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Modern, technology-based safety systems like SMS depend on data. Lots of data. Presumably, the more data, the better the system. If it...

There are new risks facing the aviation industry, with the threat of cyber attacks on automated systems and the growth of drones in...

In the wake of recent airline crashes, major news networks have aired concerns about pilots' ability to accurately fly "by hand" when the...

NASA’s online Pilot Guide to In-Flight Icing offers a review of the science behind ice creation, the symptoms of its effects on flight...

Study To Begin Early Next Year In a speech Wednesday to the Air Transport Association of Canada, Kathy Fox, Chair of the Transportation...

November 1, 2014 - 1:19am It’s difficult for me–and perhaps many of you who have worked late night shifts, as well–to read the NTSB’s...

What is the main benefit of helicopter EMS? Most everyone would say the time it cuts in getting patients to an appropriate level of care....

November 5, 2014 WASHINGTON –The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the March 30, 2013 crash of an Alaska...

Ambulance helicopter pilots will be given more discretion to fly in bad weather conditions under new rules from the Federal Aviation...

Granted, the use of conference calls, webinars and the Internet have reduced the need for short-haul business travel, certain issues...

Ice induced roll upset is an uncommanded, and potentially uncontrollable, rolling moment caused by airflow separation in front of the...

I- Business Aviation is secure by nature Business Aviation, unlike scheduled business models, is not predicated on a system of mass...

Description The flight crew’s inability to assess or to manage the aircraft’s energy condition during approach is often cited as a cause...

Calls on all States to Position, Implement Recommendations to Protect Safety Information Alexandria, VA, October 27, 2014 - The Flight...

“Paying attention is the most effective way to prevent becoming an accident statistic,” according to BJ Ransbury, “because it’s the most...

October 21, 2014, 4:27 PM Air France served as lead airline for the Engage II trials over the North Atlantic. (Photo: Air France) Nav...

The FAA recently published a new advisory circular–AC 135-14B–to address operational procedures and equipment requirements for helicopter...

Helicopter accidents happen when pilots allow themselves to take unnecessary risks, according to the International Helicopter Safety Team...

Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Dave Franson October, 2014 ...

Many helicopter accidents involve pilots who allow themselves to be influenced by hazardous attitudes that cause them to take unnecessary...