Safety

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FreeFlight Systems
Mar 10, 2022 - 6:13 AM
FreeFlight Develops Drop-in 5G Radar Altimeter Solution
FreeFlight has developed a drop-in 5G interference mitigation solution for its RA-4000 and RA-4500 radar altimeters.
Mar 9, 2022 - 12:33 PM
Vita Inclinata Returns with Hoist, Sling Load Stabilizer
The problem of how to stop a sling load from spinning has been solved by Vita Inclinata.
Mar 9, 2022 - 12:07 PM
IATA Appears To Have No Plans to Expel Russian Airlines
The group says that it must put considerations such as dealing with canceled flight payments above a principled stance against Russian aggression.
JoeBen Bevirt (left), founder and CEO of Joby, and Marc Parent, CEO and president of CAE.
Mar 9, 2022 - 8:00 AM
CAE to Develop Simulators for Joby's eVTOL Aircraft
CAE will develop flight training equipment, including a full-flight simulator, for Joby's five-seat eVTOL aircraft that is due to enter service in 2024.
Finnair Airbus on takeoff
Mar 9, 2022 - 7:56 AM
Overflight Bans Adding Time, Cost to Airline Routings
While Russian airlines feel the brunt of overflight bans, Western European airlines have seen disruption to their schedules in the Far East.
Phoenix Air Unmanned is the first remotely piloted aircraft systems operator to meet IBAC’s new RPAS standards
Mar 8, 2022 - 3:55 PM
IBAC Updates IS-BAO Helo Practices, Moves into RPAS
IBAC adapted certain best practices in its IS-BAO standard to better fit helicopter operations and expanded the breadth of the program to include RPAS.
Mar 8, 2022 - 11:42 AM
IBAC To Award Duo of Scholarships
The International Business Aviation Council is offering two scholarships for its ISBAO and ISBAH workshops through Women in Corporate Aviation.
Robert Sumwalt
Mar 7, 2022 - 12:00 PM
Sumwalt Renews Call For More Helicopter IFR
Former NTSB chairman says low-level IFR route structure "needs to move forward."
Mar 6, 2022 - 11:06 PM
No Distress Calls before PC-12 Plunged Into Ocean
There were no distress calls from the pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 before it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Beaufort, North Carolina.
Mar 6, 2022 - 10:52 PM
Canada TSB Reports Aviation Accidents Increased in 2021
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board reported that preliminary figures show the number of aviation accidents increased last year.