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Monday, January 12, 2009
NTSB Probes PHI Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTB) is investigating the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76C helicopter in Louisiana on Jan. 4 shortly after it took off to transport workers to an offshore oil platform. There were seven passengers and two Petroleum Helicopters Inc. (PHI) pilots on board. Eight of the... [read more]
January 12, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Lynne Osmus to Replace Bobby Sturgell On Jan. 6, the White House announced that "The President (Bush) intends to designate Lynne A. Osmus, of Virginia, to be Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to become effective January 16...
January 12, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Dec 03, 2008 Cordoba, Colombia AERO COMMANDER 500 HK1697 A/c operated by Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA, crashed in open field. Pilot and copilot killed, and a/c destroyed. Flight originated from Olaya Herrera...
January 5, 2009
Restore ASAPS, ASAP
The National Transportation Safety Board is unhappy that Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) have recently been discontinued by some major air carriers, including American Airlines and US Airways. ASAP, which has been in existence among many air carriers...
January 5, 2009
NTSB to Hold EMS Public Hearing
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a four-day public hearing on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services (EMS) operations beginning on Feb. 3, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be open to the public and will take place in...
January 5, 2009
Mechanic Killed When Chopper Turns Over
A Kaman K-1200 helicopter (267KA) stringing power lines for Southern California Edison crashed Dec. 17 when gusty winds caused the pilot to lose control shortly after takeoff. The pilot was not harmed, but a mechanic on the ground was struck and killed by the...
January 5, 2009
Safety Board: Deice or Die
The National Transportation Safety Board recently issued a Safety Alert entitled "Activate Leading-Edge Deice Boots As Soon As Airplanes Enter Icing Conditions." "This Safety Alert is intended to increase the visibility of airplane icing issues...
January 5, 2009
'Poor Man's' ADS-B
FreeFlight Systems is offering a new solution for pilots seeking an affordable means to incorporate ADS-B into their aircraft. Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast, or ADS-B, is the cornerstone of the FAA's NextGen air traffic management, which takes...
January 5, 2009
Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directive; Boeing Model 747 and Boeing 757-200, -200PF, and -300. SUMMARY: This proposed AD would require replacing the control switches of the forward, aft, and nose cargo doors of Model 747 airplanes; and would require replacing the control...
January 5, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Nov 14, 2008 Nashville, TN Snow 600 N1691S Owner of Snow 600 aerial application airplane stated that the a/c had not been flown "in some time." Several minutes after takeoff on positioning flight...
December 22, 2008
Computers Plays God?
British researchers are developing a new computer model to predict how long someone will survive when lost at sea, which will in turn determine when a search and rescue operation may be called off. The Search and Rescue Survival Model is being developed by...
December 22, 2008
Safety & Technology Trends
Indonesia Adopts Aviation Safety Bill Indonesia's Parliament has passed a new aviation safety measure aimed at improving air safety, a demand of the European Union that banned Indonesian carriers from its airspace in 2007 following a string of accidents...
December 22, 2008
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Nov 01, 2008 Bridgeport, CT GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B N4540L Solo student pilot was maneuvering in local training area when experienced symptoms of "vertigo." No injuries Managed to navigate back to...
December 15, 2008
EU Inaugurates SESAR
The European Union is launching a new air traffic management system to help cope with increasing numbers of flights over Europe. The system will employ the same satellite-based technology as the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen System. Eurocontrol...
December 15, 2008
DFW Int'l Debuts Perimeter Taxiways
DFW International has opened the first quadrant of its state-of-the-art perimeter taxiway, a revolutionary aviation concept that will increase safety and efficiency of runways. Because of DFW's runway configuration, aircraft are often called upon to cross...
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