Safety

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Safety

MedAire Boosts London Medical and Safety Support Team

Risk management group MedAire has trained its UK team to mirror the level of support available to operators from its Global Response Center in Phoenix.
Workers at MedAire's London Assistance Center with monitors in background
FBOs

Hangar Rash Prevention System Set for Takeoff

California-based Hangar Safe will begin the first customer installations of its hangar rash monitoring system later this year.
Rendering of business jet in hangar highlighted in green with hangar walls highlighted with red
Safety

Europeans Get Access to MedAire's Digital Assessment Kit

Along with increased access to its Digital Assessment Kit, MedAire has expanded its London assistance center and added features to the MedAire360 safety.
MedAire Digital Assessment Kit
Aircraft

eVTOL Air Taxi Operator Joby Earns IS-BAO Safety Standard

The company is the first of the advanced air mobility start-ups to achieve the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators registration.
Joby Aviation's eVTOL aircraft.
Safety

Special VFR's Unknown Link to Flight Safety

More than 70 years after the Special VFR category was established, its relationship with accidents remains unclear.
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Regulations and Government

HAI Slams Parks Air Tour Plans for South Dakota and Hawaii

The Helicopter Association International is urging members to strongly oppose draft air tour management plans at four national parks.
Blue Hawaiian Helicopter tour in flight near a waterfall in Hawaiian Islands
ATC

India Trials Gagan Satnav System on Helicopter Routes

India is deploying its own GPS-aided Geo-augmented satellite-based navigation system, starting with low-level rotorcraft routes.
Poonawalla Aviation flew its Airbus H145 aircraft using India's new GAGAN satellite-based navigation system.
Rotorcraft

Vita Load Stabilizers Speed Helicopter Hoist Rescues

The Vita Rescue System can cut helicopter hoisting times by up to 90 percent.
 Vita Inclinata litter
Aircraft

Phenom 100 Stall Accidents Spur Special Safety Bulletin

Brazil's ANAC has issued a special airworthiness bulletin for the Embraer Phenom 100 light jet following accidents in icing conditions.
Embraer Phenom 100 on airport ramp outside of Embraer hangar
Regulations and Government

FAA Set to Publish eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements

The advanced air mobility sector needs a path to recruiting and training large numbers of pilots to fly new eVTOL aircraft.
AIN editor in chief Matt Thurber flies Joby's eVTOL aircraft simulator
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Teledyne Wins Crystal Cabin Award for Cabin Air Monitoring

Teledyne is ready to start installing the ACES cabin air system in business aircraft and has introduced an app to help customers make the best use of it.
Teledyne Controls' Aces cabin air monitoring system app displayed on iPad in aircraft cabin
Rotorcraft

Passenger Nearly Crashes Helitour Flight

A viral video shows a passenger reaching for the rotor brake.
A viral video shows a passenger reaching for a rotor brake during helitour flight
Safety

IBAC Rolls Out Online IS-BAO Course

IBAC has teamed up with Aviation Safety Solutions to develop an online course providing an overview of the requisite protocols for IS-BAO.
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Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Stands Down Fleet in Pursuit of Safety

Jet Linx halted all operations on June 13 to allow employees to attend its annual safety summit.
Jet Linx business jets in hangar at night
Avionics

Air Maestro Merges With Spidertracks

Combined companies Air Maestro and Spidertracks will provide comprehensive SMS and flight tracking software and hardware solutions.
view from helicopter flight deck in flight over city
Safety

Ergo Blue App Adds Ships, Rigs Display on ForeFlight

Pilots facing emergency ditching situations during overwater flights can now view ship and oil rig location on the ForeFlight app.
Ergo Blue aviation safety app
Safety

Senate To Hold Hearing on NTSB Nominee Brown

Alvin Brown, the White House's selection to fill a vacancy on the NTSB, will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee on June 21.
U.S. capitol building
Environment

Bird Aerosystems Launches Environmental Monitoring System

Fears are growing of another catastrophic oil spill as the tanker fleet ages, and Bird's system can help detect such catastrophes.
Bird Aerosystems
Safety

AIN Team Wins at Paris's Aerospace Media Awards

AIN Media Group earned top honors at the Aerospace Media Awards during the Paris Airshow.
Aerospace Media Awards
Safety

Icare Selects Exail Simulator for A320 Pilot Training

Icare chose the EASA FTD2/FNPT II simulator to train A320 pilots and complement its future full-flight simulator
Phillipe Goetz, CEO Icare
Safety

Aviation Legend Harding Among Missing Onboard Titanic Sub

Action Aviation chairman and noted adventurer Hamish Harding is among those missing during a submersible trip to the Titanic.
Action Aviation chair Hamish Harding
Safety

Fly Louie Introduces Wyvern Partnership

As part of its new Alliance Pro membership package, charter industry services consolidator Fly Louie is now offering savings on Wyvern safety offerings.
Line service worker refueling aircraft
Safety

FAA's Safe Air Charter Campaign Reaches Millions

FAA officials are estimating that the educational campaign on illegal charter has now reached 10 million people, and said the pandemic helped the outreach.
Side view of Gulfstream business jet
Rotorcraft

FAA Approves Schweizer's Crash-resistant Fuel System

Schweizer received FAA approval for crash-resistant fuel systems on its S300 series helicopters, opening the door for helicopter sales in the U.S.
Schweizer S300 helicopter lifts off from airport with hangar in background
Safety

FAA Updates Non-towered Airport Ops Guidelines

An updated FAA advisory circular gives pilots guidelines for operations near and at non-towered airports.
Airplane at non-towered airport
Avionics

Spectrum Wars Continue Summer Sizzle

Global aviation industry continues to deal with safety, navigation issues posed by wireless 5G C-band and L-band systems.
5G tower
Safety

AINsight: Now Everywhere, Can AI Improve Aviation Safety?

A simple query about improving aviation safety to ChatGPT yielded 10 solid answers, but they also require critical thinking to delve further.
Artificial Intelligence illustration
Regulations and Government

GAMA Strengthens European Team With New Appointments

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association appointed a head of European government affairs and an airworthiness and regulatory specialist in Brussels.
Headshot collage of Cate Brancart and Péter Márton
Regulations and Government

EBAA Ambassadors Meet at MedAire's London Center

Companies willing to speak up for business aviation learned how the industry is responding to crises around the world, and rising demand for support.
Operator at MedAire's London Assistance Center in front of command center big screen
Rotorcraft

Consortium Advances New Approach to Rotor Ice Protection

The European Clean Aviation program's No Ice Rotor consortium has been testing a protection system for Leonardo's new tilt rotor aircraft.
Rotor blade ice protection system test bed with parts of rotor blades wired with heating