Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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FAA Re-evaluating MU-2 after Recent Accidents

Denying it is re-evaluating safety aspects of the Mitsubishi MU-2 in response to requests by several Colorado legislators, the FAA said its investigation i

Safety

April 10, 2007

When Declaring an ’Emergency’ Is Not Enough

A 757 crew did not get the response they expected when they declared an “emergency” instead of “mayday.” According to an incident filed with NASA’s Aviatio

Safety

April 9, 2007

Safety Standdown Focuses on ’War on Error’

“War on Error” is the theme of the 2005 Safety Standdown seminar being held by Bombardier Learjet from October 25 through 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in

Safety

April 9, 2007

Study Looks at Weather-related GA Accidents

Even though weather-related accidents are not frequent, they account for a large number of aviation fatalities.

Safety

April 5, 2007

Videos

FAA Attempts To Define Known Icing Conditions

An FAA draft letter of i

Safety

April 5, 2007

AOPA Says FAA Addressing Wrong MU-2 ’Problem’

“The MU-2B turboprop does not need yet another certification review,” according to AOPA.

Safety

April 4, 2007

NTSB Chairman: Runway Incursion System Inadequate

NTSB acting chairman Mark Rosenker said the FAA’s airport movement area safety system (AMASS) is not adequate to prevent serious runway collisions.

Safety

April 4, 2007

NTSB Takes Aim at Engine Certification Standards

The simultaneous dual flameout of a Garuda Indonesia Airlines 737 and its subsequent ditching on Jan.

Engines

April 4, 2007

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll

Safety

April 2, 2007

Does GEX lightning-strike study strike out?

Banking and oil heir Michael Huffington, who is suing Bombardier over a Global Express he first ordered in 1995 and later rejected after he learned the air

Aircraft

April 2, 2007

TFE731 Turbine Disks Might Have To Be Replaced

Of some 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 engines on U.S.-registered business jets that would have to get their low-pressure turbine stage 1 disks repetitively checked

Engines

April 2, 2007

NTSB Wants FAA Color-vision Screening Tightened…

Commercial pilots with color-vision-deficiency waivers might face stricter screening in the future.

Safety

April 2, 2007

New NTSB Member Has Little Aviation Experience

Deborah Hersman, sworn in last month as a member of the NTSB, has minimal aviation experience compared with the extensive background of John Goglia, the Sa

Safety

April 2, 2007

Judge Denies Carnahan Family’s Request for Trial

A Circuit Court judge refused to grant a new trial to the family of the late Missouri Gov.

Safety

April 2, 2007

AD Addresses Falcon 900 EFIS Anomaly

Close to 100 Falcon 900s are the subject of an Airworthiness Directive requiring revisions to the “abnormal procedures” section of the airplane flight manu

Safety

March 30, 2007

R22 AD requires rotor-blade check

The FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive last month to all Robinson R22 owners and operators, calling for them to carry out immediate checks to

Safety

March 30, 2007

Runway Safety Forum Offers No ’Silver Bullet’

Thirty years after the worst runway collision in aviation history, an NTSB forum on runway incursions spotlighted some promising technology but offered no

Safety

March 29, 2007

Runway incursions still plague operations

The investigation report of the October 2001 runway collision between a taxiing Citation CJ2 and a Scandinavian Airlines MD-87 taking off at the Linate Air

Safety

March 29, 2007

Would you know what to do if things go sour?

Emergency procedures training is offered by several business aviation OEMs and all of the major simulator training companies as part of their wide array of

Safety

March 29, 2007

Don’t deflate the value of an onboard life raft

For Michael Smith, the trip from Japan back to the states in a Pilatus PC-12 was intended as simply a little moonlighting, a job he took to make a few extr

Safety

March 29, 2007

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

FAA Re-evaluating MU-2 after Recent Accidents

Denying it is re-evaluating safety aspects of the Mitsubishi MU-2 in response to requests by several Colorado legislators, the FAA said its investigation i

When Declaring an ’Emergency’ Is Not Enough

A 757 crew did not get the response they expected when they declared an “emergency” instead of “mayday.” According to an incident filed with NASA’s Aviatio

Safety Standdown Focuses on ’War on Error’

“War on Error” is the theme of the 2005 Safety Standdown seminar being held by Bombardier Learjet from October 25 through 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in

Study Looks at Weather-related GA Accidents

Even though weather-related accidents are not frequent, they account for a large number of aviation fatalities.

Videos

More Articles

FAA Attempts To Define Known Icing Conditions

An FAA draft letter of i

AOPA Says FAA Addressing Wrong MU-2 ’Problem’

“The MU-2B turboprop does not need yet another certification review,” according to AOPA.

NTSB Chairman: Runway Incursion System Inadequate

NTSB acting chairman Mark Rosenker said the FAA’s airport movement area safety system (AMASS) is not adequate to prevent serious runway collisions.

NTSB Takes Aim at Engine Certification Standards

The simultaneous dual flameout of a Garuda Indonesia Airlines 737 and its subsequent ditching on Jan.

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll

Does GEX lightning-strike study strike out?

Banking and oil heir Michael Huffington, who is suing Bombardier over a Global Express he first ordered in 1995 and later rejected after he learned the air

TFE731 Turbine Disks Might Have To Be Replaced

Of some 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 engines on U.S.-registered business jets that would have to get their low-pressure turbine stage 1 disks repetitively checked

NTSB Wants FAA Color-vision Screening Tightened…

Commercial pilots with color-vision-deficiency waivers might face stricter screening in the future.

New NTSB Member Has Little Aviation Experience

Deborah Hersman, sworn in last month as a member of the NTSB, has minimal aviation experience compared with the extensive background of John Goglia, the Sa

Judge Denies Carnahan Family’s Request for Trial

A Circuit Court judge refused to grant a new trial to the family of the late Missouri Gov.

AD Addresses Falcon 900 EFIS Anomaly

Close to 100 Falcon 900s are the subject of an Airworthiness Directive requiring revisions to the “abnormal procedures” section of the airplane flight manu

R22 AD requires rotor-blade check

The FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive last month to all Robinson R22 owners and operators, calling for them to carry out immediate checks to

Runway Safety Forum Offers No ’Silver Bullet’

Thirty years after the worst runway collision in aviation history, an NTSB forum on runway incursions spotlighted some promising technology but offered no

Runway incursions still plague operations

The investigation report of the October 2001 runway collision between a taxiing Citation CJ2 and a Scandinavian Airlines MD-87 taking off at the Linate Air

Would you know what to do if things go sour?

Emergency procedures training is offered by several business aviation OEMs and all of the major simulator training companies as part of their wide array of

Don’t deflate the value of an onboard life raft

For Michael Smith, the trip from Japan back to the states in a Pilatus PC-12 was intended as simply a little moonlighting, a job he took to make a few extr

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