Safety, Ops & Regulation

As the long-running certification of the 525 enters a new phase, steady sales sustain a bridge to a busier year ahead for Bell.

Attempting to counter the roll will likely make it worse.

Beyond removing passenger and routine air cargo links between Russia and the U.S., the ban will have aerospace supply-chain implications.

Lack of FAA approval has held back the H160’s entry into service.

Pilot perceptions and reactions are making these incidents worse.

How should a flight crew properly react to minimize an aircraft’s unwanted motions and allow it to return to a stable trajectory?

Ukraine’s national airspace has been closed for civil aviation operations because of “high safety risks” caused by Russia’s invasion of the country on Feb. 24, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is warning operators.

A fierce battle has erupted around the flight test center for Antonov aircraft company near Kyiv, with a Russian air assault fighting a brigade of Ukrainian national guard troops for control of the airport, Ukraine’s Ministry of the Interior says.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to step down in six weeks sets the agency up for a leadership transfer—and likely a stint under an acting chief—while several high-profile, complex issues remain unresolved.

In a letter to FAA employees released by the agency, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said that he has “made the very difficult decision to step down” less than three years into his five-year appointment.

The rate of turbulence-related accidents hasn’t improved since 1989

Control deflections have different effects at high altitude and high speed.

In 2021, the FAA recorded 9,723 reports from pilots on laser strikes – about 27 incidents per day, and up 41% from 2020 figures of 6,800. So far in 2022, the numbers continue to trend upward.

What worked in your previous aircraft may actually have the opposite effect.

Joseph M. Del Balzo, whose 36-year FAA career included time as acting administrator, passed away at age 85 Feb. 11 in Philadelphia.

Nav Canada will require that aircraft be equipped to transmit their position by ADS-B Out by Feb. 23, 2023 when flying above 12,500 ft.

Thick logbooks do not ensure proficiency in specific handling characteristics.

In Part 1, we discussed the circumstances surrounding the crash of a Bell UH-1H in New Mexico. The 57-year-old pilot was employed by Sapphire Aviation

Examining the flight of a Bell UH-1H CFIT that crashed near Raton, New Mexico.

The FAA has formally designated several internal staff roles to support the agency’s effort to coordinate with other aviation stakeholders and telecommunications industry counterparts as part of work being done to minimize the safety risk of new 5G C-band service.

The air navigation service providers of the UK and Canada are to abolish the use of the North Atlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) for flights below FL330 (33,000 ft.) from March 1.

Be prepared to interact with the NTSB (most business aviation operator are not), and hope that you never have the occasion to do so.

The EU’s transport ministers have issued a declaration that they hope sets the stage for a long-term aspirational goal on aviation sustainability to be adopted at the ICAO Assembly in September.

U.S. trade associations have called on the FAA to step up its process of clearing helicopters and business aviation aircraft to operate near 5G wireless transmitters now that mainline passenger airliners have gained the necessary approvals.

Revamped runway safety zone parameters and a just-launched flight-test program are seen as keys to establishing both short-term and permanent fixes to the 5G wireless challenges facing aviation and telecommunications companies.