Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Rotorcraft

Airbus H225 Continues To Overhang Offshore Operators

Era and others are suing Airbus Helicopters for economic damages related to the H225's grounding following a fatal crash in Norway.
Safety

IBAC Launches Online IS-BAO Auditor Currency Training

There are now nearly 800 IS-BAO-registered operators worldwide.
Safety

NTSB Reaches Out To Industry for Most Wanted List Progress

The NTSB hosted a mid-point check-up of its Most Wanted List, praising collaborative efforts of stakeholders in reducing fatal accident rate.
Safety

Brazil’s Airshows Look North for Experience

Brazil astronaut Marcos Pontes kicked off the event focusing on airshows not as an end in themselves, but as a way to interest children in STEM.
Airlines

CEFA Aviation Software Lets Pilots Review Their Flights

Automation is leading pilots to get less and less manual flying time, but this new tool allows them to self-review post-flight in confidence.
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Safety

When Automation Fails, Qantas Pilot Employs Military Training

Misinterpreting data from the ADIRUs, the flight control computers believed the aircraft was in a nose-high stall and attempted to correct it.
Regulations and Government

$10M Investment Positions Flightdocs for More Growth

Company provides maintenance, compliance and inventory flight departments, air medical service providers, air charter and fractional aircraft operators.
Avionics

Episode 07: Fly-by-wire Failure, Part 1

On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 faces an autopilot failure over the Indian Ocean.
Safety

Retired FAA Exec Gilligan Wins Barbour Air Safety Award

Presented annually by the LTB Air Safety Foundation, the LTB award honors pioneers in advancing flight safety.
Safety

Torqued: Lessons on Emergency Planning from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

In the immediate aftermath, organizations made use of both new and old technology.
Safety

Blue Angels 'Boss' Stresses Need for Debrief in Ops

Joining Greg "Boss" Wooldridge in the Bombardier Safety Standdown were the FBI's Amy Grubb and Service Elements' Bob Hobbi.
Charter & Fractional

EASA Proposes Expansion of Flight-time Limitations

Proposed amendments are mainly expected to improve safety during night duties and where scientific principles to measure fatigue have not been used so far.
Safety

Sumwalt Highlights Living Values, Safety Leaders

Sumwalt challenged attendees at Safety Standdown to assess whether they are providing a safety environment that their customers truly deserve.
Safety

Huerta: GA Headed Toward Safest Year

Much work still lies ahead, including in the area of ADS-B installations with as much as one-third of FAA rebate incentives left unclaimed.
Safety

BBD Safety Standdown Promotes 'Intentionally Safe'

Entering its third decade, the Safety Standdown has trained over 9,000 professionals.
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Regulations and Government

CNN Drone Waiver Paves Path for Wider Use over People

Waiver allow CNN to operate a Vantage Robotics Snap sUAS over open-air assemblies up to altitudes of 150 feet agl.
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Avionics

EASA Recommends TAWS in Light Turbine Airplanes

The bulletin specifically recommends that both commercial and private operators install TAWS that meets the requirements for Class B equipment.
Airports

FAA Bulletin Clarifies Runway Status Light Procedures

Runway status lights provide a visual signal indicating when it is unsafe to enter or cross a runway and begin or continue a takeoff.
Avionics

Citing Safety, Collins Zaps 10K Approaches from Navdata

Manually edited or temperature compensated “Climb To” altitudes in the databases could "command the aircraft to turn in the wrong direction."
Accidents

Challenger/A380 Encounter Occurred Amid Rising Wake-vortex Concerns

EASA scrutinizing issue as part of broader risk-reduction focus.
Charter & Fractional

NATA Appeals To FAA To Take On Illegal Charters

Speaking during the FAA GA Safety Summit, NATA's Deere also highlighted the expansion of the ACSF ASAP program to all regions in the lower 48 states.
Safety

Episode 06: The Perils of Hypoxia

In this episode of The Human Factor, pilot George Braly recounts a flight where he lost consciousness due to a kinked oxygen hose.
Safety

Business Aviation and Addiction

The industry needs to learn from the airlines and treat addiction as a disease, not a moral failing.
Safety

Argus Launches Operational Excellence Program

Argus International is giving flight departments an opportunity to further improve in safety and other areas.
ATC

IBAC Expands, Revises Operations Initiatives at 15-Year Milestone

After a listening tour, IBAC streamlines and modernizes its process flow.
Accidents

Baldwin Offers New Risk Assessment Tool

Enhanced assessments apply to all phases of flight and focus on human factors.
Avionics

UTAS Puts Newest Pitot Probe On Longitude

First business jet platform for newly advanced sensors.
Avionics

Skyvector Details New Weather Products

Skyvector's new MRMS and cloud top height layer products provide improved weather radar and high-altitude cloud data
Aircraft

Duncan Aviation Offering Flat-rate LoPresti BoomBeam Installs

The installation work can be done as ADS-B and other installations are performed on customer aircraft at Duncan's satellite shops.
Avionics

Cobham, Avionica Team on SwiftBroadband-Safety for Bizjets

System splits safety, non-critical comms over single channel,