Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Tracking radar tested for birdstrike prevention

The US Airways flight that splashed down safely in the Hudson River drew renewed attention to the longstanding problem of birdstrikes.

Safety

April 3, 2009

Firm moves bird avoidance from airport to airplane

The vice president of Bend, Ore.-based Precise Flight last month expressed disappointment with Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviati

Safety

April 3, 2009

Fatal crash shines light on in-flight icing danger

The crash of Colgan Air/Continental Connection Flight 3407 (a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400) on February 2 has again raised the same issues about in-flight icing

Safety

April 1, 2009

Safety programs essential to keep insurance costs down

“You can bet the insurance market is going to change.

Safety

March 30, 2009

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CAP: ‘Don’t trash the beacon’

In an effort to cut down on the more than 2,000 false distress signals it receives each year from emergency locator transmitters (ELT) and emergency positi

Safety

March 30, 2009

Charter safety group focuses on audits and SMS

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) took center stage at the second annual NATA Air Charter Safety Symposium, held last month at the NTSB Training Cen

Charter & Fractional

March 30, 2009

Safety Group Attacks Prosecutorial Overreach

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has sharply criticized the interference of prosecutors in ongoing accident investigations in Italy and France, warning t

Safety

March 30, 2009

FAA Continues Study of EFB Lithium Battery Fire Hazard

The FAA is sifting through public comments related to a draft policy memo issued in February that warns of potential safety hazards associated with the rec

Safety

March 27, 2009

Get Ready, SMS Is Coming

In February, the FAA chartered a safety management system (SMS) aviation rulemaking committee

Charter & Fractional

March 25, 2009

Eurocopter concerned about safety of STCs

Eurocopter has voiced concerns about the safety of supplemental type certificates (STC), claiming three times more accidents are caused by STC’d hardware t

Safety

March 2, 2009

Bird radar works fine

According to DeTect, a Panama City, Fla.

Safety

February 27, 2009

Global Bizav Groups Launch Safety Tool Kit

Building on business aviation’s International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) introduced in 2002, business aviation groups from around t

Safety

February 27, 2009

Hearings ‘just the beginning’ on helicopter EMS safety issue

At the conclusion of three-and-a-half days of NTSB public hearings on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations early last mont

Safety

February 27, 2009

San Diego Ramp Event Not a Playbook Action

After news broke last week of the Transportation Security Administration’s unauthorized inspections of Nashville (Tenn.) Airport pilots and employees and t

Safety

February 12, 2009

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Dismissed Pilot Charges

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair collision between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Em

Safety

February 10, 2009

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol

Charter & Fractional

February 5, 2009

NTSB Urges Closer Monitoring of Gulf Operators

On Tuesday, the NTSB issued a recommendation urging the FAA to monitor more closely the communication contingency plans of all Gulf operators following nat

Safety

February 5, 2009

NTSB: ‘ice bridging’ is a myth

Pilots should “activate boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions,” according to a safety alert released in December by the NTSB.

Safety

January 29, 2009

De-icing: Forced-air de-ice likely coming soon to bizav

As airports across the U.S.

Safety

January 29, 2009

Foam Firefighting Standards Too Costly, Says NATA

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) says requiring foam fire suppression systems

Safety

January 28, 2009

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Tracking radar tested for birdstrike prevention

The US Airways flight that splashed down safely in the Hudson River drew renewed attention to the longstanding problem of birdstrikes.

Firm moves bird avoidance from airport to airplane

The vice president of Bend, Ore.-based Precise Flight last month expressed disappointment with Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviati

Fatal crash shines light on in-flight icing danger

The crash of Colgan Air/Continental Connection Flight 3407 (a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400) on February 2 has again raised the same issues about in-flight icing

Safety programs essential to keep insurance costs down

“You can bet the insurance market is going to change.

Videos

More Articles

CAP: ‘Don’t trash the beacon’

In an effort to cut down on the more than 2,000 false distress signals it receives each year from emergency locator transmitters (ELT) and emergency positi

Charter safety group focuses on audits and SMS

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) took center stage at the second annual NATA Air Charter Safety Symposium, held last month at the NTSB Training Cen

Safety Group Attacks Prosecutorial Overreach

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has sharply criticized the interference of prosecutors in ongoing accident investigations in Italy and France, warning t

FAA Continues Study of EFB Lithium Battery Fire Hazard

The FAA is sifting through public comments related to a draft policy memo issued in February that warns of potential safety hazards associated with the rec

Get Ready, SMS Is Coming

In February, the FAA chartered a safety management system (SMS) aviation rulemaking committee

Eurocopter concerned about safety of STCs

Eurocopter has voiced concerns about the safety of supplemental type certificates (STC), claiming three times more accidents are caused by STC’d hardware t

Bird radar works fine

According to DeTect, a Panama City, Fla.

Global Bizav Groups Launch Safety Tool Kit

Building on business aviation’s International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) introduced in 2002, business aviation groups from around t

Hearings ‘just the beginning’ on helicopter EMS safety issue

At the conclusion of three-and-a-half days of NTSB public hearings on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operations early last mont

San Diego Ramp Event Not a Playbook Action

After news broke last week of the Transportation Security Administration’s unauthorized inspections of Nashville (Tenn.) Airport pilots and employees and t

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Dismissed Pilot Charges

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair collision between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Em

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol

NTSB Urges Closer Monitoring of Gulf Operators

On Tuesday, the NTSB issued a recommendation urging the FAA to monitor more closely the communication contingency plans of all Gulf operators following nat

NTSB: ‘ice bridging’ is a myth

Pilots should “activate boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions,” according to a safety alert released in December by the NTSB.

De-icing: Forced-air de-ice likely coming soon to bizav

As airports across the U.S.

Foam Firefighting Standards Too Costly, Says NATA

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) says requiring foam fire suppression systems

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