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Safety Team IDs Top Fatal Helicopter Accident Causes

The USHST is using its analysis to develop recommendations for mitigating fatal crashes.

October 7, 2016

HUD/EVS for Midsize Legacys Gets Trio of Approvals

Operators equipped with the HGS/EVS system can fly specially approved approaches at airports around the world and use lower approach minimums.

October 6, 2016

EASA Proposal Aims To Reduce Runway Excursions

Proposal would increase the required landing distances for turbine business airplanes by allowing these aircraft to use a landing factor of 80 percent.

Charter & Fractional

October 6, 2016

ICAO Honors 'Black Box' Inventor

Warren saw need for aircraft recordings as he looked into mid-air explosions involving the de Havilland Comet.

October 5, 2016

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IS-BAO Approved for TCO-SMS Applications in Europe

The European TCO regulation requires applicants to have an approved safety management system.

Regulations and Government

October 3, 2016

Torqued: GA Flying in the Age of Drones

The age of drones is upon us. Safety is paramount.

October 2, 2016

Bombardier Celebrates Safety Standdown 20th Anniversary

More than 9,000 aviation industry professionals have attended the free Bombardier Safety Standdown.

September 28, 2016

GA Groups Urge NTSB To Set Record Straight on GA Safety

GA groups say NTSB has an inherent responsibility to provide comprehensive view of safety trends and outline GA improvements.

September 28, 2016

Bizav 'Has Long Way To Go on Safety,' Says NBAA Chief

The Safety Standdown is an opportunity “to for us to move beyond the reactive, find ways to use the data to identify challenges and mitigate them."

September 27, 2016

Bizjet Ground-handling Mishaps Overshadow Accidents

A recent industry survey shows the most dangerous part of an aircraft's day comes after it lands.

September 23, 2016

Oxygen Working Group Seeks Pilot Input

The group wants to provide input to the FAA that might lead to more sensible oxygen mask regulations.

September 22, 2016

Saudia Private Aviation Taps Wyvern for Risk Management

Under the agreement, Wyvern will provide updated operational and technical manuals to SPA that comply with newly implemented regulations.

September 22, 2016

NBAA: 18% of Bizjet Crews Don't Do Pre-takeoff Control Checks

NBAA report, stemming from the 2014 Hanscom crash, found that 17.66 percent of flights on average have taken off without full pre-takeoff checks.

September 21, 2016

FAA Warns Pax About Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones

Aviation authorities are highlighting the risks of flying with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which is subject to a global replacement program.

September 12, 2016

EASA Safety Seminar Explores Future Technologies

Among the discussion topics are unmanned air systems, 3D printed parts, cybersecurity, remote air traffic towers and flight-sharing apps.

September 12, 2016

Fans 1/A Aircraft on NAT Will Need To 'Confirm' Route

Message acts as a means to check the downlinked route from the aircraft against the route held in the flight data processing system.

September 12, 2016

FAA Updates and Redesignates MU-2B Training Rules

As a result, the agency said operators, training providers and safety officials will have more timely access to standardized, accurate training material.

September 8, 2016

Safety Alert Addresses Bell 206/407 Transmission

There have been two accidents involving Bell 206s where a malfunction of the main transmission freewheel system led to a failure of the main rotor mast.

Maintenance and Modifications

September 6, 2016

U.S. Helicopter Accident Rate Improves

Overall, accident rate for civil helicopters declined in the U.S. for the first six months of 2016, to 3.28 per 100,000 flight hours

September 2, 2016

Torqued: Foreign Object Debris, Small Pieces Matter

FOD damage is not a glamorous topic, but it can be a matter of life and death.

September 2, 2016

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