Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Regulations and Government

FAA To Issue New Guidance on Sleep Apnea

The guidelines are expected to incorporate industry and Congressional feedback with the FAA and NTSB's safety concerns about pilots flying with OSA.
Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Jan. 26, 2015)

This week's question looks at flaps and their effect on an airplane's angle of attack
Safety

Safety Investigators Call for Papers

ISASI’s 2015 theme is independence does not mean isolation.
Safety

ALPA Quick To Attack NTSB’s Video Recording Idea

NTSB outlines ideas to locate a downed aircraft within six miles of impact.
Safety

IBAC and ICAO Letters Address Libyan Airspace Risks

Business aircraft operators would do well to steer clear of Libya, says IBAC.
Rotorcraft

In-gearbox Sensor Detects Failures Earlier

In EASA-funded research project, Cranfield University successfully tests crack detection system at full scale.
Regulations and Government

FAA To Alter Air Traffic Data Request Procedures

Pilot’s Bill of Rights Hyperlink to be Eliminated
Accidents

Global 5000 Damaged in Philippines Runway Excursion

Large-cabin business jet departed the left side of the runway into wet, grassy terrain, collapsing the left main and nosewheel landing gear.
Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week

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Safety

NOAA Needs To Prepare for Near-term Satellite Data Gaps

There might not be enough time to develop the equipment necessary to prevent the data gaps, says the GAO.
Safety

Halaby Fellowship for Weather Research Announced

Application process open through February 28.
Safety

Flight Planning Rule Changes for Canada

Airspace updates in eastern Canada will continue throughout this year
Rotorcraft

The Seven Best Technologies To Help Reduce Helicopter Accidents

Research shows these technologies have significantly reduced helicopter fatalities.
Safety

U.S. Helicopter Accident Numbers Lowest in 30 Years

Better risk management and improving safety culture credited for the positive trend.
Accidents

Citation Loss of Control Points to Pilot and Equipment Failures

Faulty angle-of-attack sensor identified in CJ upset incident.
Safety

Accidents: February 2015

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Safety

Dutch ATC Provider Publishes Safety Performance Data

Dutch air navigation service provider LVNL is publishing information about ATC safety incidents on its website for the general public.
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Safety

AIN Blog: U.S. Must Retain Leadership in Aviation Safety

I grew up in an era of U.S. pre-eminence in aviation and in the future of aviation, and I want to see us retain that position.
Safety

Study: Pilots Exposed to High Amounts of UVA Radiation in Flight

For roughly every hour of flight time at 30,000 feet, pilots are exposed to the same amount of UVA radiation as that from a 20-minute tanning-bed session.
Safety

Air Safety Institute Releases Forced-landing Survival Guide

“Survive: Beyond the Forced Landing” program was developed in conjunction with the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.
ATC

FAA Takes Aim at Flight Plan Discrepancies

Agency says discrepancies “can lead to a loss of separation and an increase in workload for ATC and flight crews.”
Safety

Airbus AD Revisited

The chain of events that led to the June 2009 loss of an Air France A330 over the south Atlantic began when ice blocked the pitot tubes on that aircraft.
Safety

Can Reading Accident Reports Produce Better Pilots?

Students need the right frame of mind to learn what the reports are truly telling them.
Safety

OSHA Orders Air Methods To Reinstate Pilot

Pilot lost his job for refusing to fly an aircraft he deemed unsafe.
Safety

Two More Companies Granted Approval To Operate UAS

The FAA has granted 14 total exemptions; 214 petitions have been filed with the agency.
Safety

Safety and Automation Forum Scheduled

Forum will investigate both the current and future challenges to improving safety through the use of automation.
Aircraft

Garmin ADS-B Solution for Gulfstream G150 Now Certified

Low-cost equipage includes GTX 3000 Mode S extended-squitter remote transponder paired with GDL 88 ADS-B datalink.
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Safety

Baker Aviation Offers New Hot-Stop Fire Containment Bag

The bag ontains fires, explosions and smoke emissions from lithium-ion-powered devices as well as any combustible item.
ATC

'Climb Via' Clearances Continue To Confuse Pilots

Recent blanket implementation of "'climb via' dilutes its effectiveness and has caused confusion among some cockpit crewmembers.”
Safety

Foreign Object Debris Damage: Defining the Way Ahead

Manufacturers wanted to hear about the impacts of FOD events and operators believe they can do about them.