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EASA-approved Flight Sharing Grows But Concerns Remain

While the U.S. FAA put a stop to advertising flights with non-AOC holders, EASA opened the door.

Charter & Fractional

Dart Emergency Floats for Bell 505 Get FAA Nod

This adds to Transport Canada certification it obtained in mid-February, as well as recent approval from Japan’s JCAB.

Regulations and Government

App Can Help Crews Deal with In-flight Medical Issues

AirRx provides a real-time checklist and quick reference handbook to improve the way that emergent medical situations in the air are addressed.

Drivania Offers Increased Safety for Bizav Passengers

By instilling its own security measures and partnering with flight planning companies, Drivania makes sure passengers are safely transported.

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Offshore Oil Chiefs Recommit To Helo Safety Initiatives

Leaders agree to push for “comprehensive implementation of safety priorities that will have the most potential to save lives in helicopter operations."

GE, ArincDirect Team on FOQA

GE Aviation's FOQA data will be available to ArincDirect customers for flight planning.

USHST: Helicopter Accidents Steadily Declining

The data shows that the average number of total accidents per year has declined by 40 percent since the late 1980s.

Doors-off Flights Back On, but with a Caveat

FAA Issues New Guidelines For The Shoe Selfie Set

Runway Contamination Still an Issue, even in Summer Weather

TALPA is a winter safety initiative right? Not necessarily. And that’s where the controversy lies.

Australia’s TSB Issues Advisory for Overwater Helo Ops

Helicopter underwater escape training was deemed "very important" by survivors of accidents requiring underwater escape.

Aviation Orgs Campaign for Increased Weather Info

FAA declined an appeal from 14 organizations to ease access to additional weather observation stations.

Sikorsky Exec Stresses Urban Air Safety

Counsels Against "Scaled Up Toys"

Mobile Drone Defeat System Marketed To Airports

Pickup-Mounted X-Madis Has 5 km Range

Torqued: Beware Aviation’s Accident Record

The absence of accidents is no guarantee an operation is safe.

Canada’s TSB Reiterates Call for Bizav FDRs

The existence of lightweight and lower cost options make this more feasible now than in the past.

Air Methods Aeromed AStar Crashes In Wisconsin

All three crewmembers aboard the helicopter were killed.

AINsight: No Harm, No Foul, Just Go-around

Levels of risk during an approach vary depending on the pilot, approach, and environment.

Helicopter Safety Alliance Hosts Safety Standdown

Pilots, maintainers, and managers discussed currents trends and challenges in helicopter safety.

NTSB Continues Spotlight on Loss of Control

Speaking at an NTSB roundtable, aerobatic champ Patty Wagstaff stressed that a person does not to be a professional pilot to be professional.

FAA AD Targets HondaJet Brake System

Directive prompted “by reports of unannunciated asymmetric braking during ground operations and landing deceleration.”

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