Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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FAA Warns BO 105 Operators

The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) to all Eurocopter BO 105 operators.

Safety

October 9, 2006

Fuel-quality evaluation requires pilot vigilance

Although pilots often overlook evaluating the quality of the fuel they pump into their aircraft, fuel quality warrants a close look. There i

Safety

October 9, 2006

Idle-power descents under study in U.S. and abroad

At one time or another most pilots have thought about how neat it would be to chop the throttles at FL300 or above and not touch them again until the airpl

Safety

October 9, 2006

Software scheduling tool fights crewmember fatigue

Flight operations are fertile grounds for fatigue, sleep deficit and circadian disruption, and these physiological factors can result in decreased flight-d

Safety

October 9, 2006

Videos

S-92 operator addressing a vibration issue

North Sea operator Helikopter Service has imposed torque and speed limits on its two new Sikorsky S-92s, but Keith Mullett, managing director of Canadian p

Safety

October 9, 2006

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Aphis, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, will eliminate the exemption from inspection requirements and fees for commercial aircraft flying fr

Safety

October 9, 2006

SAMM warns of runway incursion potential

Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS), a joint L-3 Communications and Thales company, used last month’s Paris Air Show to introduce technolo

Safety

October 9, 2006

Flight attendants seen as safety and political activists

Beau Altman’s retrospective put the profession of business aviation flight attendant into perspective at the 10th Annual Flight Attendants Conference in At

Safety

October 5, 2006

EMS helicopter operators address poor safety record

Helicopter operators flying air medical operations have always had a keen interest in safety, but a spike in accident and fatality statistics in the last f

Safety

October 5, 2006

Report recommends R22/44 POH warning

A recent report by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) shows that the pilot of the Robinson R44 flying from a private strip in southern S

Safety

October 5, 2006

Heli-Dyne Weather Observation

Heli-Dyne Systems has sold a new Bell 206BIII JetRanger to Duke University for use as an environmental observation platform. Dr.

Safety

October 5, 2006

Keeping the Dust Down

The United Nations sprays a synthetic compound on its helicopter landing sites that apparently reduces the threat of “brown-outs” in dusty conditions.

Safety

October 5, 2006

HUMS Exported to Russia

Bristow Helicopters subsidiary Aviashelf has achieved the first certification of a HUMS (health and usage monitoring system) fitted to a Mil Mi-8, by the R

Safety

October 5, 2006

NATA Offers Charter Safety Program

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has unveiled a program to help air charter companies improve safety.

Charter & Fractional

October 5, 2006

DFW Tracon Bosses Covered ATC Errors

The Inspector General (IG) of the Transportation Department has found that managers at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Tracon systematically covered up operati

ATC

October 5, 2006

CBAA boasts full participation in safety-management program

At the annual Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) Convention held in Vancouver earlier this year, CBAA president Rich Gage announced that all Can

Safety

October 2, 2006

FAA Publishes EMSRisk-assessment Program

The FAA has conducted a review of accidents involving commercial emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters between January 1998 and December last year.

Safety

October 2, 2006

Bizav Groups Aim To Boost VLJ Safety

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and NBAA have developed a generic operations manual for single-pilot operation of very light jets (VLJs)

Safety

October 2, 2006

Busting D.C. Airspace Might Get Costly

Federal legislation (H.R.

Safety

September 29, 2006

Eclipse plays with fire and doesn’t get burned

Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraf

Aircraft

September 29, 2006

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

FAA Warns BO 105 Operators

The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) to all Eurocopter BO 105 operators.

Fuel-quality evaluation requires pilot vigilance

Although pilots often overlook evaluating the quality of the fuel they pump into their aircraft, fuel quality warrants a close look. There i

Idle-power descents under study in U.S. and abroad

At one time or another most pilots have thought about how neat it would be to chop the throttles at FL300 or above and not touch them again until the airpl

Software scheduling tool fights crewmember fatigue

Flight operations are fertile grounds for fatigue, sleep deficit and circadian disruption, and these physiological factors can result in decreased flight-d

Videos

More Articles

S-92 operator addressing a vibration issue

North Sea operator Helikopter Service has imposed torque and speed limits on its two new Sikorsky S-92s, but Keith Mullett, managing director of Canadian p

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Aphis, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, will eliminate the exemption from inspection requirements and fees for commercial aircraft flying fr

SAMM warns of runway incursion potential

Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS), a joint L-3 Communications and Thales company, used last month’s Paris Air Show to introduce technolo

Flight attendants seen as safety and political activists

Beau Altman’s retrospective put the profession of business aviation flight attendant into perspective at the 10th Annual Flight Attendants Conference in At

EMS helicopter operators address poor safety record

Helicopter operators flying air medical operations have always had a keen interest in safety, but a spike in accident and fatality statistics in the last f

Report recommends R22/44 POH warning

A recent report by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) shows that the pilot of the Robinson R44 flying from a private strip in southern S

Heli-Dyne Weather Observation

Heli-Dyne Systems has sold a new Bell 206BIII JetRanger to Duke University for use as an environmental observation platform. Dr.

Keeping the Dust Down

The United Nations sprays a synthetic compound on its helicopter landing sites that apparently reduces the threat of “brown-outs” in dusty conditions.

HUMS Exported to Russia

Bristow Helicopters subsidiary Aviashelf has achieved the first certification of a HUMS (health and usage monitoring system) fitted to a Mil Mi-8, by the R

NATA Offers Charter Safety Program

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has unveiled a program to help air charter companies improve safety.

DFW Tracon Bosses Covered ATC Errors

The Inspector General (IG) of the Transportation Department has found that managers at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Tracon systematically covered up operati

CBAA boasts full participation in safety-management program

At the annual Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) Convention held in Vancouver earlier this year, CBAA president Rich Gage announced that all Can

FAA Publishes EMSRisk-assessment Program

The FAA has conducted a review of accidents involving commercial emergency medical services (EMS) helicopters between January 1998 and December last year.

Bizav Groups Aim To Boost VLJ Safety

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and NBAA have developed a generic operations manual for single-pilot operation of very light jets (VLJs)

Busting D.C. Airspace Might Get Costly

Federal legislation (H.R.

Eclipse plays with fire and doesn’t get burned

Halon fire-extinguishing agents have been used for many years to protect valuable electronics, oil and gas production facilities, military systems, aircraf

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