Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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AD Addresses EFIS Display Problem

An AD issued last month requires operators of certain Gulfstream IV-SP series to install software and hardware updates to their Honeywell Primus Epic avion

Safety

February 1, 2007

Spin Training Safety Study Under Way

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) is joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla., in a safety study of spin-train

Safety

February 1, 2007

Report inconclusive about why R44 ditched in water

The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued its report on an accident last January.

Safety

January 31, 2007

Airworthiness Directives mandate Primus Epic integrity checks

The FAA has issued a series of ADs aimed at operators of airplanes equipped with the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics system.

Safety

January 31, 2007

Videos

Dry Winter Could Lead to More Fires

Although excessive rainfall and mudslides have hit Southern California hard this winter, near-record lows in rain and snowfall elsewhere in the west are in

Safety

January 31, 2007

Amsat’s Action Plan

The Air Medical Service Accident Analysis Team (Amsat) developed four categories of recommendations, each representing factors that could be addressed with

Safety

January 31, 2007

Torqued: Combating runway overruns

Ever feel like no matter what you do you just can’t win in the eyes of some people? I’m not talking about the average aviation enthusiast.

Safety

January 31, 2007

EPA confirms spill containment for fuel trucks

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has essentially turned down a request that mobile fuelers be exempt from secondary containment requirements under

Safety

January 31, 2007

NASA clarifies its aviation safety reporting system

After discussing the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) with people involved in many different aspects of aviation, NASA has come to believe there are

Safety

January 31, 2007

Runway overrun spurs barrier study at TEB

Last month, the FAA approved a $500,000 grant for preliminary engineering work on installing safety barriers at the end of Teterboro (N.J.) Airport’s Runwa

Safety

January 31, 2007

Faulty Cabin Lighting Wiring Alleged in Falcon 50s

A proposed AD calls for inspections to detect improperly installed wiring for optional cabin lighting that could cause fires in Falcon 50s.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Turbine airplane accidents and fatalities climb

With the notable exception of professionally flown corporate jet operations, which had no accidents, business turboprops and jets posted more accidents and

Safety

January 31, 2007

FAA rules aim to improve CVR and FDR reliability

“This is a recording” will have more meaning to accident investigators if the FAA enacts a proposal to beef up rules regarding cockpit voice recorders (CVR

Safety

January 30, 2007

Low-airspeed systems recommended by NTSB

The NTSB believes currently required stall-warning systems are not adequate to cover all critically low-airspeed conditions and has recommended that the FA

Safety

January 30, 2007

FAA addresses helicopter EMS safety record

From a safety perspective, last year was not a good year for the air medical sector.

Safety

January 30, 2007

GE CF34 Sheds Fan Blade In Flight

A Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 shed a fan blade and lost the front section of its left engine cowling during a scheduled flight from Denver to Phoenix l

Safety

January 30, 2007

TEB users group aims to improve airport safety

At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety i

Safety

January 30, 2007

Pilots speak out on how they tackle winter’s woes

Much has been written lately about the potential cost of not de-icing a business airplane before attempting to fly it, so we posed the question recently in

Safety

January 30, 2007

How new flight-following helps Alaskan operators

Until the start of the new millennium, the business of monitoring helicopters as they flew over inhospitable expanses of land or water could be a haphazard

Safety

January 29, 2007

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

One of the world’s greatest civil engineering projects, the $8 billion Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries crude oil 800 miles south from Prudhoe B

Safety

January 29, 2007

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

AD Addresses EFIS Display Problem

An AD issued last month requires operators of certain Gulfstream IV-SP series to install software and hardware updates to their Honeywell Primus Epic avion

Spin Training Safety Study Under Way

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) is joining Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla., in a safety study of spin-train

Report inconclusive about why R44 ditched in water

The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued its report on an accident last January.

Airworthiness Directives mandate Primus Epic integrity checks

The FAA has issued a series of ADs aimed at operators of airplanes equipped with the Honeywell Primus Epic avionics system.

Videos

More Articles

Dry Winter Could Lead to More Fires

Although excessive rainfall and mudslides have hit Southern California hard this winter, near-record lows in rain and snowfall elsewhere in the west are in

Amsat’s Action Plan

The Air Medical Service Accident Analysis Team (Amsat) developed four categories of recommendations, each representing factors that could be addressed with

Torqued: Combating runway overruns

Ever feel like no matter what you do you just can’t win in the eyes of some people? I’m not talking about the average aviation enthusiast.

EPA confirms spill containment for fuel trucks

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has essentially turned down a request that mobile fuelers be exempt from secondary containment requirements under

NASA clarifies its aviation safety reporting system

After discussing the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) with people involved in many different aspects of aviation, NASA has come to believe there are

Runway overrun spurs barrier study at TEB

Last month, the FAA approved a $500,000 grant for preliminary engineering work on installing safety barriers at the end of Teterboro (N.J.) Airport’s Runwa

Faulty Cabin Lighting Wiring Alleged in Falcon 50s

A proposed AD calls for inspections to detect improperly installed wiring for optional cabin lighting that could cause fires in Falcon 50s.

Turbine airplane accidents and fatalities climb

With the notable exception of professionally flown corporate jet operations, which had no accidents, business turboprops and jets posted more accidents and

FAA rules aim to improve CVR and FDR reliability

“This is a recording” will have more meaning to accident investigators if the FAA enacts a proposal to beef up rules regarding cockpit voice recorders (CVR

Low-airspeed systems recommended by NTSB

The NTSB believes currently required stall-warning systems are not adequate to cover all critically low-airspeed conditions and has recommended that the FA

FAA addresses helicopter EMS safety record

From a safety perspective, last year was not a good year for the air medical sector.

GE CF34 Sheds Fan Blade In Flight

A Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 shed a fan blade and lost the front section of its left engine cowling during a scheduled flight from Denver to Phoenix l

TEB users group aims to improve airport safety

At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety i

Pilots speak out on how they tackle winter’s woes

Much has been written lately about the potential cost of not de-icing a business airplane before attempting to fly it, so we posed the question recently in

How new flight-following helps Alaskan operators

Until the start of the new millennium, the business of monitoring helicopters as they flew over inhospitable expanses of land or water could be a haphazard

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

One of the world’s greatest civil engineering projects, the $8 billion Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries crude oil 800 miles south from Prudhoe B

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