Safety

Thirty years after a TSB initial recommendation, Transport Canada is developing rules to require FDRs on all commercial and private business aircraft.

AD was issued In wake of fatal AW169 crash.

Now located in Bedford, Massachusetts, the aviation audit company has increased its staff and extended its programs to new clients.

The AD focuses on the tailrotor feedback lever link.

By providing a single code for all hail regardless of size, the FAA believes this will solve operators’ de-icing issues and preserve the climate record.

Hopes To Appeal To Offshore, SAR Markets

"In the absence of flight data monitoring, you don’t know how the airplane is being flown,” DeLisi said.

Penetrate Deeper Into Aircraft Structure

DeLisi cited SMS, CFIT training, improved weather forecasting tools, and flight-data monitoring as factors in Part 121 safety improvements..

Pilots should make an effort to learn what plans are in place for emergency activities at the airports they visit frequently.

The reports are beginning to produce non-compliance and root cause trends, enabling the development of common mitigations.

Senior business aviation experts share their personal stories of how they addressed various safety issues.

Rick Miller, a top expert on the high-altitude oxygen mask requirement, expressed hope that "something positive" would result soon.

A number of accident and incident investigations have revealed several instances where inaccurate basic operating weight was used.

Runway overruns and risk of collisions on runways, as well as fatigue, was cited by TSB as a concern for aviation safety.

FAA, NTSB, NBAA, and top safety experts kick off this year's Safety Standdown, which is now entering its third decade.

In-person event is at capacity, but interested aviation professionals can still virtually attend the event via webcast.

According to the Safety Board, recent safety investigations have been hampered because relevant portions of the recordings were overwritten.

Human-factors can improve the dissemination of information.

Flagged Events Drop 20% In One Year

Avoiding and countering wake vortices remains primarily an operational concern.

The integration enhances pre-fllight risk management.

U.S. FAA due to conduct audit of Indian DGCA starting October 31

MedAire is more than an exhibitor to NBAA, it is also a valued medical services provider.

System Monitors Yaw, Adjusts Engine Power

Fort Worth, Texas-based American Aero FTW is one of the industry's earliest adopters of the voluntary SMS-based program.

It becomes the first large FBO operator to earn the distinction at all of its facilities.

Unit can lift up to 352 pounds up an aircraft or any other set of stairs, drawing interest from FBOs, charter management companies, and aircraft owners.

Multiple national authorities signed off on the system for different versions of the Bell 407.

Annual European business aviation safety event will be held February 26-27 in Switzerland.