Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

FBOs

Manual Provider Suggests FBOs Up Their Covid Procedures

As the business aviation industry adjusts to life in the Covid-19 era, AviationManuals believes its time for FBOs to update their operating procedures.
Aircraft

UV-C Light System Eliminates Covid-19 from Aircraft Cabins

Israel Aerospace Industries said its robot UV-C light unit could move inside aircraft cabins, eliminating viruses and germs from exposed surfaces.
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Airports

ACI Issues Best Practices for Parking Grounded Aircraft

Travel restrictions introduced in response to the pandemic have made finding locations to park overflow aircraft a challenge.
Aircraft

Has Business Aviation Reached Its Low Point in the Covid-19 Crisis?

Has Business Aviation Reached Its Low Point in the Covid-19 Crisis?
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Safety

AINsight: Step Up Pilot Skills During Covid Grounding

Professional pilots can take advantage of this Covid-19-induced downtime to “reset” and re-engage to be better on the backside of this crisis.
FBOs

Ross Aviation Begins Aircraft Disinfection Services

FBO chain Ross Aviation has rolled out aircraft disinfection services at some of its FBOs.
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Safety

Aircraft Decontamination Firm Expands Services

John F. Kennedy International Airport-based Aqueous Solutions has expanded its Covid-19 cleaning and disinfection services to nationwide customers.
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Regulations and Government

Covid-19 Brings Changes To HEMS Aircraft, Crews

Covid-19 forces helicopter operators and regulators to make significant changes to air ambulance transports.
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Airports

Two More U.S. Airports Suffer Tornado Damage

As storms swept through the South on Easter Sunday, tornadoes touched down at two regional airports, causing damage to hangars and aircraft.
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Safety

Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Catering Concerns

An NBAA webinar examined best practices for dealing with inflight catering amid the Covid-19 landscape.
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Accidents

January, February Accidents Surpass All of 1Q19

First-quarter accident numbers hint at a significant drop in accidents due to Covid-19 restrictions in the second quarter.
Safety

Bizav Industry Puts a Brave Face on Covid-19's Impact

Some analysis of trends points to a recovery beginning no sooner than the end of May, but only if infection rates peak, allowing restrictions to be relaxed
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

EBAA and GAMA Issue Action Plan to Safeguard Business Aviation

EBAA, GAMA and national business aviation groups called on Europe's governments to allow financial relief and regulatory flexibility for business aviation.
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Safety

Torqued: Too Big To Revoke?

Aviation safety depends on affirmatively knowing whether an aircraft is safe to fly. This is true for operations of all sizes.
Safety

NBAA Event Addresses Flight Ops Mission Readiness

NBAA’s News Hour webinar on March 31 addressed how companies can maintain flight department readiness
Safety

Piper Aircraft Opens Face Shield Production Line

The Flordia-based airplane manufacturer established the production line last week after developing a successful prototype.
Safety

Honeywell Ramps Up N95 Mask Production

Honeywell is putting to work storage space at its Phoenix engine campus to add capability to manufacture N95 masks.
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Safety

Parked Aircraft Prompt FAA Caution on Airport Ops

Airlines are parking up to half their aircraft, creating an unusual operating environment at airports, the FAA is advising in a safety alert.
Safety

NATA Issues FBO Covid-19 Guidance

The National Air Transportation Association issued a document for FBOs and ground handlers containing protocols for dealing with the Covid-19 threat.
Safety

AviationManuals Tackles Covid-19, Travel Health Prep

AviationManuals offers free white paper for flight departments to update operations manuals for Covid-19 and other health emergencies.
Safety

Experts Offer Tips On Cleaning Aircraft for Covid-19

Aircraft cleaning and disinfecting best practices were the topic of an NBAA webinar, “Covid-19 Cleaning Guidance.”
Safety

Duncan To Host Cabin Disinfection Webinar

Duncan Aviation will host a webinar on Friday, April 3, to show what it is doing in the realm of cabin disinfection to combat the spread of Covid-19.
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Safety

AINsight: Pilot’s Survival Guide to a Global Pandemic

Flying is different now. The job is much harder now. It will continue to be different and become more challenging until Covid-19 is contained.
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Safety

IBAC Offers Remote Auditing, Workshops for IS-BAO

IBAC's online workshops and temporary remote auditing options have been developed as a means to comply with IS-BAO and IS-BAH registration.
Rotorcraft

Bristow Flying Covid-19 Patients

Bristow Group is transporting suspected Covid-19 patients in specially-configured helicopters.
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Safety

Universal Leverages Bizav Network for Masks, Test Kits

Universal Weather & Aviation assists in the delivery of one million masks and half a million Covid-19 test kits to the CDC.
Regulations and Government

European Union Closes Borders As Flight Restrictions Tighten

The European Union's external border will be closed to most non-citizens for at least 30 days, but flight crew will still be allowed entry.
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Safety

NBAA Webinar To Offer Covid-19 Update

The webinar is based on a recently released Safety Alert for Operators by the FAA.
Safety

EASA Bulletin Warns of ELT Battery Fire Hazards

The EASA safety information bulletin advises to guard against the spread of fire that could come from certain ELT batteries.
Safety

FlightOS Automation System Promises Safety and Flexibility

The new FlightOS flight automation system from Skyryse is to be available for retrofit on almost any aircraft. It is intended to relieve pilot workload.
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