Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Oct 20, 2020 - 12:27 PM
FSF Establishes UAS Advisory Committee
Flight Safety Foundation has launched the autonomous and remotely piloted aviation systems advisory committee to address the safety of these operations.
Oct 19, 2020 - 12:20 PM
New British Airways Boss Pleads for Pre-departure Covid Tests
The UK government is considering introducing a test days after arriving in the country with a shorter self-isolation period of seven days.
Oct 19, 2020 - 11:16 AM
New Runway Surface Assessment Format Delayed
ICAO has delayed the applicability date of a new global reporting format for assessing runway conditions and runway condition reports to pilots.
Oct 19, 2020 - 11:08 AM
Max-Viz EVS STC'd for Airbus AS350 Helicopters
Astronics’s Max-Viz 1200 and 1400 enhanced vision systems have received FAA and Transport Canada approval for installation in the Airbus AS350.
Robert Sumwalt, NTSB
Oct 19, 2020 - 8:00 AM
Sumwalt Stresses Fitness for Duty at NBAA Safety Week
NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt highlighted the need of fitnesses of duty both in the air and on the ground during NBAA's Virtual Safety week.
David Henderson
Oct 16, 2020 - 6:35 AM
UK CAA Prosecutes Pilot for Alleged Illegal Charter Flight
The UK CAA is pressing criminal charges against David Henderson over his role in an alleged illegal charter flight that killed soccer player Emiliano Sala.
Uber Air
Oct 15, 2020 - 9:12 AM
GE Partners With Uber on eVTOL Flight Data Monitoring
GE Aviation will offer its eFOQA software to provide operators within the Uber Air rideshare service with a way to combine flight data for safety analysis.
Civil Air Patrol
Oct 15, 2020 - 8:18 AM
Bizav Community Digs Deep in Covid Humanitarian Response
Despite facing an existential threat from Covid, the business aviation community has been ready to provide practical help to those in greater need.
Oct 14, 2020 - 3:57 PM
NTSB Improves Public Access to Accident, Safety Data
The NTSB's new database, Case Analysis and Reporting Online (Carol), will provide public access to a range of information across all modes.
Patrick Hansen
Oct 13, 2020 - 8:37 AM
Luxaviation Takes First Step to Single European AOC
Operators like Luxaviation anticipate significant savings from having all European operations under the new single EASA air-operating certificate (AOC).