Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Safety

Comlux Lands Several Safety Awards

EBAA’s Silver safety award has been bestowed on Comlux as the company’s Kazakhstan branch becomes the first to become ISSA-registered.
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FAA Updates AC on Use of Portable Electronic Devices

The document is one means for an operator to determine if it can safely expand passenger PED use to more phases of flight.
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Discovery Air Defense and APS Team for Upset Training

Students will experience a high-Mach, high-altitude upset recovery in an A-4 Skyhawk.
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Wyvern Endorses EVAS Cockpit Smoke-displacement Unit

VisionSafe Emergency Vision Assurance System recommended by Wyvern for cockpit smoke emergencies
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FSF, NBAA Host Business Aviation Safety Summit

Annual event is focusing on the importance of data sharing and analysis, human factors.
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FAA Proposes Penalty Against Ameriflight

The agency alleges the operator flew a Beech 99 on numerous occasions when it was not airworthy.
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EASA Publishes New UPRT Guidelines

All European airline and commercial business jet operators must complete upset-recovery training by May next year.
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Air Safety Award Nomination Opens

The award recognizes achievement in the field of aviation safety.
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FAA Warns of Uncommanded Propeller Feathering

Affected PCUs should be removed and replaced as soon as possible, beginning with twin-engine aircraft with affected PCUs installed on both engines.
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Optimizing the Interface between Human and Machine

One company's performance-measurement tool to predict when people are becoming too task saturated to recognize that they are overwhelmed.
Avionics

AIN Meetings Bring the Business Aviation Industry Together - AIN Publications

AIN Meetings Bring the Business Aviation Industry Together - AIN Publications
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Safety

European Commission Creates Task Force on Cockpit Safety

The task force will use data from regulators and industry experts.
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Thailand Breaks Air Safety Agreement with Japan

Fails to submit plan to address ICAO-raised safety concerns
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Airlines

Indian Safety Regulators Respond to EASA, ICAO Scrutiny

Ready to present reports on safety status
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NTSB Urges ATC Changes To Avoid Wrong Airport Landings

NTSB cited numerous incidents in which aircraft have landed at the wrong airport, including the November 2013 Atlas Air landing in Wichita.
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Torqued: NASA Data Reveals Intimidation of Airline Mechanics

ASRS reports document airline mechanics' concerns about intimidation and threats from management.
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GWBAA Standdown Highlights Collaboration, Data Sharing

NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart pushes "system think" approach that adopts lessons learned from Commercial Aviation Safety Team..
Safety

Bizjet Crew Survives Upset

The jet was flipped nearly upside down in the wake of a departing 747.
Rotorcraft

IHST Publishes Safety Tips for Helicopter Pilots

The list provides a review of what pilots already know: stay ahead of the aircraft.
Safety

Bizav Operators Warned of Volcanic Ash Risk in Chile

Exposure to volcanic ash can cause damage to both airframe and engine components, notes Jet Support Services.
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APS Brings Upset Recovery Training to Delta

Simulator instructors will roll out upset prevention and recovery training to the airline's 12,000 pilots.
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NTSB Releases Safety Video on Mis-rigged Controls

The video highlights several fatal accidents in which the aircraft's controls were mis-rigged.
Safety

ICAO Conflict Zone Repository Goes Live

The site will eventually provide up-to-date information on potential risks to civil aviation arising from armed conflicts around the world.
Safety

USDA Reports on 25 Years of Wildlife Strike Data

The data was gathered from more than 2,000 airports around the world.
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EASA Publishes Loss of Control Bulletin

The bulletin focuses on recognizing conditions preceding a stall to help avoid the loss of control.
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FAA To Hold Rotorcraft Safety Conference and Job Fair

The target audience is rotorcraft pilots, mechanics, small company owners, industry executives, operators and government regulators.
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Map Shows Travelers Health Risks Around the World

MedAire has published its 2015 Health Risk Map
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Indian Company First To Get IS-BAH

Delhi-based SRC Aviation has become the first company to be awarded with the IS-BAH ground handing standard.
Safety

Nexus Signs MoU with Asian Sky Group

The Nexus group will start an Asia Pacific operation in Hong Kong with the help of Asian Sky.
Safety

IATA: Germanwings Crash Could Lead to Hiring Changes

IATA director general and CEO Tony Tyler said airlines may consider psychological testing of pilots as a result of Germanwings crash.
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