Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

May 16, 2022 - 12:45 PM
Crash Inquiry Prompts Gulfstream Service Letters
Gulfstream has issued maintenance and operations letters regarding ground spoiler checks as a result of a December 2021 fatal crash of a GIV-SP.
May 16, 2022 - 12:33 PM
FAA Eases Preflight Rules for Certain ADS-B Avionics
Operators with ADS-B Out receivers with selective availability are no longer required to perform a preflight performance availability prediction check.
May 12, 2022 - 12:27 PM
Baldwin Integrates JumpSeat Crowdsourced App into FRAT
Introduced last year and now with several thousand users, JumpSeat's crowdsourced app enables pilots to share and access operational information.
Ice accumulating on Pilatus PC-12 N56KJ on the ramp at South Dakota’s Chamberlain Municipal Airport
May 12, 2022 - 11:44 AM
Tail Contamination, W&B Eyed in PC-12 Fatal Crash
Accumulated snow/ice, excessive gross weight, and out-of-limit center of gravity are among factors eyed by investigators of a Pilatus PC-12 crash.
May 11, 2022 - 12:39 PM
TAM Aviação Executiva Earns Brazil’s First IS-BAH Rating
Brazilian business aviation services company TAM Aviação Executiva has received IS-BAH registration for its flagship FBO at São Paulo Congonhas Airport.
May 11, 2022 - 12:03 PM
FlightSafety, Presage Team On Gulfstream Go-around Study
FlightSafety International and Presage Group partner on groundbreaking psychological study of go-around decision making for Gulfstream operators.
Dassault's FalconEye Combined Vision System
May 9, 2022 - 11:07 AM
FAA Updates Guidance for EFVS Operations
The FAA has issued an update of its previous 2018 advisory circular (AC) that provides regulatory guidance for operators to obtain EFVS approval.
Gulfstream G500
May 3, 2022 - 1:25 PM
Gulfstream: G500 Fly-by-wire Software Fix On the Way
G500 'hard landing event' prompts new AFM limitations on approaches and landings.
Apr 29, 2022 - 12:47 PM
AINsight: Go-around Minded
Pilots’ failure to recognize the need for and execute a go-around is a threat to flight safety and has been a major cause of approach-and-landing accidents
Ukrainian rescue helicopter in flight
Apr 26, 2022 - 10:22 AM
Vita Delivers Helo Load Stabilization System to Ukraine
The CEO of Vita has hand-delivered the company's Vita Rescue System for helicopter rescue load stabilization into an active war zone in Ukraine.