Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

New Report Urges Closer Scrutiny of Crew Radiation Risk

The report says current measuring, monitoring, and education are insufficient

Pilot in jet cockpit

Safety Training Provider Seeks Input for New Approach

Courses will combine artificial intelligence with other teaching methods

Training and Workforce

Jet Linx Pauses Operations for 10th Annual Safety Summit

Charter operator closes for one day each year to promote safety practices

Jamie Walker, executive chairman, Jet Linx

UK Air Accident Investigators Warn of EV Battery Risks

South London King Air crash was only fatal commercial air transport accident

AAIB Office with sign

Testing the CXC Simulations Motion Pro II in Flight with X-Plane

Testing the CXC Simulations Motion Pro II in Flight with X-Plane

Handling the Aftermath of a Plane Crash

Handling the Aftermath of a Plane Crash

February 23, 2015

Elbit’s ClearVision Enhanced Vision System and SkyLens Wearable HUD

Elbit’s ClearVision Enhanced Vision System and SkyLens Wearable HUD

November 21, 2014

'Storm Chasing' with Honeywell's IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar

'Storm Chasing' with Honeywell's IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar

September 11, 2014

Aviation Insurer Develops Low-level Hazard Warning Tool

App’s heat map highlights risks in areas where helicopter might fly

Class A Insurance app shows risk areas

NBAA: Q1 Review Shows Need for Stabilized Approaches

Resource details 15 incidents and 25 accidents involving business aircraft in first quarter

Generic bizjet

Security Specialist Warns of Bizav Cyberattack Threats

Cyviation said small operators need more help to be protected

Cybersecurity

Safety Experts Stress Culture Drives Brand, Vitality

ACSF experts called on industry to look at their culture and those around them

OceanGate Titan submersible,

Training with Icarus Device Inoculates against IIMC

Instructor controls the opacity to replicate flying in clouds

Training and Workforce

Flying helicopter with Icarus view-limiting device

Micro Sensors Could Deliver More Consistent Air Data

UK/Canadian technology avoids vulnerability to vibration and pitot tube blocks

Surrey Sensors and 3C

Eurocontrol Issues Datalink Guidelines for Operators

Release covers controller-pilot datalink communications

Ebola Warning Carries New Flight Operation Concerns

Passenger travel histories can now affect U.S. admission requirements

Regulations and Government

NTSB Shines Spotlight on Wet Runway Safety

Recommendations follow analysis of 11 runway overruns from 2008 to 2022

AINsight: Unlicensed Activity in Aviation

Pilot certification and experience lapses lead to two fatal accidents

Fatal Crash of Cessna 550, December 2025

FAA Progressing on NTSB KDCA Recommendations, but Much To Do

Agency has checked off a few recommendations but many are in process from NTSB’s KDCA investigation

FAA headquarters sign

Bird Strike Prevention Radar Deployed in South Africa

Radar provides 360-degree coverage with 15-kilometer range

Still from video clip on Robin Radar site

UPRTA Sets Free Quarterly Webinars, Fall Safety Summit

First webinar scheduled for June 17 covers unified upset recovery strategy

A King Air in an upset attitude viewed from the tail

NTSB: Drug Detection Up among Pilots Killed in Accidents

Study examined toxicology results from 2018 through 2022

Percent of fatally injured pilots with positive toxicology findings by drug type, 1990–2022 (NTSB graphic).

OpsGroup Warns Pilots To Check LPV Approach Notams

Problem stems from design of missed approach segments

Smoke and Fire Events a Hot Topic at BASS 2026

Training is needed to prepare pilots for these high-risk challenges

Lisa Sasse, David Wroth, Nate Klatt, Jim Zanino