Safety

Molecular tests are the most effective for detecting coronavirus, according to medical experts.

Senior executives traveling to the UK can avoid its 14-day quarantine if they can prove their visit will likely deliver "significant economic benefit."

Universal Trip Support will waive its fees on various services for operators attempting humanitarian flights involving Covid-19 delivery.

IBAC's new IS-BAO PS3 program enables operators to advance their Stage 3 safety system, share data, mentor, and share best practices with others.

Baldwin Safety & Compliance has introduced several new initiatives to its slate of safety management programs.

IS&S's autothrottles are now standard on the King Air 360 and 260 and approved on PC-12s and other King Airs.

Motive Learning, participating in its first NBAA convention as an exhibitor, has bundled the Covid-19 training program with its other training modules.

Survitec's new Emergency Breathing System (EBS) offers offshore helicopter passengers and crew more air.

Safety culture matters more than ever in aviation

Air ambulance provider Air Methods will pay $825,000 to settle Justice Department suit alleging it flew a helicopter with crumbling pitot tubes.

Flights between Miami and South America conducted by American Airlines’ cargo operation to simulate Covid vaccine transport began in mid-November.

New Jersey-based Acustrip has developed the first onsite test kit to detect the presence of DEF in jet-A.

Brazil's ANAC aviation authority is adopting FAA's airworthiness directive to allow the Boeing 737 Max airline to resume operations.

The European agency published a proposed airworthiness directive that includes conditions beyond those issued by the FAA last week.

Though air traffic dropped during the pandemic, TCAS Resolution Advisories increased. AIN aviation safety editor Kipp Lau explains the reason why.

IATA says governments must urgently lift quarantine restrictions based on a harmonized approach to Covid testing because airlines can't wait for vaccines.

The safety nominees for the Top Flight Awards highlight many interesting new technologies.

Wyvern's new Flight Leader program emphasizes SMS effectiveness as well as human factors and organizational culture.

A Global 6000 experienced a runway excursion following a nosewheel steering failure and “inadvertent application of right braking” while landing.

One of the tenants of business aviation is its versatility and flexibility, but what happens when you can’t go?

London Biggin Hill Airport is now the first GA gateway in Europe to offer an onsite Covid testing center.

GAO is recommending that FAA take an organization-wide, recurrent approach to assessing safety inspector and engineer skills, along with training.

Abu Dhabi Aviation will utilize one of the two Leonardo AW169s for oil and gas operations.

Hongkong Jets is the launch customer for the company's Guru2 SCAP iPad app.

Private aviation traffic at Dubai’s World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport has experienced strong rebound since July according to MEBAA.

AIN editor-in-chief gets out of the house for a trip to France during the coronavirus pandemic.

Avidyne's new FOQA Flight Data Intelligence program will help pilots spot flying performance issues before they cause problems.

Maverick Helicopters will be the launch customer for Spidertracks’ Insights virtual flight data recorder technology on its Spider X.

Is the FAA still tops when it comes to safety oversight, after the Boeing 737 Max crisis?

The Corporate Angel Network’s (CAN) Fund an Angel Virtual Auction raised more than $275,000 through sponsorships, auction items, and donations.