Safety

Program provides background information on diesel exhaust fluid, identifying possible risk contamination pathways and mitigation steps.

Advice comes out as latest round of interference testing begins in Barstow, California.

We continue our discussion about pilots battling drug and alcohol addiction and where they can receive help.

The free seminar on Valentines Day will delve into the effects of fatigue in corporate aviation, as well as how to help mitigate problems.

Pilots did not consider go-around, TSB report found.

However, fatal accidents involving non-U.S.-registered business jets doubled from two in 2016 to four last year.

An FAA InFO advises operators to follow agency advice on lithium battery fires, fearing that moving burning batteries to a containment bag poses risks.

Agency enforcement can vary from heavy handed and punitive to lax.

Amendments would broaden flight-time limititation rules to cover air taxi, emergency medical service and single-pilot commercial operations.

Collins and the FAA are continuing to work together to permanently resolve this issue.

Results showed that impacts at various angles to the windshield resulted in fracture of the outer laminate layer, but no penetration into the cockpit.

Part of a broader effort from association HeliOffshore, which works with OEMs, operators, and oil and gas companies to improve offshore rotorcraft safety.

ICBMs the latest and most serious danger to airliners in flight

There have been 1,696 reports in the first nine months of this year versus 1,761 in all of 2016.

The agency notes that the concentrated beams of laser lights reach much further than most people realize.

Pitot and static tubes blocked by wasp nests can cause a total loss of function of airspeed or altitude indication and control functions.

SM4 continues to expand by providing targeted subject matter experts and financial support to the aerospace sector.

The implementation date is ahead of the January 2019 embargo ICAO announced.

Plan will guide the integrated activities to implement runway safety improvement and risk-reduction measures.

Preliminary and final reports

The move comes as the FAA attempts to cut down on the number of nuisance reports and general concerns tied to sUAS flying.

The number of encounters involving general aviation aircraft increased to 86 percent.

The study assessed potential damage a drone impact could cause to critical flight surfaces on aircraft such as a Boeing 737 and Learjet 30/40/50.

Airlines warn of “fluid” situation

Airlines forced to cancel at least 445 flights

Last year, the GA fatal accident rate was 0.989 per 100,000 flight hours versus 1.098 in 2015.

Number of runway incursions has remained steady, despite implementation of the recommendations contained in the two previous versions of the plan.

The symptoms of not knowing a checklist are symptoms of a larger problem, the Bombardier Safety Standdown audience was told.

Pilots have been flying special instrument procedures without FAA approval or a valid navigation chart.

Asia Pacific Turboprop Safety Forum promotes performance-based navigation as a major safety benefit