Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Oxygen Working Group Seeks Pilot Input

The group wants to provide input to the FAA that might lead to more sensible oxygen mask regulations.

Safety

September 22, 2016

Saudia Private Aviation Taps Wyvern for Risk Management

Under the agreement, Wyvern will provide updated operational and technical manuals to SPA that comply with newly implemented regulations.

Safety

September 22, 2016

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.

Safety

September 21, 2016

FAA Warns Pax About Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones

Aviation authorities are highlighting the risks of flying with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which is subject to a global replacement program.

Safety

September 12, 2016

Videos

EASA Safety Seminar Explores Future Technologies

Among the discussion topics are unmanned air systems, 3D printed parts, cybersecurity, remote air traffic towers and flight-sharing apps.

Safety

September 12, 2016

Fans 1/A Aircraft on NAT Will Need To 'Confirm' Route

Message acts as a means to check the downlinked route from the aircraft against the route held in the flight data processing system.

ATC

September 12, 2016

FAA Updates and Redesignates MU-2B Training Rules

As a result, the agency said operators, training providers and safety officials will have more timely access to standardized, accurate training material.

Safety

September 8, 2016

Safety Alert Addresses Bell 206/407 Transmission

There have been two accidents involving Bell 206s where a malfunction of the main transmission freewheel system led to a failure of the main rotor mast.

Maintenance and Modifications

September 6, 2016

U.S. Helicopter Accident Rate Improves

Overall, accident rate for civil helicopters declined in the U.S. for the first six months of 2016, to 3.28 per 100,000 flight hours

Accidents

September 2, 2016

Torqued: Foreign Object Debris, Small Pieces Matter

FOD damage is not a glamorous topic, but it can be a matter of life and death.

Safety

September 2, 2016

Jeppesen Previews SID/STAR Charts Improvements

Improvements to the arrival and departure charts include introducing colors to identify what pilot’s consider to be the most pertinent information.

Safety

August 29, 2016

NBAA: New U.S. IFR Flight Plan Format Coming in 2017

Pilots need to familiarize themselves with the new codes, which are intended to maximize efficiency in the National Airspace System.

Regulations and Government

August 29, 2016

CL604 Charter Copilot Allegedly Tries To Fly Drunk

The pilot was taken into custody, and subsequently fired by his employer.

Regulations and Government

August 29, 2016

Nall Report: Helicopter Safety Record Mixed

Fatal accidents and fatalities increase for both commercial and non-commercial helicopter operations.

Safety

August 26, 2016

FAA Warms To Easier SE-IFR Helo Certification

Industry views this as key to increasing the number of IFR operations and improving safety.

Regulations and Government

August 25, 2016

Fatal Fixed-wing Genav Accident Rates Reach New Lows

AOPA's Nall report found non-commercial fixed-wing fatal accidents fell below one per 100,000 flights hours.

Safety

August 22, 2016

Flight Tracking Technology Is Ahead of Regulators, Says Panasonic

Panasonic's FlightLink and eXConnect satcom platforms can provide flight tracking capability, but ICAO standards for this are not applicable until 2021.

Safety

August 22, 2016

Latin American Operators Get IS-BAO Workshop in São Paulo

The International Business Aviation Council is holding one of its popular IS-BAO workshops in São Paulo during the LABACE show.

Safety

August 22, 2016

Don Purdy Retires from ASRS’s Callback

Purdy has steered the publication, which was founded in 1979, for more than 10 years.

Safety

August 19, 2016

Bizav Food Safety Courses Added to USAIG Program

Both of the new courses are taught online, with one geared toward flight attendants and the other aimed at pilots and flight technicians.

Safety

August 18, 2016

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Oxygen Working Group Seeks Pilot Input

The group wants to provide input to the FAA that might lead to more sensible oxygen mask regulations.

Saudia Private Aviation Taps Wyvern for Risk Management

Under the agreement, Wyvern will provide updated operational and technical manuals to SPA that comply with newly implemented regulations.

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.

FAA Warns Pax About Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones

Aviation authorities are highlighting the risks of flying with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which is subject to a global replacement program.

Videos

More Articles

EASA Safety Seminar Explores Future Technologies

Among the discussion topics are unmanned air systems, 3D printed parts, cybersecurity, remote air traffic towers and flight-sharing apps.

Fans 1/A Aircraft on NAT Will Need To 'Confirm' Route

Message acts as a means to check the downlinked route from the aircraft against the route held in the flight data processing system.

FAA Updates and Redesignates MU-2B Training Rules

As a result, the agency said operators, training providers and safety officials will have more timely access to standardized, accurate training material.

Safety Alert Addresses Bell 206/407 Transmission

There have been two accidents involving Bell 206s where a malfunction of the main transmission freewheel system led to a failure of the main rotor mast.

U.S. Helicopter Accident Rate Improves

Overall, accident rate for civil helicopters declined in the U.S. for the first six months of 2016, to 3.28 per 100,000 flight hours

Torqued: Foreign Object Debris, Small Pieces Matter

FOD damage is not a glamorous topic, but it can be a matter of life and death.

Jeppesen Previews SID/STAR Charts Improvements

Improvements to the arrival and departure charts include introducing colors to identify what pilot’s consider to be the most pertinent information.

NBAA: New U.S. IFR Flight Plan Format Coming in 2017

Pilots need to familiarize themselves with the new codes, which are intended to maximize efficiency in the National Airspace System.

CL604 Charter Copilot Allegedly Tries To Fly Drunk

The pilot was taken into custody, and subsequently fired by his employer.

Nall Report: Helicopter Safety Record Mixed

Fatal accidents and fatalities increase for both commercial and non-commercial helicopter operations.

FAA Warms To Easier SE-IFR Helo Certification

Industry views this as key to increasing the number of IFR operations and improving safety.

Fatal Fixed-wing Genav Accident Rates Reach New Lows

AOPA's Nall report found non-commercial fixed-wing fatal accidents fell below one per 100,000 flights hours.

Flight Tracking Technology Is Ahead of Regulators, Says Panasonic

Panasonic's FlightLink and eXConnect satcom platforms can provide flight tracking capability, but ICAO standards for this are not applicable until 2021.

Latin American Operators Get IS-BAO Workshop in São Paulo

The International Business Aviation Council is holding one of its popular IS-BAO workshops in São Paulo during the LABACE show.

Don Purdy Retires from ASRS’s Callback

Purdy has steered the publication, which was founded in 1979, for more than 10 years.

Bizav Food Safety Courses Added to USAIG Program

Both of the new courses are taught online, with one geared toward flight attendants and the other aimed at pilots and flight technicians.

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