Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Icing strategies for the coming winter

Apparently, it’s just a time-honored myth that the Inuit language of native Alaskans has as many as 400 different words covering all forms of frozen precip

Safety

October 18, 2006

French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.

Safety

October 18, 2006

European program aims to improve helicopter safety

A $4.7 million European Union project could reduce the number of fatalities in helicopter accidents.

Safety

October 18, 2006

Dual Engine Flameout Grounds UND Icing Research Jet

A University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation II icing research aircraft made a successful deadstick landing near Beaver, Alaska, about 70 miles north

Safety

October 17, 2006

Videos

Hypoxia Training Sans Altitude Chamber

AirCare’s Facts program now offers hypoxia training at customers’ facilities.

Safety

October 17, 2006

Pilot Killed in Agusta A109 Crash

The pilot, the sole person aboard, was killed October 9 in the crash of a Tri-state Emergency Systems Agusta A109 (N7YL) about five miles from the airport

Safety

October 17, 2006

Citations Subject of Proposed AD

A single report of a miswired APU fire-extinguishing bottle on a Citation X (C750) has prompted a proposed AD to require placing identification sleeves on

Safety

October 17, 2006

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Increase

The number of fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents increased nearly 80 percent (mostly due to crashes involving turboprops) in the first nine

Safety

October 17, 2006

Hangar Flying: 'Two-crew' single-pilot aircraft demonstration

About a year ago, ARG/US took the wraps off its plans for developing a “virtual copilot.” Dubbed SPX, the program is intended, in the words of ARG/US execu

Safety

October 17, 2006

Three-engine 747 oceanic crossing cause for concern

I have been following some of the discussion about the February flight of a British Airways 747-400 from Los Angeles to London after one of the airplane’s

Safety

October 16, 2006

APU fuel line chafing prompts Service Letter for Citation X

Ed Duracka, director of aircraft maintenance for Safeway Insurance, made a chilling discovery while complying with Cessna Alert Service Letter (ASL) 750-29

Safety

October 16, 2006

Incursion Information Evaluation Program Renewed

The FAA is extending its runway incursion information evaluation program for another 24 months, through July 20, 2006, to gather further data about the cau

Safety

October 12, 2006

NASA’s ‘Callback’ Safety Bulletin Reaches Milestone

Callback, the monthly safety bulletin from the people who run NASA’s aviation safety reporting system, was 25 years old in July.

Safety

October 12, 2006

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai

Aircraft

October 12, 2006

EPA challenged on fuel truck regs

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is calling for FBOs to speak out on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) spill-containment rules

Safety

October 11, 2006

NASA Studying Weather-encounter Incidents

General aviation pilots who report weather encounters to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) between April and September might receive a follow-

Safety

October 11, 2006

Safety Board considers cockpit image recorder recommendation

In part because of two-high profile fatal crashes–one involving eight federal government employees and the other a U.S.

Safety

October 11, 2006

LongRanger Hijacked

After making a dawn raid on an airport, armed gunmen stole a government-owned Bell 206L in eastern Venezuela.

Safety

October 10, 2006

Improving response after an accident

One thing that makes air transportation great is the amount of effort that the industry puts into maintaining the safety record.

Safety

October 10, 2006

King Air gear subject of FAA bulletin

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin for certain Beech King Air F90/100/200s and Beech 99s.

Safety

October 10, 2006

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Icing strategies for the coming winter

Apparently, it’s just a time-honored myth that the Inuit language of native Alaskans has as many as 400 different words covering all forms of frozen precip

French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.

European program aims to improve helicopter safety

A $4.7 million European Union project could reduce the number of fatalities in helicopter accidents.

Dual Engine Flameout Grounds UND Icing Research Jet

A University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation II icing research aircraft made a successful deadstick landing near Beaver, Alaska, about 70 miles north

Videos

More Articles

Hypoxia Training Sans Altitude Chamber

AirCare’s Facts program now offers hypoxia training at customers’ facilities.

Pilot Killed in Agusta A109 Crash

The pilot, the sole person aboard, was killed October 9 in the crash of a Tri-state Emergency Systems Agusta A109 (N7YL) about five miles from the airport

Citations Subject of Proposed AD

A single report of a miswired APU fire-extinguishing bottle on a Citation X (C750) has prompted a proposed AD to require placing identification sleeves on

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Increase

The number of fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents increased nearly 80 percent (mostly due to crashes involving turboprops) in the first nine

Hangar Flying: 'Two-crew' single-pilot aircraft demonstration

About a year ago, ARG/US took the wraps off its plans for developing a “virtual copilot.” Dubbed SPX, the program is intended, in the words of ARG/US execu

Three-engine 747 oceanic crossing cause for concern

I have been following some of the discussion about the February flight of a British Airways 747-400 from Los Angeles to London after one of the airplane’s

APU fuel line chafing prompts Service Letter for Citation X

Ed Duracka, director of aircraft maintenance for Safeway Insurance, made a chilling discovery while complying with Cessna Alert Service Letter (ASL) 750-29

Incursion Information Evaluation Program Renewed

The FAA is extending its runway incursion information evaluation program for another 24 months, through July 20, 2006, to gather further data about the cau

NASA’s ‘Callback’ Safety Bulletin Reaches Milestone

Callback, the monthly safety bulletin from the people who run NASA’s aviation safety reporting system, was 25 years old in July.

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai

EPA challenged on fuel truck regs

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is calling for FBOs to speak out on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) spill-containment rules

NASA Studying Weather-encounter Incidents

General aviation pilots who report weather encounters to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) between April and September might receive a follow-

Safety Board considers cockpit image recorder recommendation

In part because of two-high profile fatal crashes–one involving eight federal government employees and the other a U.S.

LongRanger Hijacked

After making a dawn raid on an airport, armed gunmen stole a government-owned Bell 206L in eastern Venezuela.

Improving response after an accident

One thing that makes air transportation great is the amount of effort that the industry puts into maintaining the safety record.

King Air gear subject of FAA bulletin

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin for certain Beech King Air F90/100/200s and Beech 99s.

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