Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

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Controllers, pilots meet at BDL

“Grab your fast food and join us for lunch” was how the invitation opened.

ATC

May 7, 2008

Insurers decry lax safety standards

Aviation insurance rates can be affected by the vagaries of the stock and investment markets, insurance claims unrelated to the aviation industry and histo

Safety

May 6, 2008

Studying aviation’s effect on the human mind in first person

Like all high-tech industries, aviation has hardware, software and wetware.

Safety

May 6, 2008

Flash Cards for Runway Safety

Flash cards, a decidedly low-tech teaching tool, are being revived by the FAA and the AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to help prevent runway incursions.

Safety

May 6, 2008

Videos

Commitment to corporate safety begins with a plan

If the CEO of a corporation should suddenly ask the aviation department manager, “What are we doing to ensure the highest level of safety in our flying ope

Safety

May 6, 2008

Amsafe Offers Inflatable Restraint for Bizav

Amsafe, the Phoenix-based company producing an inflatable seat restraint certified for the CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets last year, expects to certify a

Safety

May 6, 2008

NTSB urges increased CVR capacity, reliability

The NTSB has had longstanding concerns about the lack of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) information following reportable accidents or incidents.

Safety

May 6, 2008

Tempus 2000 aboard Jet Av-managed planes

Jet Aviation has joined a growing number of Part 121 air carriers and Part 135 charter carriers offering more than just automatic external defibrillators (

Safety

May 6, 2008

Runway safety council formed

The FAA and aviation industry have formed a Runway Safety Council to examine root causes of runway incursions and make recommendations about runway safety.

Safety

May 5, 2008

New Company Offers Remote Vital-sign Monitoring

West Bend, Wis.-based EMS-Link, with help from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and other partners, plans to introduce a program

Safety

May 5, 2008

Controller or TCAS RA: which would you obey?

After the tragic collision between a Russian Tu-154 and a DHL cargo Boeing 757 at 35,400 ft over southern Germany on July 1, AIN questioned whether

Safety

May 5, 2008

One contentious engine failure

The president of a helicopter supply company whose actions were determined by the NTSB to be a contributing factor in the January 2006 crash of a Eurocopte

Safety

May 2, 2008

Eurocopter renews helo safety effort

Eurocopter’s “fleet safety directorate,” officially formed last July, continues to study human factors in helicopter operations, with the statistical backd

Safety

May 2, 2008

Torqued: Fight for voluntary safety programs

The last few months have been difficult for a number of aviation players.

Safety

May 2, 2008

International Operations

Seven years after the chaos of 9/11, air travel has again reached record levels in the U.S, Europe and Asia.

Safety

May 1, 2008

SMS: More Than Just the Latest Buzzword in Bizav

“Safety management systems aren’t just the latest fad for corporate flight departments,” Daedalus Aviation Services president David Bjellos told the nearly

Safety

May 1, 2008

FAA Calls for New Presentation of Weather Info

The FAA has criticized the airlines for failing to equip their aircraft with the latest on-board weather technology, thereby limiting the amount of relevan

Safety

May 1, 2008

More accidents, fewer fatalities for general aviation in 2007

General aviation fatalities dropped 30 percent last year, to 491 from 703 in 2006, according to the NTSB.

Safety

May 1, 2008

Surviving accident fallout in today’s environment

“Pilots in handcuffs is what we’re talking about,” said lawyer Kenneth Quinn at the Flight Safety Foundation European Aviation Safety Seminar held recently

Safety

May 1, 2008

AD for Challenger Cold-Weather Ops

The FAA on April 14 issued an Airworthiness Directive for all Bombardier Challengers, as well as the derivative CRJ100 and 440 regional jets, that requires

Aircraft

April 29, 2008

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Controllers, pilots meet at BDL

“Grab your fast food and join us for lunch” was how the invitation opened.

Insurers decry lax safety standards

Aviation insurance rates can be affected by the vagaries of the stock and investment markets, insurance claims unrelated to the aviation industry and histo

Studying aviation’s effect on the human mind in first person

Like all high-tech industries, aviation has hardware, software and wetware.

Flash Cards for Runway Safety

Flash cards, a decidedly low-tech teaching tool, are being revived by the FAA and the AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to help prevent runway incursions.

Videos

More Articles

Commitment to corporate safety begins with a plan

If the CEO of a corporation should suddenly ask the aviation department manager, “What are we doing to ensure the highest level of safety in our flying ope

Amsafe Offers Inflatable Restraint for Bizav

Amsafe, the Phoenix-based company producing an inflatable seat restraint certified for the CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets last year, expects to certify a

NTSB urges increased CVR capacity, reliability

The NTSB has had longstanding concerns about the lack of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) information following reportable accidents or incidents.

Tempus 2000 aboard Jet Av-managed planes

Jet Aviation has joined a growing number of Part 121 air carriers and Part 135 charter carriers offering more than just automatic external defibrillators (

Runway safety council formed

The FAA and aviation industry have formed a Runway Safety Council to examine root causes of runway incursions and make recommendations about runway safety.

New Company Offers Remote Vital-sign Monitoring

West Bend, Wis.-based EMS-Link, with help from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and other partners, plans to introduce a program

Controller or TCAS RA: which would you obey?

After the tragic collision between a Russian Tu-154 and a DHL cargo Boeing 757 at 35,400 ft over southern Germany on July 1, AIN questioned whether

One contentious engine failure

The president of a helicopter supply company whose actions were determined by the NTSB to be a contributing factor in the January 2006 crash of a Eurocopte

Eurocopter renews helo safety effort

Eurocopter’s “fleet safety directorate,” officially formed last July, continues to study human factors in helicopter operations, with the statistical backd

Torqued: Fight for voluntary safety programs

The last few months have been difficult for a number of aviation players.

International Operations

Seven years after the chaos of 9/11, air travel has again reached record levels in the U.S, Europe and Asia.

SMS: More Than Just the Latest Buzzword in Bizav

“Safety management systems aren’t just the latest fad for corporate flight departments,” Daedalus Aviation Services president David Bjellos told the nearly

FAA Calls for New Presentation of Weather Info

The FAA has criticized the airlines for failing to equip their aircraft with the latest on-board weather technology, thereby limiting the amount of relevan

More accidents, fewer fatalities for general aviation in 2007

General aviation fatalities dropped 30 percent last year, to 491 from 703 in 2006, according to the NTSB.

Surviving accident fallout in today’s environment

“Pilots in handcuffs is what we’re talking about,” said lawyer Kenneth Quinn at the Flight Safety Foundation European Aviation Safety Seminar held recently

AD for Challenger Cold-Weather Ops

The FAA on April 14 issued an Airworthiness Directive for all Bombardier Challengers, as well as the derivative CRJ100 and 440 regional jets, that requires

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