Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Aug 3, 2020 - 9:55 AM
EASA Issues Covid-19 Op Recommendations for Airports
With many ground service providers seeing cutbacks in service resulting from Covid, EASA has issued recommendations to airports to ensure safety.
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Aug 3, 2020 - 9:33 AM
Emergency First Response Could Boost Urban Air Mobility
Some eVTOL aircraft pioneers see first-response emergency services as a strong early use case for urban air mobility operations.
Aug 3, 2020 - 6:27 AM
EASA Review Notes Rise in Nonfatal Accidents and Incidents
There were no fatal accidents involving European aircraft operators in 2019, but higher than average nonfatal accidents and serious incidents.
Jul 31, 2020 - 12:57 PM
AINsight: Do I Need To Go Around?
NTSB docket on a 2019 crash of a Citation Latitude paints a detailed account of an unstable approach that led to a botched landing and runway excursion.
Jul 31, 2020 - 11:50 AM
EASA Reports No Bizjet Fatal Accidents in 2019
There were no fatal accidents involving EASA-member-state-registered, non-commercial complex (NCC) business airplanes last year, according to a study.
Jul 29, 2020 - 1:30 PM
JetBlue Applying UV Light To Help Kill Covid Virus in Cabins
Honeywell has delivered eight of its new UV Cabin System to New York-based LCC JetBlue.
Jul 28, 2020 - 9:32 AM
NATA's Ground Handling Safety Symposium Goes Online
NATA has decided to turn its popular ground handling safety symposium into an online-only event this year in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Jul 27, 2020 - 12:11 PM
New Bizav Coalition To Share Covid Safety Practices
The CleanFlying Coalition founded by FlightAware aims to promote the safety of business aviation in the post-Covid world
Jul 27, 2020 - 11:23 AM
Flight Depts Used Pandemic Downtime To Improve Ops
AviationManuals has found operators stepping up efforts to implement SMS and improve or develop operational manuals during Covid-related downtime.
HomeSafe autoland in Daher TBM 940
Jul 24, 2020 - 11:25 AM
Daher Certifies HomeSafe Autoland in TBM 940
Daher has received both FAA and EASA approval of its HomeSafe emergency autoland system on its TBM 940.