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FSF Calls for Multinational Safety Probes

Citing ongoing criminal prosecution of Continental Airlines for the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris, the U.S.-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is asking g

Safety

March 30, 2010

NATA Launches Flight-risk Assessment Tool

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) launched RA Check, an FAA-endorsed flight-risk assessment tool (Frat) designed to consider the pro

Safety

March 30, 2010

Audit Outlines Flight Department Deficiencies

Argus’s latest annual SMS audit report shows that safety management systems (SMS) and emergency response planning have the highest number of deficiencies a

Safety

March 30, 2010

Helicopter EMS improves stroke survival odds

Prompt access to air ambulances can significantly improve the survival odds of stroke patients, according to a recently released University of Pennsylvania

Safety

March 30, 2010

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FSF Calls for Multinational Safety Probes

Citing ongoing criminal prosecution of Continental Airlines for the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris, the U.S.-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is asking g

Safety

March 18, 2010

House Hearing Probes On-demand Charter Oversight

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing yesterday on oversight of on-demand (Part 135) aircraft operators, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III tes

Charter & Fractional

March 18, 2010

NATA Launches Flight-risk Assessment Tool

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) launched RA Check, an FAA-endorsed flight-risk assessment tool (Frat) designed to consider the probabili

Safety

March 11, 2010

SMS Audit Report IDs Flight Departments’ Deficiencies

Argus released its annual SMS audit results report this week, with sa

Safety

March 4, 2010

Colgan Flight 3407 Crash on NTSB’s Most Wanted List

The crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 no doubt left its mark o

Safety

February 26, 2010

Hearing Pushes FAA To Speed Icing Safety Regulations

The House aviation subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on aircraft icing to address issues brought to light by the NTSB’s recent “Most Wanted” list of “u

Safety

February 25, 2010

NTSB: crew failings led to Colgan crash

The NTSB laid the primary blame on the pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407 for the <link news/single-news-page/article/colgan-q400-crashes-outside-buffalo-50-

Safety

February 23, 2010

Revised LASP will include industry input, says TSA

Following up on testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is bac

Safety

February 22, 2010

Book Review: Flying Drunk

“Remember those airline pilots who got caught flying drunk?”

Safety

February 22, 2010

Tailboom AD Issued for AW139

The collapse of a Gulf Helicopters AgustaWestland AW139 tailboom while the helicopter was taxiing last year has prompted issuance of an airworthiness direc

Safety

February 22, 2010

FSF risk-reduction tool kit addresses runway excursions

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have released a runway excursion risk-reduction tool kit that pro

Safety

January 29, 2010

Hot Section Torque: FAA must focus on preventing overrun crashes

The underwear bomber’s abortive attempt to blow up a Northwest/Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit quickly overshadowed aviation’s other lucky break thi

Safety

January 28, 2010

UK Stiffens Law on Laser Attacks

A new Article 222 of UK Air Navigation Order 2009 makes it illegal “to shine any light at any aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot of t

Safety

January 27, 2010

IS-BAO Registry Reaches 200 Operators

NBAA announced that the list of registered operators under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) has surpassed the 200 mark.

Safety

January 27, 2010

To address wake turbulence, Australian airport changes parallel runway procedures

Australia’s Sydney International Airport has modified its parallel runway operating procedures as a result of a November 2008 incident in which the crew of

Safety

January 27, 2010

2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year–by between 14 and 20 percent–so too did the number of U.S.

Safety

January 27, 2010

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

FSF Calls for Multinational Safety Probes

Citing ongoing criminal prosecution of Continental Airlines for the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris, the U.S.-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is asking g

NATA Launches Flight-risk Assessment Tool

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) launched RA Check, an FAA-endorsed flight-risk assessment tool (Frat) designed to consider the pro

Audit Outlines Flight Department Deficiencies

Argus’s latest annual SMS audit report shows that safety management systems (SMS) and emergency response planning have the highest number of deficiencies a

Helicopter EMS improves stroke survival odds

Prompt access to air ambulances can significantly improve the survival odds of stroke patients, according to a recently released University of Pennsylvania

Videos

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FSF Calls for Multinational Safety Probes

Citing ongoing criminal prosecution of Continental Airlines for the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris, the U.S.-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is asking g

House Hearing Probes On-demand Charter Oversight

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing yesterday on oversight of on-demand (Part 135) aircraft operators, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III tes

NATA Launches Flight-risk Assessment Tool

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) launched RA Check, an FAA-endorsed flight-risk assessment tool (Frat) designed to consider the probabili

SMS Audit Report IDs Flight Departments’ Deficiencies

Argus released its annual SMS audit results report this week, with sa

Colgan Flight 3407 Crash on NTSB’s Most Wanted List

The crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 no doubt left its mark o

Hearing Pushes FAA To Speed Icing Safety Regulations

The House aviation subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on aircraft icing to address issues brought to light by the NTSB’s recent “Most Wanted” list of “u

NTSB: crew failings led to Colgan crash

The NTSB laid the primary blame on the pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407 for the <link news/single-news-page/article/colgan-q400-crashes-outside-buffalo-50-

Revised LASP will include industry input, says TSA

Following up on testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is bac

Book Review: Flying Drunk

“Remember those airline pilots who got caught flying drunk?”

Tailboom AD Issued for AW139

The collapse of a Gulf Helicopters AgustaWestland AW139 tailboom while the helicopter was taxiing last year has prompted issuance of an airworthiness direc

FSF risk-reduction tool kit addresses runway excursions

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have released a runway excursion risk-reduction tool kit that pro

Hot Section Torque: FAA must focus on preventing overrun crashes

The underwear bomber’s abortive attempt to blow up a Northwest/Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit quickly overshadowed aviation’s other lucky break thi

UK Stiffens Law on Laser Attacks

A new Article 222 of UK Air Navigation Order 2009 makes it illegal “to shine any light at any aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot of t

IS-BAO Registry Reaches 200 Operators

NBAA announced that the list of registered operators under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) has surpassed the 200 mark.

To address wake turbulence, Australian airport changes parallel runway procedures

Australia’s Sydney International Airport has modified its parallel runway operating procedures as a result of a November 2008 incident in which the crew of

2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year–by between 14 and 20 percent–so too did the number of U.S.

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