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NASA clarifies its aviation safety reporting system

After discussing the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) with people involved in many different aspects of aviation, NASA has come to believe there are

Safety

January 31, 2007

Runway overrun spurs barrier study at TEB

Last month, the FAA approved a $500,000 grant for preliminary engineering work on installing safety barriers at the end of Teterboro (N.J.) Airport’s Runwa

Safety

January 31, 2007

Faulty Cabin Lighting Wiring Alleged in Falcon 50s

A proposed AD calls for inspections to detect improperly installed wiring for optional cabin lighting that could cause fires in Falcon 50s.

Aircraft

January 31, 2007

Turbine airplane accidents and fatalities climb

With the notable exception of professionally flown corporate jet operations, which had no accidents, business turboprops and jets posted more accidents and

Safety

January 31, 2007

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FAA rules aim to improve CVR and FDR reliability

“This is a recording” will have more meaning to accident investigators if the FAA enacts a proposal to beef up rules regarding cockpit voice recorders (CVR

Safety

January 30, 2007

Low-airspeed systems recommended by NTSB

The NTSB believes currently required stall-warning systems are not adequate to cover all critically low-airspeed conditions and has recommended that the FA

Safety

January 30, 2007

FAA addresses helicopter EMS safety record

From a safety perspective, last year was not a good year for the air medical sector.

Safety

January 30, 2007

GE CF34 Sheds Fan Blade In Flight

A Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 shed a fan blade and lost the front section of its left engine cowling during a scheduled flight from Denver to Phoenix l

Safety

January 30, 2007

TEB users group aims to improve airport safety

At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety i

Safety

January 30, 2007

Pilots speak out on how they tackle winter’s woes

Much has been written lately about the potential cost of not de-icing a business airplane before attempting to fly it, so we posed the question recently in

Safety

January 30, 2007

How new flight-following helps Alaskan operators

Until the start of the new millennium, the business of monitoring helicopters as they flew over inhospitable expanses of land or water could be a haphazard

Safety

January 29, 2007

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

One of the world’s greatest civil engineering projects, the $8 billion Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries crude oil 800 miles south from Prudhoe B

Safety

January 29, 2007

Ground accidents addressed in University-level course

Accidents involving aircraft on airport ramps remain one of the most expensive sources of claims for insurance companies.

Safety

January 29, 2007

Ground accident reporting system is in the works

In another effort to help reduce accidents, NATA is developing a ground-incident safety management system (SMS) that it hopes will merge data on ground-han

Safety

January 29, 2007

Suit claims GE shipped defective engine parts

A former employee of GE Aircraft Engines claims the company knowingly shipped defective parts built during a 10-year period at its factory in Madisonville,

Safety

January 29, 2007

Airworthiness Alerts Issued for TBM 700

The FAA last month issued three separate airworthiness alerts on the TBM 700 turboprop single.

Aircraft

January 29, 2007

Torqued: Overcoming obstacles to effective communications

Last month I started a discussion about what I have come to recognize as a serious disconnect between pilots and mechanics, each of whom performs critical

Safety

January 29, 2007

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

Safety

January 29, 2007

Multinational aircraft icing story under way

Researchers from the U.S., Canada, Britain and France are participating in a major aircraft icing study taking place this winter primarily in the Montreal

Safety

January 29, 2007

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

Safety

January 29, 2007

Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Latest

NASA clarifies its aviation safety reporting system

After discussing the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) with people involved in many different aspects of aviation, NASA has come to believe there are

Runway overrun spurs barrier study at TEB

Last month, the FAA approved a $500,000 grant for preliminary engineering work on installing safety barriers at the end of Teterboro (N.J.) Airport’s Runwa

Faulty Cabin Lighting Wiring Alleged in Falcon 50s

A proposed AD calls for inspections to detect improperly installed wiring for optional cabin lighting that could cause fires in Falcon 50s.

Turbine airplane accidents and fatalities climb

With the notable exception of professionally flown corporate jet operations, which had no accidents, business turboprops and jets posted more accidents and

Videos

More Articles

FAA rules aim to improve CVR and FDR reliability

“This is a recording” will have more meaning to accident investigators if the FAA enacts a proposal to beef up rules regarding cockpit voice recorders (CVR

Low-airspeed systems recommended by NTSB

The NTSB believes currently required stall-warning systems are not adequate to cover all critically low-airspeed conditions and has recommended that the FA

FAA addresses helicopter EMS safety record

From a safety perspective, last year was not a good year for the air medical sector.

GE CF34 Sheds Fan Blade In Flight

A Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 shed a fan blade and lost the front section of its left engine cowling during a scheduled flight from Denver to Phoenix l

TEB users group aims to improve airport safety

At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety i

Pilots speak out on how they tackle winter’s woes

Much has been written lately about the potential cost of not de-icing a business airplane before attempting to fly it, so we posed the question recently in

How new flight-following helps Alaskan operators

Until the start of the new millennium, the business of monitoring helicopters as they flew over inhospitable expanses of land or water could be a haphazard

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

One of the world’s greatest civil engineering projects, the $8 billion Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries crude oil 800 miles south from Prudhoe B

Ground accidents addressed in University-level course

Accidents involving aircraft on airport ramps remain one of the most expensive sources of claims for insurance companies.

Ground accident reporting system is in the works

In another effort to help reduce accidents, NATA is developing a ground-incident safety management system (SMS) that it hopes will merge data on ground-han

Suit claims GE shipped defective engine parts

A former employee of GE Aircraft Engines claims the company knowingly shipped defective parts built during a 10-year period at its factory in Madisonville,

Airworthiness Alerts Issued for TBM 700

The FAA last month issued three separate airworthiness alerts on the TBM 700 turboprop single.

Torqued: Overcoming obstacles to effective communications

Last month I started a discussion about what I have come to recognize as a serious disconnect between pilots and mechanics, each of whom performs critical

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.

Multinational aircraft icing story under way

Researchers from the U.S., Canada, Britain and France are participating in a major aircraft icing study taking place this winter primarily in the Montreal

Recent spate of accidents reinforces importance of following procedures

Why, when the safety record of professionally flown turbine twins is so impressive, did four business aircraft experience fatal accidents during a five-wee

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