NTSB Urges Trent 800 Engine Mod
Following two engine thrust rollbacks on Boeing 777s powered by Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800 powerplants, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued an urgent safety recommendation calling for redesign of an engine component---work that is already underway at Rolls-Royce. The Safety Board also... [read more]
Bird Strike Cost Not Chicken Feed
As the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 into the icy Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009 illustrates, the cost of mid-air collisions between birds and aircraft can and does affect the bottom line of aircraft operators. While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to investigate the loss of the...
Air Accident Probes Hamstrung by Criminal Sanctions
Prosecutors continue to meddle in ongoing aviation accident investigations, much to the displeasure of air safety advocates who warn that such interference hampers efforts to improve air safety and prevent similar accidents in the future. Air safety advocates are critical of a Dutch prosecutor who early on...
Sabatini Speaks on Aviation Safety
Nick Sabatini, who recently retired as the FAA's top safety official, represented the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) at the World Food Program's (WFP) 1st Aviation Safety Conference for Humanitarian Air Operations Feb. 18-19 in Abu Dhabi UAE. "Nick Sabatini is one of the most respected people in the...
Future Helicopters Get SMART
Helicopters today are considered a loud, bumpy and inefficient mode for day-to-day domestic travel--best reserved for medical emergencies, traffic reporting and hovering over celebrity weddings. But NASA research into rotor blades made with shape-changing materials could change that view. Twenty years from...
Electronic Noise Canceling
Specifically designed to reduce aircraft engine noise for airport ground support crews as well as aircraft maintenance and technical personnel, the NoiseBuster Active Noise Reduction (ANR) Safety Earmuff combines an ANSI-rated 26NRR passive earmuff with active noise reduction electronics that deliver up to...
Life Saving Smart Recovery System
Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), a pioneer in life saving emergency landing systems for small aircraft, has filed a patent for a sensor-based Smart Recovery System (SRS) that promises to bring a new level of safety to owners of private aircraft, small commercial jets and helicopters. Applying sensor systems...
Drone Flight Authorizations Take Off
The number and types of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flying in U.S. airspace continues to grow as manufacturers and operators continue to prove to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the pilotless creatures can safely share national air space with manned aircraft. Unmanned Aircraft...
Safety & Technology Trends
Aero Medical Safety Campaign A philanthropic campaign aimed at improving safety in air medical and critical care transport was unveiled at the Heli-Expo conference by the Foundation for Air-Medical Research & Education (FARE), the charitable arm of the Association of Air Medical Services. "A key...
Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Airbus Model A310 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive detailed inspections to detect cracks propagating from the fastener holes that attach...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 07, 2009 Fairmont, NE PIPER PA28 N55502 Piper 28 collided with Cessna 150K No injuries Both a/c on final approach to landing at Fairmont State Airfield (FMZ) Both a/c making their first approach and landing at FMZ airport. Feb 07, 2009 Fairmont, NE Cessna...
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