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AINsight: Can I Fly?

There are few hard and fast rules, so the pilot must exercise good judgment.

Tamarack Looks Toward New Product Lines as Company Shuffles Leadership

The company eyes additional Atlas winglet applications as work continues to resolve FAA, EASA airworthiness directives.

Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Industry Task Group Issues DEF Report

After a series of three recent jet fuel contamination incidents, a consortium led by the aviation alphabet groups has issued recommendations to avoid more.

NATA: Few Regulations Apply To UAM Ground Ops

A new white paper from the National Air Transportation Association highlights the lack of regulations relevant to Urban Air Mobility ground operations.

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Report Details Harrowing Bizjet/Glider Close Encounter

Challenger 300 crew estimated the glider flew past their right side at a distance of less than 100 feet, and they saw the glider pilot in the cockpit.

Regulations and Government

NTSB Schedules Roundtable on Alaska Part 135 Ops

The NTSB is hosting a roundtable at the University of Alaska in Anchorage to discuss ways to improve the safety of Part 135 aircraft flight operations.

Charter & Fractional

AsBAA Concludes Singapore Safety Day, Plans More Events

The program has evolved over the last several years and the association is planning to extend it to new markets.

Astronautics Secures TSOA for New Drop-In EFI

The Astronautics RoadRunner electronic flight instrument can enable LPV approaches in legacy aircraft.

Canada's Owner-flown Accident Record Worse Last Year

Business airplanes suffered eight accidents resulting in one fatality last year, versus just one accident and no fatalities in 2017.

Discourse Turns Divisive as SSJ100 Crash Probe Nears End

Hundreds of thousands in Russia sign a petition to ground the Superjet fleet.

NATA Encourages Training To Guard Against DEF Risks

Three incidents of contamination highlight the threats of DEF contamination, the association said.

Back-to-back Citation Fatals Under Investigation

NTSB is in early stages of separate investigations into nearly back-to-back, but seemingly unrelated, fatal Cessna Citation accidents that killed three.

Thailand’s Latest Safety Rating Meets ICAO Target

Thailand passed its latest milestone in an effort to regain FAA Category 1 status.

Regulations and Government

New York Operator Earns IS-BAO Stage III

Long Island-based ExcelAire joins a select group of companies to climb the ladder of the voluntary SMS-driven program.

ELT Maker Eases 406-MHz Frequency Transition

Artex is currently offering rebates to customers who replace their aging, obsolete 121.5/243 MHz frequency emergency locator transmitters.

EASA Calls for AS350/EC130 Fuel System Mods

EASA is recommending, but not mandating, that operators of Airbus AS350/EC130 helicopters install crash-resistant fuel systems.

Maintenance and Modifications

DEF Contamination Downs Two Citations

Yet another incident of diesel exhaust fluid contamination nearly caused two Citation 550s to crash.

Web Manuals Cuts Costs, Time Of Compliance

Customers can achieve substantial cost and time savings by managing documents with Web Manuals.

Regulations and Government

DJI Installing ADS-B in Consumer Drones

Drone-maker DJI will install the AirSense ADS-B system in most of its new recreational drones by 2020.

AINsight: Takeoff Performance System Errors

Automated takeoff systems require a human check and double check.

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