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ARSA Cautions Clinton on Aviation Exports Legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S.

Safety

July 8, 2010

Author urges close look at Part 91 runway data

Aircraft performance is a subject that many pilots dread, during both preflight planning and post-lunch ground school sessions in stuffy classrooms when th

Safety

July 7, 2010

APG Offers Part 91 Performance-analysis Software

Aircraft Performance Group (APG) cofounder Rogers Hemphill believes that the business aviation industry is moving into a new era of applying technology to

Safety

July 7, 2010

FAA: Don’t Put Loose Items on Glareshield

An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin released last month warns of potential hazards and air-worthiness concerns related to having loose equipm

Safety

July 6, 2010

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Learjet 60 AD Addresses Tire-pressure Checks

A new Airworthiness Directive targeting Learjet 60 tires requires revising the tire-servicing section of the airplane maintenance manual and the tires limi

Safety

June 29, 2010

Incident illustrates risk of improper tire mx

A video circulating on the Internet shows what happened, on April 27, when the nose tire of a 1976 Falcon 10 was overfilled.

Safety

June 29, 2010

New ATC Runway Clearances Take Effect June 30

As of June 30, pilots can expect to receive different runway crossing clearances from ATC, <lin

ATC

June 22, 2010

FAA Issues Alert on Nighttime Ground Ops

The FAA last week issued Safety Alert for Operators 10008 to emphasize the importance of developing procedures for ground operations at night at non-towere

Safety

June 1, 2010

FAA Reminds Pilots To Avoid Distractions

In light of several incidents, the FAA has called for operators to create and enforce policies that will limit distractions in the cockpit and keep pilots

Safety

May 27, 2010

Gulfstream Forms Service Is Enhancing Safety

Gulfstream says its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Introduced

Safety

May 26, 2010

Survey: AOPA’s Airport Watch works

Airports that adopted the voluntary security measures of AOPA’s Airport Watch program saw a steep decline in crime the year after the program’s launch, acc

Safety

May 26, 2010

Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Speakers shine spotlight on importance of SMS, FOQA

sMS (safety management systems) and FOQA (flight operations quality assurance) are no longer just buzzwords, said Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) president

Safety

May 25, 2010

Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: SMS Implementation Tools

Several of the most influential corporate aviation organizations offer specific tools to assist in implementation of SMS programs, according to John Sheeha

Safety

May 25, 2010

Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Agency SMS

SMS is not just for airlines and corporate aviation, as John David, Nav Canada v-p for safety and quality, explained.

Safety

May 25, 2010

NTSB Wants Power-loss Training for Part 135, 91K

The splashdown of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River on Jan.

Safety

May 25, 2010

Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation

A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin

Safety

May 25, 2010

Grob Prototype Crash Caused by Stabilizer Failure

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final report r

Aircraft

May 20, 2010

Gulfstream Flight-data Monitoring Is Enhancing Safety

Gulfstream today said its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Intr

Safety

May 14, 2010

Thick anti-icing fluid a safety concern

The FAA issued a safety alert for operators (Safo 01001) warning operators of aircraft with unpowered elevator controls that control forces may increase af

Safety

May 10, 2010

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May 10, 2010

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News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Hot Section - July 2010

ARSA Cautions Clinton on Aviation Exports Legislation pending on Capitol Hill threatens to undermine the global competitiveness of the U.S.

Author urges close look at Part 91 runway data

Aircraft performance is a subject that many pilots dread, during both preflight planning and post-lunch ground school sessions in stuffy classrooms when th

APG Offers Part 91 Performance-analysis Software

Aircraft Performance Group (APG) cofounder Rogers Hemphill believes that the business aviation industry is moving into a new era of applying technology to

FAA: Don’t Put Loose Items on Glareshield

An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin released last month warns of potential hazards and air-worthiness concerns related to having loose equipm

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Learjet 60 AD Addresses Tire-pressure Checks

A new Airworthiness Directive targeting Learjet 60 tires requires revising the tire-servicing section of the airplane maintenance manual and the tires limi

Incident illustrates risk of improper tire mx

A video circulating on the Internet shows what happened, on April 27, when the nose tire of a 1976 Falcon 10 was overfilled.

New ATC Runway Clearances Take Effect June 30

As of June 30, pilots can expect to receive different runway crossing clearances from ATC, <lin

FAA Issues Alert on Nighttime Ground Ops

The FAA last week issued Safety Alert for Operators 10008 to emphasize the importance of developing procedures for ground operations at night at non-towere

FAA Reminds Pilots To Avoid Distractions

In light of several incidents, the FAA has called for operators to create and enforce policies that will limit distractions in the cockpit and keep pilots

Gulfstream Forms Service Is Enhancing Safety

Gulfstream says its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Introduced

Survey: AOPA’s Airport Watch works

Airports that adopted the voluntary security measures of AOPA’s Airport Watch program saw a steep decline in crime the year after the program’s launch, acc

Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Speakers shine spotlight on importance of SMS, FOQA

sMS (safety management systems) and FOQA (flight operations quality assurance) are no longer just buzzwords, said Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) president

Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: SMS Implementation Tools

Several of the most influential corporate aviation organizations offer specific tools to assist in implementation of SMS programs, according to John Sheeha

Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar: Agency SMS

SMS is not just for airlines and corporate aviation, as John David, Nav Canada v-p for safety and quality, explained.

NTSB Wants Power-loss Training for Part 135, 91K

The splashdown of US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River on Jan.

Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation

A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin

Grob Prototype Crash Caused by Stabilizer Failure

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final report r

Gulfstream Flight-data Monitoring Is Enhancing Safety

Gulfstream today said its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Intr

Thick anti-icing fluid a safety concern

The FAA issued a safety alert for operators (Safo 01001) warning operators of aircraft with unpowered elevator controls that control forces may increase af

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ACASS brings employers together with employees.

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