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Eurocontrol To Hold Conference on Aircraft Automation Safety

Forum organizers are seeking to attract global participation from all aviation sectors, especially from front-line personnel.

Safety

February 13, 2015

UK Researchers Study Carbon Nanotube Aircraft De-icing System

Carbon nanotubes could be applied like paint and de-ice a surface by heating.

Safety

February 11, 2015

Gulfstream Flight-test Unit Elevates IS-BAO Status

Department has 43 pilots who conduct more than 2,200 annual test flights.

Safety

February 11, 2015

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 9, 2015)

Which components are typically used in certification of a turbojet aircraft to determine the accelerate-stop distance during takeoff?

Safety

February 9, 2015

ATSB Issues Report on Helicopter Wind Shear Event

The pilot reported feeling fatigued after the accident.

Safety

February 8, 2015

IBAC Opposes Flight-tracking Requirement for Bizjets

IBAC believes business aviation should, for the most part, be exempt from tracking requirements.

Safety

February 7, 2015

FAA Withdraws Prohibition Against Flights to Ethiopia

It is now safe for U.S. civil flights to operate with the nation's airspace.

Regulations and Government

February 6, 2015

Helicopter Fatal Rate Declines Dramatically

Total accident numbers, as well as fatal accident numbers down

Rotorcraft

February 6, 2015

Airbus Helicopters AD Superseded

New AD supersedes a 2013 directive.

Safety

February 6, 2015

NATA Rolls Out New Emergency Response Tool

The new system act as a digital command center for crisis response.

Safety

February 5, 2015

DCA Bizav Flights Might Lose Armed Officer Requirement

Business aviation traffic at the convenient Washington, D.C. airport has suffered in part because of the requirement to carry an armed security officer.

Airports

February 5, 2015

Powerful Presentation Drives Home Emergency Planning

NBAA gave a riveting live action emergency response drill, which showed the right and wrong ways to respond to a crisis.

Safety

February 5, 2015

Datalink Requirement Comes to Portions of the North Atlantic

Aircraft operating in the North Atlantic organized track system between FL350 and FL390 must be equipped with Fans 1A, CPDLC and ADS-C

Safety

February 5, 2015

Pilots Should Pay Close Attention When Departing SJC

The FAA has already violated a number of pilots for misreading the departure procedure.

ATC

February 5, 2015

Incoming S & D Chairwoman Excited About Annual Conference

This year’s Schedulers & Dispatchers conference featured a unique live emergency response demonstration.

Safety

February 5, 2015

Wyvern Elevates Wingman Program with IS-BAO Standards

The company delevloped the Wingman Standard in 1994 to establish air charter aviation safety parameters that exceeded regulations.

Charter & Fractional

February 4, 2015