Safety

The Coronavirus outbreak has already resulted in a steep dip in airline traffic in China and disruption to the aerospace supply chain.

Orolia's new Kannad Ultima-S ELT system is compatible with Galileo's satellite network and confirms receipt of distress signals.

Malaysia has been deferring much-needed procurements for years, but a new Defence White Paper addresses upcoming needs.

Rotary UAV maker UMS Skeldar is working with the Swedish Aviation Technical Training School to develop standards needed to meet anticipated new EASA rules.

Euramec is giving a new lease on life for older A320 airframes by having them recycled into training equipment for pilots and flight attendants.

Speaker at CJI London focus on addressing business aviation’s image problems—environmental, safety, and the "fat cat" perception.

The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) reported that the number of total helicopter accidents in 2019 increased slightly.

NBAA’s PBI regional conference highlighted new ADS-B anonymity and the fiscal benefits of using FOQA data to lower insurance premiums.

Preliminary and final reports.

Skytrac has successfully transferred patient medical data via inflight cellular and satellite connection.

Plans continue for the 2020 Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exposition, which will be held April 21-23 in Shanghai, China.

Collins Aerospace recognized the Texas Department of Public Safety for rescuing four people during a flood.

Although it lifted certain restrictions, the EU safety agency says risk in airspace over Iran and Iraq remains "high."

EASA is looking for industry comments on its proposed Special Condition rules for electric and hybrid propulsion systems.

FAA Administrator Dickson cites safety, drones, and eVTOL as key focus areas for the agency’s helicopter initiatives.

External pressure is unavoidable-for a host of reasons—and pilots must learn to deal with it.

GPMS says its Foresight Mx HUMS technology works well for light helicopters and new electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Non-profit National EMS Pilot’s Association unveils new “user-friendly” website at Heli-Expo.

Helicopter operators' oil company customers are contributing funds to support safety work being coordinated by HeliOffshore.

EASA proposals for accepted means of compliance will advance plans for rules under which new eVTOL aircraft will achieve type certification.

A new approach to aviation safety includes studying what went right, not just what went wrong.

The new European Rotors show will launch in Cologne, Germany, in November 2020, and will include all vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The update to NBAA's single-pilot training resource stems from an NTSB recommendation following a 2014 Phenom 100 crash in icing conditions.

European pilots call for urgent and pragmatic solutions to avoid another downing of a commercial airliner in war zones.

Work conducted in the FAA's new $5 million, 2,500-sq-ft building will support research on fluorine-free firefighting foams.

The events provide Gulfstream customer input and feedback that the Savannah-based airframer says is critical to its business.

Hawaii air tour stakeholders have formed a task force to deal with the fallout from recent accidents there.

Helicopter training industry veteran Nick Mayhew is the new industry co-chairman of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST).

New FAA rules would require most unmanned aircraft to share their position and identity with other airspace users.

A Learjet 45's nose gear collapsed due to likely inadvertent crew braking during a towed pushback, mirroring at least three other similar incidents.