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Michael Graham: SMS Can Work for Small Ops

NTSB member Michael Graham expresses the need to erase the perception of SMS as costly and difficult.

October 3, 2022

Baldwin Becomes Accepted Vendor For R-ASIAS

Rotorcraft Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (R-ASIAS) mirrors safety reporting programs developed for fixed-wing aircraft.

September 27, 2022

Accident Board Takes Fresh Issue with S-92 Main Gearbox

Issues with Vespel spline adapters continue to overhang S-92 main gearboxes.

September 26, 2022

AINsight: Spin Cycle

The FAA's decades-old thinking on spin training needs a new approach.

Regulations and Government

September 23, 2022

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UK Investigating Challenger Uncommanded Flap Deployment

An uncommanded flap deployment above the maximum flaps-extended speed on a Challenger 604 has resulted in several recommendations by the UK AAIB.

September 22, 2022

NBAA-BACE Sessions To Foster Safety Culture

NBAA-BACE has planned 18 sessions during this year's BACE focusing on safety priorities.

September 22, 2022

All 10 Aboard Escape Burning Cessna Citation CJ3

A Cessna Citation CJ3 was destroyed in a post crash fire following a gear-up or gear-collapse landing at a Washington Airport. All 10 aboard escaped.

September 21, 2022

Baldwin Adds NASA ASRS Reporting to Safety Module

Baldwin Safety & Compliance has integrated NASA Aviation Safety Report System (ASRS) capabilities into its Baldwin safety reporting module.

Regulations and Government

September 20, 2022

Ethiopian Airlines Captain Quits During Probe into Sleep Incident

During an investigation into the August 15 incident in which both Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep during a flight, the captain has resigned.

September 20, 2022

Raytheon Unit Awarded FAA Contract for WAAS Upgrades

The 10-year FAA WAAS contract with Raytheon Intelligence & Space has a total value of $375 million.

Sustainability and Environment

September 15, 2022

NATA Introduces Unleaded Avgas Guidance

The National Air Transportation Association has released a white paper: Unleaded Avgas Conversion Considerations for Aviation Fuel Providers.

September 13, 2022

Bombardier Opens 2022 Safety Standdown Registration

The three-day aviation safety conference’s theme this year is “Moving Safety Forward.”

September 13, 2022

ACASS Renews IS-BAO Stage 3

Montreal-based Acass was first awarded IS-BAO Stage 3 in 2017.

September 12, 2022

Parachute Deployed in Crash of Cirrus Jet

On Friday, a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet sustained substantial damage when it crashed near Orlando, Florida, after deploying its airframe parachute.

September 12, 2022

TBM 700 Crashed while Overweight and with Aft C.G.

A Daher TBM 700 that crashed near Lansing, Michigan, on Oct. 3, 2019, was low, slow, and overweight, in addition to having a c.g. aft of the limit.

September 9, 2022

Garmin Adds More Twins to Smart Rudder Bias Approvals

Beechcraft Baron B55s with the required autopilot and display can now be equipped with Garmin's Smart Rudder Bias.

September 8, 2022

EASA ELT(DT) Mandate Delayed Two Years

EASA has postponed by two years a rule requiring large airplanes to be equipped with emergency locator transmitters with distress tracking capability.

September 6, 2022

ExecuJet South Africa Adds To Long-range Charter Fleet

ExecuJet's Bombardier Global Express will be based at the charter operator's facilities at Lanseria International Airport.

September 6, 2022

Citation Crashes after Pilot Becomes Nonresponsive

A Cessna Citation II/SP business jet plunged into the Baltic Sea after the pilot reported pressurization issues, killing the pilot and three passengers.

September 6, 2022

Engine Fires Prompt Army To Ground Entire Chinook Fleet

CH-47 engine fires are linked to use of nonstandard engine O-rings.

Maintenance and Modifications

August 31, 2022

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