http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 5:29:35 EDT CAE Upgrades U.S. Navy MH-60S Flight Trainer The U.S. Navy is re-entering an updated Sikorsky MH-60S operational flight trainer (OFT) into service at the Naval Air Station (NAS) near San Diego, Calif. CAE provided a “technology refresh” for the trainer, adding motion seats, an upgraded image... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Training-News-June-2013_79367.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Air medical transport operator Air Methods Corp. has achieved the highest level (Level 4) of FAA's voluntary Safety Management System (SMS) program. FAA created the SMS program to provide guidance and recognition of safety efforts implemented by commercial air operators. Level 4 of the program is the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Air-Methods-Reaches-Level-4-of-SMS-Program_79305.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Colorado Heli-Ops is expanding its helicopter fleet and services, following a move to a larger facility in November 2012... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Colorado-Heli-Ops-Expands-Fleet-Services_79207.html Fri, 10 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a total of nine new recommendations following the investigation of an August 2011 Eurocopter AS350 B2 crash in Mosby, Mo. Four people died in the accident. NTSB determined that four factors contributed to the crash—training, fatigue... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/NTSB-Issues-PED-Safety-Guidelines-to-FAA-Air-Methods_79188.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT NTSB’s investigation into an August 2011 helicopter EMS crash in Missouri (see story, page 16) made national headlines in early April after the safety board named text messaging and multitasking as one of the key factors that contributed to the Eurocopter AS350 B2 accident. Four people, including the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Focus-on-the-Task-at-Hand_79145.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Bond Aviation has formally recognized Engineering Manager John Crowther and HUMS Engineer Sean Newlands for receiving the U.S. Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) Moral Courage award in March. The Bond technicians shared the first-time award with the U.S. Coast Guard out of Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, who... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Avincis-Group-Strives-for-Fundamental-Cultural-and-Behavioral-Change-in-Approach-to-Safety_79062.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Three years after entering FAA's voluntary Safety Management Systems (SMS) pilot project, Metro Aviation has entered Level III of the program.   SMS is recognized by the U.S. Joint Planning... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Metro-Achieves-Level-III-of-SMS-Project_79022.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), an international aviation safety organization based in Alexandria, Va., paid a visit to Heli-Expo in Las Vegas last month to renew its dedication to the helicopter community. Founded in 1947, the non-profit organization’s mission is “the improvement of global... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Flight-Safety-Foundation-Seeks-More-Involvement-in-Helicopter-Industry_79017.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT FlightSafety International has expanded the courses at its learning center in Dallas to include the Sikorsky S-76B. The company plans to... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/S-76B-Training-Moves-to-FlightSafety-Dallas_78995.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Walking through the long hallways of the Las Vegas Convention Center during HAI’s Heli-Expo in early March, I didn’t have to go far to see some sort of ongoing safety event. Whether it was a class on accident prevention, HFACS or safety management systems (SMS), the show was overwhelmingly... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/SMS/Roundup-Training-Awareness-Take-Center-Stage-at-Heli-Expo_78883.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT