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Lockheed Asks FAA To Issue JetStar ADs

As the maintenance paperwork trail on the Lockheed JetStar has wound its way from the Atlanta manufacturer to the FAA’s Transport Aircraft Certification br

Safety

February 6, 2007

FAA to research lower helicopter minimums in New York City area

If all goes well with a new $250,000-per-year research program the FAA is launching next month, pilots flying specially equipped rotorcraft will be able to

Safety

February 5, 2007

FSI upgrading training for runway emergencies

Luckily for my passengers, aircraft and me, the only times I’ve experienced a runway excursion have been during training.

Safety

February 5, 2007

Climb performance data poses challenge for pilots

Since the early days of powered flight, aircraft performance has been a mainstay of the pilot-training process.

Safety

February 2, 2007

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Bombardier hosts its annual safety session

Ask any flight department manager his top operational priority and the number-one answer is running a safe operation.

Safety

February 2, 2007

Pilatus PC-12 and PT6A-60 Subject of NTSB Concern

The NTSB wants the FAA to require Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60 starter-generators to be electrically isolated from the rest of the engine, a modifica

Engines

February 1, 2007

Agencies Fault Seat-belt Buckles and Attachments

Thousands of seat-belt buckles and attachments installed in airliners and corporate jets are the subject of two separate recommendations.

Safety

February 1, 2007

Operators Must Replace Certain Fire Extinguishers

Kidde portable fire extinguishers that have been determined to be faulty must be replaced in some 39,000 aircraft, according to a recent AD.

Safety

February 1, 2007

NTSB Calls for Cockpit Image Recorders

The NTSB, which has long called for the FAA to require cockpit voice recorders on smaller turbine airplanes, is now calling for the installation of so-call

Safety

February 1, 2007

Device automatically warns pilots of wires and obstacles

Wire strikes–long the bane of low-altitude rotorcraft and agplane operations–could be reduced if a system now undergoing testing on both sides of the Atlan

Safety

February 1, 2007

Anti-missile technology offered for civil airplanes

Two companies are offering Israeli-built anti-missile systems to the civil aircraft market to protect airliners and business aircraft from the terrorist th

Safety

February 1, 2007

GAMA Reports Improved Accident Record for 2004

In addition to much healthier sales, GAMA had some other good news to share with attendees at its annual industry review and outlook meeting.

Safety

February 1, 2007

Human Factors Tool Kit Being Assembled=

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is scheduled to announce a “human factors tool kit” project at its European Aviation Safety Seminar this month in Warsaw

Safety

February 1, 2007

NTSB Wants Flight-check Failure Limits

The NTSB has asked the FAA to limit the number of times a pilot can fail a checkride and questioned whether the existing requirements of providing addition

Safety

February 1, 2007

Challenger Icing Issue Subject of ADI

Operators of all U.S.-registered Challenger 600s, 601s and 604s and Canadair Regional Jets, which are derived from the business jet, must incorporate fligh

Safety

February 1, 2007

AD Addresses EFIS Display Problem

An AD issued last month requires operators of certain Gulfstream IV-SP series to install software and hardware updates to their Honeywell Primus Epic avion

Safety

February 1, 2007

Spin Training Safety Study Under Way

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) is joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla., in a safety study of spin-train

Safety

February 1, 2007

Report inconclusive about why R44 ditched in water

The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued its report on an accident last January.

Safety

January 31, 2007

Airworthiness Directives mandate Primus Epic integrity checks

The FAA has issued a series of ADs aimed at operators of airplanes equipped with the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics system.

Safety

January 31, 2007

Dry Winter Could Lead to More Fires

Although excessive rainfall and mudslides have hit Southern California hard this winter, near-record lows in rain and snowfall elsewhere in the west are in

Safety

January 31, 2007

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News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Lockheed Asks FAA To Issue JetStar ADs

As the maintenance paperwork trail on the Lockheed JetStar has wound its way from the Atlanta manufacturer to the FAA’s Transport Aircraft Certification br

FAA to research lower helicopter minimums in New York City area

If all goes well with a new $250,000-per-year research program the FAA is launching next month, pilots flying specially equipped rotorcraft will be able to

FSI upgrading training for runway emergencies

Luckily for my passengers, aircraft and me, the only times I’ve experienced a runway excursion have been during training.

Climb performance data poses challenge for pilots

Since the early days of powered flight, aircraft performance has been a mainstay of the pilot-training process.

Videos

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Bombardier hosts its annual safety session

Ask any flight department manager his top operational priority and the number-one answer is running a safe operation.

Pilatus PC-12 and PT6A-60 Subject of NTSB Concern

The NTSB wants the FAA to require Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6A-60 starter-generators to be electrically isolated from the rest of the engine, a modifica

Agencies Fault Seat-belt Buckles and Attachments

Thousands of seat-belt buckles and attachments installed in airliners and corporate jets are the subject of two separate recommendations.

Operators Must Replace Certain Fire Extinguishers

Kidde portable fire extinguishers that have been determined to be faulty must be replaced in some 39,000 aircraft, according to a recent AD.

NTSB Calls for Cockpit Image Recorders

The NTSB, which has long called for the FAA to require cockpit voice recorders on smaller turbine airplanes, is now calling for the installation of so-call

Device automatically warns pilots of wires and obstacles

Wire strikes–long the bane of low-altitude rotorcraft and agplane operations–could be reduced if a system now undergoing testing on both sides of the Atlan

Anti-missile technology offered for civil airplanes

Two companies are offering Israeli-built anti-missile systems to the civil aircraft market to protect airliners and business aircraft from the terrorist th

GAMA Reports Improved Accident Record for 2004

In addition to much healthier sales, GAMA had some other good news to share with attendees at its annual industry review and outlook meeting.

Human Factors Tool Kit Being Assembled=

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is scheduled to announce a “human factors tool kit” project at its European Aviation Safety Seminar this month in Warsaw

NTSB Wants Flight-check Failure Limits

The NTSB has asked the FAA to limit the number of times a pilot can fail a checkride and questioned whether the existing requirements of providing addition

Challenger Icing Issue Subject of ADI

Operators of all U.S.-registered Challenger 600s, 601s and 604s and Canadair Regional Jets, which are derived from the business jet, must incorporate fligh

AD Addresses EFIS Display Problem

An AD issued last month requires operators of certain Gulfstream IV-SP series to install software and hardware updates to their Honeywell Primus Epic avion

Spin Training Safety Study Under Way

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) is joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla., in a safety study of spin-train

Report inconclusive about why R44 ditched in water

The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued its report on an accident last January.

Airworthiness Directives mandate Primus Epic integrity checks

The FAA has issued a series of ADs aimed at operators of airplanes equipped with the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics system.

Dry Winter Could Lead to More Fires

Although excessive rainfall and mudslides have hit Southern California hard this winter, near-record lows in rain and snowfall elsewhere in the west are in

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The NTSB wants the FAA to require Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60 starter-generators to be electrically isolated from the rest of the engine, a modifica