Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Switlik Finds Golden Parachute in Life Preservers and Rafts

To anyone who hit the silk more than 30 years ago, the name Switlik Parachute is well known as a preeminent maker of the lifesaving devices.

Safety

March 29, 2007

Standdown addresses safety and security

Spurred by the popularity of Bombardier’s blockbuster annual standdown in Wichita, safety stand- downs are becoming regional one- day events.

Safety

March 28, 2007

NTSB reports increase in aviation accidents

No fatal accident involving Part 121 or 135 scheduled carriers occurred in 2002, versus three last year in which 24 people died, according to NTSB data.

Safety

March 28, 2007

Safety Improved in All Aviation Segments

The number of accidents in all segments of civil aviation last year was less than in 2005, according to the NTSB, with general aviation recording the lowes

Safety

March 28, 2007

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Safety Standdown To Play in Europe

Bombardier will hold its first Safety Standdown event in Europe following this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva.

Safety

March 28, 2007

Dubai company supports rebuilding effort in Iraq

Not too much has gone right in Iraq lately, but a small Dubai-based company has played an important part in what little has.

Safety

March 27, 2007

NTSB takes a close look at ice bridging

Every few years, a debate erupts about whether the phenomenon of ice bridging is real or something questionable that pilots discuss while hangar flying or

Safety

March 27, 2007

Dubai company supports rebuilding effort in Iraq

Not too much has gone right in Iraq lately, but a small Dubai-based company has played an important part in what little has.

Safety

March 27, 2007

FAA User Fees Bad for Helicopters, Too

Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, described the recently released FAA funding proposal as “one of the greatest threats business aviation has ever faced.

Safety

March 26, 2007

EMS helicopter operators build a case for their service

Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23.

Safety

March 26, 2007

Fatal Jet Accidents down, turboprops up

The accident picture in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year showed mixed results, according to statistics compiled by Ro

Safety

March 23, 2007

Online Tool To Predict In-flight Icing below FL180

Using a new Web-based tool, operators who typically fly below Class A airspace can now obtain icing forecasts up to 12 hours in advance of their flight.

Safety

March 23, 2007

Unique MU-2 seminars enter their 10th year

Mitsubishi garnered top bragging rights in the most recent AIN product-support survey, and the biennial pilots’ review of proficiency (PROP) semi

Aircraft

March 23, 2007

NASA tries out latest cockpit safety innovations, all at once

Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Langley, Va., Research Center are evaluating the integration of a number of separate systems and techniques which, when

Safety

March 22, 2007

Airbags going airborne, without the hot air

Contrary to a popular misconception, most aircraft accidents are survivable.

Safety

March 22, 2007

ICAO wants safety data guards

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly is expected to take action later this month on legal guidance for member states to protect sa

Safety

March 22, 2007

NTSB revisits child restraints

Although child restraints on airplanes have been on the NTSB’s list of most wanted safety improvements for almost a decade, the agency last month reclassif

Safety

March 22, 2007

What does it take to pilot a jet?

The “right stuff” might be your answer, particularly if you liked what author Tom Wolfe had to say in his recounting of America’s efforts to send a man to

Safety

March 22, 2007

Euro SECIFR approval delayed until next year

European authorities have again delayed approval for single-engine commercial operations in instrument meteorological conditions (SECIMC).

Safety

March 22, 2007

PC-12s subject of airworthiness bulletin

In a special airworthiness information bulletin published on February 13, the FAA advised owners and operators of PC-12s to incorporate operational limitat

Aircraft

March 16, 2007

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Switlik Finds Golden Parachute in Life Preservers and Rafts

To anyone who hit the silk more than 30 years ago, the name Switlik Parachute is well known as a preeminent maker of the lifesaving devices.

Standdown addresses safety and security

Spurred by the popularity of Bombardier’s blockbuster annual standdown in Wichita, safety stand- downs are becoming regional one- day events.

NTSB reports increase in aviation accidents

No fatal accident involving Part 121 or 135 scheduled carriers occurred in 2002, versus three last year in which 24 people died, according to NTSB data.

Safety Improved in All Aviation Segments

The number of accidents in all segments of civil aviation last year was less than in 2005, according to the NTSB, with general aviation recording the lowes

Videos

More Articles

Safety Standdown To Play in Europe

Bombardier will hold its first Safety Standdown event in Europe following this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva.

Dubai company supports rebuilding effort in Iraq

Not too much has gone right in Iraq lately, but a small Dubai-based company has played an important part in what little has.

NTSB takes a close look at ice bridging

Every few years, a debate erupts about whether the phenomenon of ice bridging is real or something questionable that pilots discuss while hangar flying or

Dubai company supports rebuilding effort in Iraq

Not too much has gone right in Iraq lately, but a small Dubai-based company has played an important part in what little has.

FAA User Fees Bad for Helicopters, Too

Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, described the recently released FAA funding proposal as “one of the greatest threats business aviation has ever faced.

EMS helicopter operators build a case for their service

Jeff Hensel leaves the same voicemail every July 23.

Fatal Jet Accidents down, turboprops up

The accident picture in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year showed mixed results, according to statistics compiled by Ro

Online Tool To Predict In-flight Icing below FL180

Using a new Web-based tool, operators who typically fly below Class A airspace can now obtain icing forecasts up to 12 hours in advance of their flight.

Unique MU-2 seminars enter their 10th year

Mitsubishi garnered top bragging rights in the most recent AIN product-support survey, and the biennial pilots’ review of proficiency (PROP) semi

NASA tries out latest cockpit safety innovations, all at once

Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Langley, Va., Research Center are evaluating the integration of a number of separate systems and techniques which, when

Airbags going airborne, without the hot air

Contrary to a popular misconception, most aircraft accidents are survivable.

ICAO wants safety data guards

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly is expected to take action later this month on legal guidance for member states to protect sa

NTSB revisits child restraints

Although child restraints on airplanes have been on the NTSB’s list of most wanted safety improvements for almost a decade, the agency last month reclassif

What does it take to pilot a jet?

The “right stuff” might be your answer, particularly if you liked what author Tom Wolfe had to say in his recounting of America’s efforts to send a man to

Euro SECIFR approval delayed until next year

European authorities have again delayed approval for single-engine commercial operations in instrument meteorological conditions (SECIMC).

PC-12s subject of airworthiness bulletin

In a special airworthiness information bulletin published on February 13, the FAA advised owners and operators of PC-12s to incorporate operational limitat

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