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November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
Effective Oversight Vital to Aviation Safety
Citing ineffective oversight by the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its final report into the 2007 landing accident in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia. The accident injured 10 people when...
November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
TSB: Train Flight Crews Better
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says flight crews must be better trained to work together and use all available information and tools to make the right decisions under pressure. The TSB is calling on Transport Canada to make crew resource...
November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
Pilot Safety Symposium & Job Fair Set
FltOps.com is teaming with the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), presenting the next in its series of pilot safety symposiums and job fairs, on Nov. 21, at the New York-LaGuardia Airport Marriott. At a time when the public is questioning attention to safety...
November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to these...
November 16, 2009 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 2, 2009 Dorrance, PA BELL 47D1 N74004 Pilot performed preflight inspection "including checking fuel tank was full and without water or other contaminants." Cross-country flight estimated to be...
November 16, 2009 N/A
Bird Strike Prevention in East Africa
The AviAssist Foundation recently completed a four-day wildlife hazard management workshop at Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania. The course provided an introduction and refresher to wildlife hazards to aviation. The workshop was oversubscribed with 27...
November 13, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
eXchange Installed on BBJ
Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC has equipped the first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) with eXchange satellite...
November 13, 2009 Avionics
EMS Technologies Names New CEO
Paul B. Domorski, president and CEO of EMS Technologies, is leaving the position he's held since 2006. According to a statement Wednesday, the company's board of directors and Domorski agreed to the departure. “We are very appreciative of...
November 13, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Pilot Dies in Quebec Helicopter Crash
A helicopter went down on Thursday in the North Shore region of Quebec, Canada, killing the pilot and injuring two passengers. Police said...
November 12, 2009 Avionics
ARINC eXchange System Installed on BBJ
ARINC, of Annapolis, Md., said it completed the first integration and testing of eXchange with Service by SKYLinkSM on a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). The system inclubes Rockwell Collins’ eXchange...
November 11, 2009 Aviation Maintenance
STC Issued For AvFab Divan
Aviation Fabricators of Clinton, Mo. has received FAA supplemental type...
November 10, 2009 Rotor & Wing
TC Approves Gimbal Frame for R44
DART Helicopter Services’ partner Tyler Camera Systems has obtained Transport...
November 9, 2009 Air Safety Week
AEA Challenges SMS NPRM
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the FAA's safety management systems proposed rulemaking (Safety Management System; Docket No. FAA-2009-0671). The AEA does not support the...
November 9, 2009 Air Safety Week
FAA: All Clear for MU-2B
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evaluated the safety of the MU-2B in 2005 following a rise in accidents. The FAA found that the MU-2B met its original certification standards. However, changes to pilot and maintenance training, pilot checklists, and...
November 9, 2009 Air Safety Week
Safety & Technology Trends
On ALERT in Arkansas The Arkansas Children's Hospital's aviation program---Angel One---has been awarded FAA approval for its Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring/Flight Operations Quality Assurance (HFDM/FOQA) program. As one of the leading small operators of...
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