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Corporates Take Care of Their Own

Although the desperate situation in New Orleans has garnered most of the media attention, Hurricane Katrina cut a swath of destruction far to the north of

Safety

October 23, 2006

Gulf Operators Count the Cost

Inspectors waded through flooded refineries and helicopters passed over wounded drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico early last month, as oil companies stru

Safety

October 23, 2006

Flexjet crew aids in rescue of downed Bonanza in Baja

Thanks to the efforts of a Flexjet Learjet 31 crew, a former airline pilot and his three passengers were spared spending a cold February evening outdoors a

Safety

October 23, 2006

Performance software is ready for new technology

The UK’s Maestro Aviation has started delivering its aircraft performance and operations procedures software to corporate flight departments, including tha

Safety

October 23, 2006

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Eclipse training program aims to allay safety fears

The prospect of marginally qualified pilots hurtling through the rarefied atmosphere of the flight levels in very light jets and promoting fear and loathin

Safety

October 20, 2006

Dash 8-300 Hijacking Ends Without Incident

Two men who used grenades to hijack an Aires Colombia de Havilland Dash 8-300 on September 12 surrendered five hours after the standoff began, ending a har

Safety

October 19, 2006

Icing strategies for the coming winter

Apparently, it’s just a time-honored myth that the Inuit language of native Alaskans has as many as 400 different words covering all forms of frozen precip

Safety

October 18, 2006

French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.

Safety

October 18, 2006

European program aims to improve helicopter safety

A $4.7 million European Union project could reduce the number of fatalities in helicopter accidents.

Safety

October 18, 2006

Dual Engine Flameout Grounds UND Icing Research Jet

A University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation II icing research aircraft made a successful deadstick landing near Beaver, Alaska, about 70 miles north

Safety

October 17, 2006

Hypoxia Training Sans Altitude Chamber

AirCare’s Facts program now offers hypoxia training at customers’ facilities.

Safety

October 17, 2006

Pilot Killed in Agusta A109 Crash

The pilot, the sole person aboard, was killed October 9 in the crash of a Tri-state Emergency Systems Agusta A109 (N7YL) about five miles from the airport

Safety

October 17, 2006

Citations Subject of Proposed AD

A single report of a miswired APU fire-extinguishing bottle on a Citation X (C750) has prompted a proposed AD to require placing identification sleeves on

Safety

October 17, 2006

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Increase

The number of fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents increased nearly 80 percent (mostly due to crashes involving turboprops) in the first nine

Safety

October 17, 2006

Hangar Flying: 'Two-crew' single-pilot aircraft demonstration

About a year ago, ARG/US took the wraps off its plans for developing a “virtual copilot.” Dubbed SPX, the program is intended, in the words of ARG/US execu

Safety

October 17, 2006

Three-engine 747 oceanic crossing cause for concern

I have been following some of the discussion about the February flight of a British Airways 747-400 from Los Angeles to London after one of the airplane’s

Safety

October 16, 2006

APU fuel line chafing prompts Service Letter for Citation X

Ed Duracka, director of aircraft maintenance for Safeway Insurance, made a chilling discovery while complying with Cessna Alert Service Letter (ASL) 750-29

Safety

October 16, 2006

Incursion Information Evaluation Program Renewed

The FAA is extending its runway incursion information evaluation program for another 24 months, through July 20, 2006, to gather further data about the cau

Safety

October 12, 2006

NASA’s ‘Callback’ Safety Bulletin Reaches Milestone

Callback, the monthly safety bulletin from the people who run NASA’s aviation safety reporting system, was 25 years old in July.

Safety

October 12, 2006

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai

Aircraft

October 12, 2006

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

Corporates Take Care of Their Own

Although the desperate situation in New Orleans has garnered most of the media attention, Hurricane Katrina cut a swath of destruction far to the north of

Gulf Operators Count the Cost

Inspectors waded through flooded refineries and helicopters passed over wounded drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico early last month, as oil companies stru

Flexjet crew aids in rescue of downed Bonanza in Baja

Thanks to the efforts of a Flexjet Learjet 31 crew, a former airline pilot and his three passengers were spared spending a cold February evening outdoors a

Performance software is ready for new technology

The UK’s Maestro Aviation has started delivering its aircraft performance and operations procedures software to corporate flight departments, including tha

Videos

More Articles

Eclipse training program aims to allay safety fears

The prospect of marginally qualified pilots hurtling through the rarefied atmosphere of the flight levels in very light jets and promoting fear and loathin

Dash 8-300 Hijacking Ends Without Incident

Two men who used grenades to hijack an Aires Colombia de Havilland Dash 8-300 on September 12 surrendered five hours after the standoff began, ending a har

Icing strategies for the coming winter

Apparently, it’s just a time-honored myth that the Inuit language of native Alaskans has as many as 400 different words covering all forms of frozen precip

French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.

European program aims to improve helicopter safety

A $4.7 million European Union project could reduce the number of fatalities in helicopter accidents.

Dual Engine Flameout Grounds UND Icing Research Jet

A University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation II icing research aircraft made a successful deadstick landing near Beaver, Alaska, about 70 miles north

Hypoxia Training Sans Altitude Chamber

AirCare’s Facts program now offers hypoxia training at customers’ facilities.

Pilot Killed in Agusta A109 Crash

The pilot, the sole person aboard, was killed October 9 in the crash of a Tri-state Emergency Systems Agusta A109 (N7YL) about five miles from the airport

Citations Subject of Proposed AD

A single report of a miswired APU fire-extinguishing bottle on a Citation X (C750) has prompted a proposed AD to require placing identification sleeves on

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Increase

The number of fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents increased nearly 80 percent (mostly due to crashes involving turboprops) in the first nine

Hangar Flying: 'Two-crew' single-pilot aircraft demonstration

About a year ago, ARG/US took the wraps off its plans for developing a “virtual copilot.” Dubbed SPX, the program is intended, in the words of ARG/US execu

Three-engine 747 oceanic crossing cause for concern

I have been following some of the discussion about the February flight of a British Airways 747-400 from Los Angeles to London after one of the airplane’s

APU fuel line chafing prompts Service Letter for Citation X

Ed Duracka, director of aircraft maintenance for Safeway Insurance, made a chilling discovery while complying with Cessna Alert Service Letter (ASL) 750-29

Incursion Information Evaluation Program Renewed

The FAA is extending its runway incursion information evaluation program for another 24 months, through July 20, 2006, to gather further data about the cau

NASA’s ‘Callback’ Safety Bulletin Reaches Milestone

Callback, the monthly safety bulletin from the people who run NASA’s aviation safety reporting system, was 25 years old in July.

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai

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