Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Regulations and Government

Baldwin Teams with FAA, Mitre on Safety Data Sharing

Objective is to make aviation safety and reporting flight data monitoring data sharing easy and seamless, company said.
Safety

NTSB Warns of Dangers of Flying with Cataracts

The safety board recommends that the FAA and AOPA educate pilots about safety risks involved with flying with cataracts.
Airports

FAA To Change Runway Conditions Reporting on October 1

Actual runway conditions will be communicated to pilots in terms that directly relate to the way a particular aircraft is expected to perform.
Accidents

Loose Latches Caused Citation Excel Cowling Detachment

Cessna has confirmed that there have been two other similar incidents to Citation 560XLs, both in 2008.
Regulations and Government

FAA Rescinds Ban on U.S. Aircraft, Pilots in Turkey

The FAA said it would review this position by August 15.
Safety

CGI to Help Revamp UK Space Operations

IT specialist aims to boost UK’s extraterrestrial exploration effort.
Safety

Airbus Foundation Teams with Humanitarian Group

The Airbus Foundation is highlighting its recent partnerships aimed at working jointly to support humanitarian work.
Safety

Registration Opens for Annual Bizav Safety Standdown

The seminar is open to all aviation professionals regardless of aircraft operated and is free of charge for attendees, but space is limited.
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Safety

Parker Aerospace Announces New Partnerships and Products

The aerospace component maker wants to make your fuel tank safer.
Accidents

One Fatal Bizjet Accident Blemishes 1H16 Safety Record

The business turboprop segment worldwide witnessed fewer fatalities in the comparable time periods.
Avionics

Airlines Urged To Split Flight Crew Between Ground and Cockpit

Toulouse-based research lab studies solutions to alarm deafness in today's cockpits
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Accidents

EASA Reports Dip in GA Accident Fatalities

According to the EASA annual safety review, general aviation accidents killed 65 people last year, which is 17 percent less than the five-year average.
Rotorcraft

Mercy Flights Helo Takes Evasive Action To Avoid Drone

The helicopter was en route to pick up a patient in Yreka, Calif., and none of the crew on board was injured.
Rotorcraft

New Helicopter Training and R&D Center Opens in Canada

R&D will focus on human factors research in areas such as aircrew health monitoring and helmet fatigue.
Safety

S-76 Crash Prompts Calls for ELT Improvements

The TSB of Canada issued 14 recommendations as a result of its investigation into the May 2013 crash of a medevac S-76.
Safety

NTSB Wants Timely Pireps and More of Them

Member Sumwalt says pilots and ATC must work together to make Pireps more effective.
Safety

FAA Assessing Runway Status Lights Program

The agency created a survey as it looks to expand the program to other airports.
Safety

NTSB To Examine Use of Pireps

Safety board member Robert Sumwalt expressed concern that Pireps are not as effective as they could be.
Safety

Investigators Still Hopeful of Finding Egyptair Flight Recorders

The head of French accident investigation agency BEA says the industry has needlessly delayed new requirements for fight data recorder signals.
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Regulations and Government

AOPA: Military Scrubs Planned GPS Interference Testing

Navy declines to cite reasons; Embraer says “ongoing normal operation” of Phenom 300 unaffected by GPS signal loss.
Safety

Airline Community Unites to Combat Pilot Mental Health Issues

Representatives from airlines, government, safety groups and pilots' unions find common ground
Regulations and Government

GPS Interference Testing Encompasses Southwestern U.S.

Phenom 300s advised to avoid testing area due to effect on geo-dependent stability systems.
Safety

NTSB Calls for Alert System for Icing Protection

Safety board pointed to pilot's failure to activate icing protection systems in December 2014 Phenom 100 crash.
Regulations and Government

FAA: Auto Detailers Not Suited To Clean Aircraft

Auto detailing companies cannot ensure compliance with related maintenance-related procedures, says FAA.
Safety

Wyvern Launches New Risk-management Products

New suite will provide “independent, customizable, comprehensive and systematic” in-house risk management programs for operators and their vendors.
Safety

Torqued: AC Is Not Good Substitute for Maintenance Fatigue Rule

Advisory guidelines just won’t work when mechanics are being pressured to work fatigued at places that put a premium on pushing airplanes out on schedule.
Safety

EBAA Recognizes Safety Focus

The EBAA Safety of Flight Awards were handed out at Monday’s safety workshop before EBACE opened.
Safety

Safety 1st Spreads Globally

The U.S NATA’s Safety 1st program has more than doubled international locations over the past year.
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Safety

Flight Safety Foundation Presses for Information Sharing

Other initiatives include legal protection, fatigue management and worldwide seminars and meetings
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