Safety

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Harco Probes Still Causing Eclipse Airspeed Problems

The FAA yesterday issued Airworthiness Directive 2008-19-01 warning that some Harco Labs pitot/angle-of-attack (AOA) probes are causing airspeed disagree c

Safety

September 10, 2008

Fuel Icing Likely Culprit of 777 Crash at Heathrow

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) today issued an interim report for the January 17 accident involving a British Airways Boeing 777 that l

Safety

September 4, 2008

‘Watch Listed’ Pilot Returns to Work

Manassas, Va.-based regional airline Colgan Air has allowed pilot Erich Scherfen to return to work after he and his wife sued the U.S.

Safety

September 4, 2008

Repeat Drug Testees Subject to ‘Direct Observation’

The FAA has revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, specifically requiring “direct observation” in all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests.

Safety

September 3, 2008

Videos

ATSB Advises Operators To Check Oxygen Bottles

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a safety advisory following the rapid depressurization of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 on July 25, urgi

Safety

September 3, 2008

NATA Miffed at FAA over Landing Performance ARC

In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc

Safety

September 2, 2008

FAA Issues AD for CF34 Turbofans

The FAA has issued a proposed Airworthiness Directive for GE CF34 turbofan engines with high-pressure-rotor, four-step, air-balance-piston, stationary seal

Safety

August 31, 2008

AD propsed to end JT15D flameouts

The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of at least three high-altitude, dual-engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada

Safety

August 29, 2008

Sleep apnea

Losing sleep is more than simply an inconvenience.

Safety

August 29, 2008

FAA Issues Proposed AD To Prevent JT15D Flameouts

The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of three high-altitude double engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5-power

Engines

August 26, 2008

Redesigned European Approach Charts Get Mixed Reviews

European Aeronautical Group has launched a redesigned format for its Navtech Aerocharts.

Safety

August 14, 2008

TSA Access Protocols Enacted for GOP Convention

Holders of DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) clearances will be permitted to operate through the temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas surrou

ATC

August 12, 2008

Cabin air filters protect those aboard from many biohazards

As the global marketplace continues to reduce the size of the world, we not only embrace the languages, cuisine and customs of other cultures; we find ours

Safety

August 11, 2008

More helicopter operators opt for cold weather pre-heating

As we round the corner past the U.S.

Safety

August 11, 2008

BRS tests integrity of parachute installation on OMF Symphony fuselage

South St.

Safety

August 8, 2008

ATR 42 drop test useless, claims RAA

The Regional Airline Association last month lambasted the FAA for the agency’s highly publicized drop test of an ATR 42-300 turboprop in Atlantic City, N.J

Aircraft

August 8, 2008

New standards adopted for insulation flammability

The FAA last month approved upgraded flammability standards for thermal and acoustic insulation materials used in Part 25 (transport category) aircraft.

Safety

August 6, 2008

Rotorcraft Update: JetRanger gets stickshaker

Safe Flight Instrument Corp.

Safety

August 5, 2008

G550 will require evac crewmember

Gulfstream, which has been engaged in a dispute with the FAA over whether its new Gulfstream 550 could be certified with the traditional four elliptical wi

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Improving air safety by thinking inside the box

It is impossible to ignore the role technology has played in making the art of powered, heavier-than-air flight incrementally safer for the successive gene

Aircraft

August 4, 2008

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Harco Probes Still Causing Eclipse Airspeed Problems

The FAA yesterday issued Airworthiness Directive 2008-19-01 warning that some Harco Labs pitot/angle-of-attack (AOA) probes are causing airspeed disagree c

Fuel Icing Likely Culprit of 777 Crash at Heathrow

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) today issued an interim report for the January 17 accident involving a British Airways Boeing 777 that l

‘Watch Listed’ Pilot Returns to Work

Manassas, Va.-based regional airline Colgan Air has allowed pilot Erich Scherfen to return to work after he and his wife sued the U.S.

Repeat Drug Testees Subject to ‘Direct Observation’

The FAA has revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, specifically requiring “direct observation” in all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests.

Videos

More Articles

ATSB Advises Operators To Check Oxygen Bottles

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a safety advisory following the rapid depressurization of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 on July 25, urgi

NATA Miffed at FAA over Landing Performance ARC

In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc

FAA Issues AD for CF34 Turbofans

The FAA has issued a proposed Airworthiness Directive for GE CF34 turbofan engines with high-pressure-rotor, four-step, air-balance-piston, stationary seal

AD propsed to end JT15D flameouts

The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of at least three high-altitude, dual-engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada

Sleep apnea

Losing sleep is more than simply an inconvenience.

FAA Issues Proposed AD To Prevent JT15D Flameouts

The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of three high-altitude double engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5-power

Redesigned European Approach Charts Get Mixed Reviews

European Aeronautical Group has launched a redesigned format for its Navtech Aerocharts.

TSA Access Protocols Enacted for GOP Convention

Holders of DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP) clearances will be permitted to operate through the temporary flight restriction (TFR) areas surrou

Cabin air filters protect those aboard from many biohazards

As the global marketplace continues to reduce the size of the world, we not only embrace the languages, cuisine and customs of other cultures; we find ours

More helicopter operators opt for cold weather pre-heating

As we round the corner past the U.S.

BRS tests integrity of parachute installation on OMF Symphony fuselage

South St.

ATR 42 drop test useless, claims RAA

The Regional Airline Association last month lambasted the FAA for the agency’s highly publicized drop test of an ATR 42-300 turboprop in Atlantic City, N.J

New standards adopted for insulation flammability

The FAA last month approved upgraded flammability standards for thermal and acoustic insulation materials used in Part 25 (transport category) aircraft.

Rotorcraft Update: JetRanger gets stickshaker

Safe Flight Instrument Corp.

G550 will require evac crewmember

Gulfstream, which has been engaged in a dispute with the FAA over whether its new Gulfstream 550 could be certified with the traditional four elliptical wi

Improving air safety by thinking inside the box

It is impossible to ignore the role technology has played in making the art of powered, heavier-than-air flight incrementally safer for the successive gene

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