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New Survitec Emergency Breathing System Offers More Air

Survitec's new Emergency Breathing System (EBS) offers offshore helicopter passengers and crew more air.

Rotorcraft

December 2, 2020

Torqued: Safety Culture Matters More than Ever in Aviation

Safety culture matters more than ever in aviation

Safety

December 1, 2020

American Airlines Begins Trials for Covid Vaccine Transport

Flights between Miami and South America conducted by American Airlines’ cargo operation to simulate Covid vaccine transport began in mid-November.

Safety

November 30, 2020

Air Methods Settles Suit Over Crumbling Pitot Tubes

Air ambulance provider Air Methods will pay $825,000 to settle Justice Department suit alleging it flew a helicopter with crumbling pitot tubes.

Regulations and Government

November 30, 2020

Onsite Diesel Exhaust Fluid Test Kit Available Soon

New Jersey-based Acustrip has developed the first onsite test kit to detect the presence of DEF in jet-A.

Fuel

November 30, 2020

Brazil Follows FAA in Lifting 737 Max Grounding

Brazil's ANAC aviation authority is adopting FAA's airworthiness directive to allow the Boeing 737 Max airline to resume operations.

Aircraft

November 26, 2020

EASA Issues Proposed Conditions for 737 Max Return to Service

The European agency published a proposed airworthiness directive that includes conditions beyond those issued by the FAA last week.

Aircraft

November 25, 2020

AINsight: Avoiding TCAS Conflicts in the Covid Era

Though air traffic dropped during the pandemic, TCAS Resolution Advisories increased. AIN aviation safety editor Kipp Lau explains the reason why.

Safety

November 24, 2020

IATA Unveils Travel Pass To Facilitate Covid Test Acceptance

IATA says governments must urgently lift quarantine restrictions based on a harmonized approach to Covid testing because airlines can't wait for vaccines.

Airlines

November 23, 2020

TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: Safety

The safety nominees for the Top Flight Awards highlight many interesting new technologies.

Safety

November 20, 2020

Nosewheel Steering Failure Leads To Runway Excursion

A Global 6000 experienced a runway excursion following a nosewheel steering failure and “inadvertent application of right braking” while landing.

Regulations and Government

November 19, 2020

Wyvern Awards Sun Air First 'Flight Leader' Certificate

Wyvern's new Flight Leader program emphasizes SMS effectiveness as well as human factors and organizational culture.

Charter & Fractional

November 19, 2020

NBAA Webinar Focuses On Saying ‘No’

One of the tenants of business aviation is its versatility and flexibility, but what happens when you can’t go?

Safety

November 17, 2020

London Biggin Hill Airport Opens Covid Testing Center

London Biggin Hill Airport is now the first GA gateway in Europe to offer an onsite Covid testing center.

Regulations and Government

November 17, 2020

GAO Calls For Holistic Review for Skills Gaps at FAA

GAO is recommending that FAA take an organization-wide, recurrent approach to assessing safety inspector and engineer skills, along with training.

Safety

November 12, 2020

Abu Dhabi Aviation Inducts Two New AW169s into Fleet

Abu Dhabi Aviation will utilize one of the two Leonardo AW169s for oil and gas operations.

Aircraft

November 11, 2020