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APS Adds High-altitude Recurrent Upset Training

Program for pilots is a concentrated day of on-aircraft UPRT that “reinvigorates initial training competencies and updates skills."

Safety

August 30, 2018

SkyRyse VTOL Pilot Assist To Deploy Next Year

Company's initial focus on is on first responders and using conventional helicopters.

Avionics

August 29, 2018

NBAA 2018 To Be Bookended by Bizav Safety Forums

A Single-Pilot Safety Standdown will be held on the even of the NBAA convention, while a National Safety Forum will take place on the event's final day.

Safety

August 29, 2018

EASA Reports Zero Bizjet Accidents in 2017

Over the preceding 10 years large business jets had the lowest mean number of fatal accidents in Europe.

Accidents

August 28, 2018

Bombardier Safety Standdown Registration Now Open

This year’s theme is “Normalization of Excellence,” and the goal is for Safety Standdown attendees to elevate their professionalism.

Safety

August 27, 2018

Aircraft Specialties Selected as Hot-Stop Stocking Dealer

Hot Stop kits are recommended for carriage on board aircraft for containment of lithium-ion battery fires.

Safety

August 27, 2018

Close Call for Falcon with DEF-contaminated Fuel

For the second time in a year, accidental mixing of Jet A with diesel exhaust fluid has resulted in potentially deadly damage to business aircraft

Fuel

August 24, 2018

AINsight: The Runway Confusion Conundrum

Attempting to take off or land on the wrong surface has significant risks—namely, takeoff or landing requirements might exceed the available runway length.

Safety

August 24, 2018

Pro Star Mechanism Lifts Handicapped Passengers into PC-12

The lifting mechanism manufactured by Pro Star Aviation can safely lift up to 300 pounds into a cargo entry door.

Safety

August 24, 2018

SEBA Council To Provide Alternate Bizav Audit Standard

The standard will incorporate best safety practices used by NATO armed forces.

Safety

August 22, 2018

GIV Lands Safely after Main Gear Tires Burst on Takeoff

Flight bound for London held for nearly five hours to burn off fuel before landing at New York’s Stewart International Airport.

Safety

August 22, 2018

Australia Wraps Up TAWS False Alert Investigation

According to the ATSB report, the aircraft was safely established on the approach profile when the alert sounded.

Avionics

August 21, 2018

Homendy Becomes Fifth Member of NTSB Board

Her swearing in on August 20 marks the first time the NTSB has had its full complement of board members since early 2014.

Safety

August 21, 2018

Study: High CO2 Levels Diminish Pilot Performance

The study concluded that there is a “direct effect of carbon dioxide on performance, independent of ventilation.”

Safety

August 16, 2018

ACSF Continues Expansion of Safety, Audit Programs

The number of ACSF-ASAP participants has grown to 107, with corporate operators accounting for more than half.

Safety

August 16, 2018

FAA Proposes Discontinuing HIWAS

HIWAS was conceived when there was a large demand for in-flight briefings from FSS specialists and wait times could be extremely long.

Regulations and Government

August 14, 2018