 2007

New Risk Assessment Tool Available from FAA

The FAA this week released a new Information for Operators dealing with risk assessment, and specifically how it relates to a safety-management system.

Safety

August 9, 2007

Safety Training Courses from ARG/US

ARG/US is offering safety training to round out its portfolio of safety-related services.

Safety

July 31, 2007

Accidents Down, Jet Fatalities Up in First Half of the Year

In the first half of this year business jet accidents decreased 31 percent from the same period last year, but fatal accidents were up from two to five, ac

Safety

July 31, 2007

Torqued: Crews need same protection as passengers

It seems every aviation-related publication I have read for almost a year has included an article about last September’s tragic midair in Brazil.

Safety

July 26, 2007

NBAA Reveals Possible Details of New Security Program

NBAA today unveiled some long-anticipated potential changes to GA security.

Safety

July 24, 2007

UAVs set to mingle with regular traffic

The recent commencement of low-altitude Customs and Immigration patrols by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along the Arizona/Mexico border and the earlier

Aircraft

July 16, 2007

NATA Says SAFO Should Not Be Mandatory

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) said in a letter to the FAA that Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) should not be mandatory.

Safety

July 10, 2007

Incursions must remain FAA priority

In a report released in late May, the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the FAA has made “significant progress” in red

Safety

July 6, 2007

UK studying how to improve safety record of business jets

Business jets make up a small percentage of UK commercial air traffic–3.5 percent–but a recent analysis of air traffic safety indicates that the rate of in

Safety

July 5, 2007

Embraer Issues Alert after ERJ 135 Accident

The NTSB said last week it is investigating an accident that occurred at Boston Logan International on June 20 in which an American Eagle ERJ 135 struck th

Safety

July 5, 2007

More work ahead for FAA on ‘most wanted’ changes

NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker told the House aviation subcommittee last month that his agency is disappointed in the FAA’s response to five of the six aviati

Safety

July 2, 2007

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

What to do when the air runs out

The good news about the proliferation of new high-altitude airplanes–turbocharged piston or turbine–is that they offer users the chance to experience the i

Huge FAA ADS-B Contract Awarded to ITT

During a press conference this afternoon, soon-to-be-acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell and Vincent Capezzuto, the agency’s surveillance and broadcast

Incursions Keep Occurring Despite Safety Focus

The day after the FAA held a meeting with more than 40 industry leaders to discuss runway safety, two jets–a Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet Boeing 737 a

Tech Team Demos Incursion-prevention Technology

AIN this week participated in a demonstration of new technology aimed at preventing runway incursions, where Honeywell’s airborne TCAS uni

Videos

More Articles

New Inertial Sensor Now Available for Helos

The Alerts (aircraft logging and event recording for training and safety) system, designed jointly by Appareo Systems and Bristow Group subsidiary Air Logi

FSF demo brings airline safety system to bizav

Flight operational quality assurance (FOQA) programs are finally seeing application in business aviation, and in early February the Altria flight departmen

Eagle Ramp Worker Killed on Job

A spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Labor said the agency would need until at least the middle of next month to finish its investigation into

Air Partner Team Tackles Hurricane Evacuations

The emergency-planning division of charter operator and broker Air Partner International swung into action to rescue clients from Hurricane Dean’s destruct

EMAS Developers Win Sperry Award

Six professional engineering societies jointly presented the Elmer A.

New Risk Assessment Tool Available from FAA

The FAA this week released a new Information for Operators dealing with risk assessment, and specifically how it relates to a safety-management system.

Safety Training Courses from ARG/US

ARG/US is offering safety training to round out its portfolio of safety-related services.

Accidents Down, Jet Fatalities Up in First Half of the Year

In the first half of this year business jet accidents decreased 31 percent from the same period last year, but fatal accidents were up from two to five, ac

Torqued: Crews need same protection as passengers

It seems every aviation-related publication I have read for almost a year has included an article about last September’s tragic midair in Brazil.

NBAA Reveals Possible Details of New Security Program

NBAA today unveiled some long-anticipated potential changes to GA security.

UAVs set to mingle with regular traffic

The recent commencement of low-altitude Customs and Immigration patrols by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along the Arizona/Mexico border and the earlier

NATA Says SAFO Should Not Be Mandatory

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) said in a letter to the FAA that Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) should not be mandatory.

Incursions must remain FAA priority

In a report released in late May, the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said the FAA has made “significant progress” in red

UK studying how to improve safety record of business jets

Business jets make up a small percentage of UK commercial air traffic–3.5 percent–but a recent analysis of air traffic safety indicates that the rate of in

Embraer Issues Alert after ERJ 135 Accident

The NTSB said last week it is investigating an accident that occurred at Boston Logan International on June 20 in which an American Eagle ERJ 135 struck th

More work ahead for FAA on ‘most wanted’ changes

NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker told the House aviation subcommittee last month that his agency is disappointed in the FAA’s response to five of the six aviati

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