Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Accidents

House Report Blasts Boeing, FAA for 737 Max Failures

A U.S. congressional committee cited failures of design, management, and oversight of the 737 Max in its conclusions.
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Rotorcraft

HAI Looks To Reboot Safety Accreditation Program

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is looking to reboot its Accreditation Program of Safety (APS) later this year.
Aircraft

EASA Completes 737 Max Tests

EASA's Joint Operations Evaluation Board will meet in the UK to consider data collected from flight testing of the 737 Max completed this week.
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Safety

Bombardier Safety Standdown To Broaden Reach

The event will be held virtually on October 21.
Maintenance and Modifications

Foresight MX HUMS Approved for AStars

GPMS has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification approval for its Foresight MX health monitoring system on the Airbus AS350.
Safety

NBAA To Host Virtual Safety Week

Virtual Safety Week will feature NBAA's popular safety programs traditionally held in tandem with the association's annual convention.
Fuel

DEF Field Test Kit Now Available for Aircraft Fuelers

After several incidents where business aircraft had their fuel systems contaminated with diesel exhaust fluid, a new field test kit is now available.
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Safety

Torqued: Thoughts on Safety During the Time of Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic continues to have devastating effects on aviation workers and businesses.
Safety

AINsight: Trigger Happy

Operating aircraft within or over a war zone has clearly turned out to be a failure in risk management.
Aircraft

EASA Sets Schedule for 737 Max Validation Flights

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency plans to perform Max flight testing from Vancouver, Canada, during the week starting September 7.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers First Global with Dual HUD

Bombardier Aviation for the first time has delivered one of its new flagship Global 7500s equipped with dual head-up displays.
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Safety

Landsberg Appointed to Three More Years as NTSB Vice Chair

Bruce Landsberg, renewed for three more years as NTSB vice chairman, plans to increase focus on aviation weather and Notam system safety factors.
Fuel

NBAA Seeks Training To Guard Against DEF Contamination

NBAA welcomed proposed FAA guidance on DEF contamination but believes it could go further to safeguard against such incidents.
Safety

ARC Offers Upgraded SMS Risk Assessment Tool

The multi-purpose ARCrisk safety management module can be used by flight departments, ground services, maintenance departments, FBOs, and drone operations.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: Aviation Medicine in the Pandemic, Part 3

The pandemic has made navigating viation medical certificate issues more difficult.
Aircraft

Daher Taps Elliott Aviation for HomeSafe Retrofits

Daher has selected Elliott Aviation to perform retrofit installs of HomeSafe emergency autoland systems on TBM 940s eligible for the upgrade.
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Regulations and Government

Colorado Adds Wx Cameras to 130 Mountain AWOS Sites

Pilots can now visually observe weather in the Colorado Rockies from 52 new aviation weather cameras installed on a network of 13 mountain AWOS sites.
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Safety

Other Voices: The Link Between Diversity and Aviation Safety

Technological improvements and advanced systems create safer aircraft. But what creates a safer pilot?
Safety

FAA Seeks Penalties for Boeing South Carolina Work

The FAA is proposing to assess Boeing $125 million in civil penalties for alleged interference with FAA designees.
Rotorcraft

USAIG Safety Bucks Fully Cover Airbus Helo IIMC Course

Aircraft insurer USAIG customers can now use their $2,500 Safety Bucks To Cover Airbus Helicopters' IIMC Course.
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FBOs

Phoenix FBO Contracts for On-site Covid Testing

Swift Aviation, based at Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport is offering its employees free onsite rapid Covid testing, to circumvent local testing logjams.
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Accidents

EASA Review Notes Rise in Nonfatal Accidents and Incidents

There were no fatal accidents involving European aircraft operators in 2019, but higher than average nonfatal accidents and serious incidents.
Aircraft

Emergency First Response Could Boost Urban Air Mobility

Some eVTOL aircraft pioneers see first-response emergency services as a strong early use case for urban air mobility operations.
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Regulations and Government

EASA Issues Covid-19 Op Recommendations for Airports

With many ground service providers seeing cutbacks in service resulting from Covid, EASA has issued recommendations to airports to ensure safety.
Safety

EPA: Curis System Is Effective against Covid

The Curis System hydrogen peroxide fogger has been named to the EPA's List-N for use in Covid-19 disinfection.
Accidents

AINsight: Do I Need To Go Around?

NTSB docket on a 2019 crash of a Citation Latitude paints a detailed account of an unstable approach that led to a botched landing and runway excursion.
Accidents

EASA Reports No Bizjet Fatal Accidents in 2019

There were no fatal accidents involving EASA-member-state-registered, non-commercial complex (NCC) business airplanes last year, according to a study.
Airlines

JetBlue Applying UV Light To Help Kill Covid Virus in Cabins

Honeywell has delivered eight of its new UV Cabin System to New York-based LCC JetBlue.
Safety

NATA's Ground Handling Safety Symposium Goes Online

NATA has decided to turn its popular ground handling safety symposium into an online-only event this year in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Safety

Flight Depts Used Pandemic Downtime To Improve Ops

AviationManuals has found operators stepping up efforts to implement SMS and improve or develop operational manuals during Covid-related downtime.