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Safety Auditor Offers Vaccination Prize

Aviation Safety Asia is offering fully vaccinated business jet operators a chance to win a safety audit worth $15,000.

DOD IG Report Critical of 'Dusting' Protestors with Helos

This latest incident fuels the debate on the proper use of law enforcement helicopters.

When Pilot Proficiency Is Not Enough

While technically proficient in the eyes of regulators, many pilots may not be prepared to handle events outside their comfort zone.

FAA's Aeromedical Head Talks Covid Impact

The Covid pandemic caused many changes and alterations in the aeromedical realm according to FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup.

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Data Analysis Key to Effective Flight Department SMS

A Business Aviation Safety Summit session focused on analyzing SMS data internally and externally to avoid safety incidents and accidents.

EASA Requires Member States To Bar Flights over Belarus

A safety directive requires national aviation authorities to instruct their airlines not to enter Belarus airspace.

Regulations and Government

NTSB's Landsberg Stresses Need To Overhaul Notams

Speaking during the opening session of the Flight Safety Foundation's BASS, NTSB vice-chair Bruce Landsberg called for improved notams, SMS, and FDM.

Regulations and Government

Pfizer Flight Dept Helped Get Vaccine to Market Sooner, Exec Says

The head of Pfizer's corporate flight department detailed the integral role his operation played in getting a Covid-19 vaccine to market.

Operators Need to Monitor Crew SOPs, Says Investigator

An NTSB investigator dissected a business aviation crash to illustrate the need to determine if crews are following SOPs.

Helo Safety Experts Stress IIMC Avoidance Over Recovery

Webinar participants stress the need for better preflight and enroute weather decision-making.

NTSB Begins Probe into Fatal Citation Accident

Two NTSB investigators are in Smyrna, Tennessee, investigating a fatal crash of a Cessna Citation I/SP that killed all seven on board.

VAST Seeks To Harmonize Helicopter Safety Sharing

The Vertical Aviation Safety Team's mission is to build on industry best practices and the latest international standards.

Safety Standdown: Reduced Flight Ops Degrading Pilot Proficiency

Pilot skills are suffering due to not being able to fly as much, according to industry experts.

AINsight: A Frictional Tale about Checklist Use

Checklist usage, a foundation to both good airmanship and safety, could have potentially prevented a June 2019 King Air accident.

IBAC Sets IS-BAH Standards Board for 2021/2022

The IS-BAH Standards Board welcomes three new members.

UK Prosecution Shines Light on Illegal Charter Flights

Two years after a highly publicized airplane crash, a criminal prosecution addresses a persistent problem.

Two Learjet Pilots Lose Jobs after Intentional Roll

The pilots of the Learjet Model 31A German air ambulance business jet lost their jobs after the PIC rolled the aircraft on approach to Faro, Portugal.

Metroliner-Cirrus Midair Occurred on Parallel Approach

An NTSB prelim report notes the May 12 midair collision between a Cirrus SR22 and Swearingen Metroliner occurred while they were on parallel approaches.

FAA Downgrades Mexico’s Safety Rating to Category 2

A Category 2 rating means Mexico’s airlines cannot add new service to the U.S. and U.S. airlines cannot place their codes on flights by Mexican carriers.

UAE Clamps Down on ‘Per Seat' Jet Charter Offers

Emirates officials have warned about a rise in per-seat charter offers, which are not permitted in the UAE.

Charter & Fractional

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