Safety


NZ ushers new laser pointer controls

Hand-held lasers strong enough to be a hazard to aircraft will be subject to new import, sale and supply controls under New Zealand’s health and … More ››

Aveillant completes FAA, Defense Dept testing

Aveillant lined up this month alongside Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to take part in the US IFT&E3 trials, designed to establish what technologies are available … More ››

IAA launches Xsight FODetect at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Int’l Airport

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Xsight Systems’ FODetect, an automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system, is fully operational at Tel-Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport. Declaring the FODetect system as operational … More ››

US pushes for GA safety gains

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Michael Huerta today met with leaders from the general aviation community to agree on actions to enhance safety and reduce … More ››

Core Values

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The FAA’s Air Traffic Organization is putting efforts to understand, correct and communicate causes of risk at the heart of its safety strategy With one … More ››

Third of US flyers leave gadgets switched on

Ninety-nine per cent of adult airline passengers who travel with a portable electronic device (PED) – such as a smartphone or tablet – carried at … More ››

Safety protest seeks to block Boeing 787 ETOPS

Two passenger advocacy groups are demanding the US government limits flights on the controversial new Boeing 787 until the safety of its lithium-ion batteries is … More ››

SkyWatch

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In February, a speeding asteroid slammed into Earth’s atmosphere and exploded high over Russia’s Ural region, injuring hundreds and causing millions of euros of damage. … More ››

Experts criticise EASA flight time proposal

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) urges EU decision-makers to ‘think carefully before giving final approval’ to the flight and duty time limitations rules proposed … More ››

DLR develops novel wake vortex mitigation

Current safety considerations related to wake vortices force pilots of small and medium-sized aircraft to maintain a separation of about 10 kilometres from heavier planes … More ››