Safety

The Covid pandemic caused many changes and alterations in the aeromedical realm according to FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup.

A Business Aviation Safety Summit session focused on analyzing SMS data internally and externally to avoid safety incidents and accidents.

A safety directive requires national aviation authorities to instruct their airlines not to enter Belarus airspace.

Speaking during the opening session of the Flight Safety Foundation's BASS, NTSB vice-chair Bruce Landsberg called for improved notams, SMS, and FDM.

An NTSB investigator dissected a business aviation crash to illustrate the need to determine if crews are following SOPs.

The head of Pfizer's corporate flight department detailed the integral role his operation played in getting a Covid-19 vaccine to market.

The Vertical Aviation Safety Team's mission is to build on industry best practices and the latest international standards.

Pilot skills are suffering due to not being able to fly as much, according to industry experts.

Two NTSB investigators are in Smyrna, Tennessee, investigating a fatal crash of a Cessna Citation I/SP that killed all seven on board.

Webinar participants stress the need for better preflight and enroute weather decision-making.

The IS-BAH Standards Board welcomes three new members.

Checklist usage, a foundation to both good airmanship and safety, could have potentially prevented a June 2019 King Air accident.

Two years after a highly publicized airplane crash, a criminal prosecution addresses a persistent problem.

The pilots of the Learjet Model 31A German air ambulance business jet lost their jobs after the PIC rolled the aircraft on approach to Faro, Portugal.

An NTSB prelim report notes the May 12 midair collision between a Cirrus SR22 and Swearingen Metroliner occurred while they were on parallel approaches.

A Category 2 rating means Mexico’s airlines cannot add new service to the U.S. and U.S. airlines cannot place their codes on flights by Mexican carriers.

Emirates officials have warned about a rise in per-seat charter offers, which are not permitted in the UAE.

IBAC Expands New IS-BAO Program to Europe.

The NTSB said the pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following reduced thrust in the left engine on takeoff resulted in a fatal King Air crash.

Within the next 14 days, the NTSB is expected to publish a preliminary report on last week’s midair collision of a Cirrus SR22 and Metroliner.

Industry experts tackled the tough subject of GPS interference events and how regulators and the DoD are addressing this issue.

AsBAA and ACP jointly hosted the China Business Aviation Safety Day 2021 in Chengdu, China, on April 8.

The USHST and HAI have launched the “56 Seconds to Live” course on line.

Concerned about fatigue-related risks inherent to business aviation, regulators and industry groups in Europe are eying new regulations and best practices.

The company is expected to complete the $18 million facility in 2022.

A global team of industry and government representatives developed FSF guidance with more than 100 recommendations to prevent runway execursions.

Columbia Helicopters and Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences team to develop vision system for daylight firefighting.

FlightSafety International and Flight Research have partnered to provide upset recovery training.

Piper Malibu Mirage being used by ZeroAvia to test its hydrogen propulsion system landed in a field just outside Cranfield Airport.

The company says it has enough stock of replacement collective sticks to cover the entire 505 fleet.