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Aircraft Specialties Selected as Hot-Stop Stocking Dealer

Hot Stop kits are recommended for carriage on board aircraft for containment of lithium-ion battery fires.

August 27, 2018

Bombardier Safety Standdown Registration Now Open

This year’s theme is “Normalization of Excellence,” and the goal is for Safety Standdown attendees to elevate their professionalism.

August 27, 2018

Pro Star Mechanism Lifts Handicapped Passengers into PC-12

The lifting mechanism manufactured by Pro Star Aviation can safely lift up to 300 pounds into a cargo entry door.

August 24, 2018

Close Call for Falcon with DEF-contaminated Fuel

For the second time in a year, accidental mixing of Jet A with diesel exhaust fluid has resulted in potentially deadly damage to business aircraft

August 24, 2018

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AINsight: The Runway Confusion Conundrum

Attempting to take off or land on the wrong surface has significant risks—namely, takeoff or landing requirements might exceed the available runway length.

August 24, 2018

SEBA Council To Provide Alternate Bizav Audit Standard

The standard will incorporate best safety practices used by NATO armed forces.

August 22, 2018

GIV Lands Safely after Main Gear Tires Burst on Takeoff

Flight bound for London held for nearly five hours to burn off fuel before landing at New York’s Stewart International Airport.

August 22, 2018

Homendy Becomes Fifth Member of NTSB Board

Her swearing in on August 20 marks the first time the NTSB has had its full complement of board members since early 2014.

August 21, 2018

Australia Wraps Up TAWS False Alert Investigation

According to the ATSB report, the aircraft was safely established on the approach profile when the alert sounded.

August 21, 2018

ACSF Continues Expansion of Safety, Audit Programs

The number of ACSF-ASAP participants has grown to 107, with corporate operators accounting for more than half.

August 16, 2018

Study: High CO2 Levels Diminish Pilot Performance

The study concluded that there is a “direct effect of carbon dioxide on performance, independent of ventilation.”

August 16, 2018

Utah Man Crashes CitationJet into Home Following Arrest

Duane Youd flew his employer’s jet into his house hours after being arrested for domestic assault in the second apparent suicide-by-airplane in four days.

August 14, 2018

FAA Proposes Discontinuing HIWAS

HIWAS was conceived when there was a large demand for in-flight briefings from FSS specialists and wait times could be extremely long.

Regulations and Government

August 14, 2018

NTSB Issues Recommendations on Low-level Turbulence

Recommendations intended to improve its reporting of low-level turbulence and the training of NWS forecasters.

August 13, 2018

Horizon Airlines Worker Steals, Later Crashes Q400

Richard Russell stole a parked regional airliner Friday evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and flew more than an hour before crashing.

August 12, 2018

AINsight: The FAA and Sleep Apnea

Fortunately, most pilots treated for sleep apnea continue to fly without interruption.

August 10, 2018

Caltech Trains UAVs To Steer Birds Away from Airports

Caltech researchers have developed an algorithm to herd birds away from air traffic.

EU Tightens Aviation Partnerships with Latin America

EU is investing €7 million in a four-year aviation safety and environmental sustainability project with Latin America states and regional organizations.

Drunk Driving Suspected in Another EMS Helo Crash

The helicopter was unoccupied at the time of the collision.

NTSB Hosts LOC Forum at Oshkosh

Panelists cite training, tools, and technology in battle against aviation’s number-one killer

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