Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Jun 10, 2021 - 9:30 AM
Jet Linx Pauses Ops for Safety Summit
Jet Linx's theme for its 5th annual safety summit was “Forward Together for a Safer Future.”
Jun 9, 2021 - 11:31 AM
Garmin Enhances Risk/hazard Reporting in FltPlan SMS
FltPlan safety management system now offers more categories for risk/hazard reporting and presents data in an easier-to-use format for aviation managers.
health worker preparing vaccine shot
Jun 9, 2021 - 10:59 AM
Safety Auditor Offers Vaccination Prize
Aviation Safety Asia is offering fully vaccinated business jet operators a chance to win a safety audit worth $15,000.
Jun 7, 2021 - 6:34 PM
DOD IG Report Critical of 'Dusting' Protestors with Helos
This latest incident fuels the debate on the proper use of law enforcement helicopters.
Jun 3, 2021 - 6:12 PM
Data Analysis Key to Effective Flight Department SMS
A Business Aviation Safety Summit session focused on analyzing SMS data internally and externally to avoid safety incidents and accidents.
pilot receiving Covid test
Jun 3, 2021 - 2:51 PM
FAA's Aeromedical Head Talks Covid Impact
The Covid pandemic caused many changes and alterations in the aeromedical realm according to FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup.
Pfizer vaccine
Jun 2, 2021 - 1:46 PM
Pfizer Flight Dept Helped Get Vaccine to Market Sooner, Exec Says
The head of Pfizer's corporate flight department detailed the integral role his operation played in getting a Covid-19 vaccine to market.
Jun 2, 2021 - 12:18 PM
Operators Need to Monitor Crew SOPs, Says Investigator
An NTSB investigator dissected a business aviation crash to illustrate the need to determine if crews are following SOPs.
Jun 2, 2021 - 12:03 PM
NTSB's Landsberg Stresses Need To Overhaul Notams
Speaking during the opening session of the Flight Safety Foundation's BASS, NTSB vice-chair Bruce Landsberg called for improved notams, SMS, and FDM.
Jun 2, 2021 - 9:18 AM
EASA Requires Member States To Bar Flights over Belarus
A safety directive requires national aviation authorities to instruct their airlines not to enter Belarus airspace.