Safety

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Safety

Portside Acquires Baldwin Safety & Compliance

Baldwin adds a suite of safety products to Portside's technology, software offerings
Don and Nancy Baldwin (Photo: Portside)
Aircraft

China Approves EHang EH216-S as World's First Type-certified eVTOL

Two-seat eVTOL can operate autonomously for passenger-carrying flights
Civil Aviation Administration of China officials issue a type certificate to EHang for its eVTOL aircraft.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Tests Single-stick eVTOL Flight Controls

Airbus FlightLab tests eVTOL electric flight control system
Airbus tests eVTOL flight controls
Safety

New Falcons Now Come with Ready Flight Intl Program

Software speeds operators’ international compliance
Dassault and AviationManuals executives pose in front of a Falcon 8X
Safety

Blocked Comm Eyed in B737-Cessna Citation Near Collision

Business jet overflew the airliner by about 100 feet during the incident
Safety

Notice Updates Polar Areas of Magnetic Unreliability

Updated boundaries indicate where magnetic compasses are highly unreliable
Safety

Baldwin Adds Geolocation to Bizav Safety Reports

The feature allows pinpointing locations of safety-related events
Baldwin Safety & Compliance's new mapping feature
Security

Aircraft Operators Face Security Uncertainty in Israel

The Ops Group has issued a "do not fly" alert warning of a shootdown risk for civil aircraft
Aircraft Operators Face Security Uncertainty In Israel
Safety

Airshare Joins ACSF Aviation Safety Action Program

Program offers confidential safety reporting for Part 91 and 135 operators
Airshare business jet
Rotorcraft

FAA Promotes Rotorcraft Bird Strike Avoidance

FAA SAIB counsels helicopter owners, operators on bird strike strategies
Helicopter birdstrike
Security

Russian Missile Tests Could Threaten Airspace Safety

Several international airlines have flown across airspace along Russia's north coast in recent days
Russia's Yuzhny Island in the Barents Sea
Safety

Safety Talk: NBAA's Carr on Tackling Today's Challenges

Mental health and workforce remain pressing safety issues in business aviation.
Doug Carr, NBAA’s senior v-p of safety, security, sustainability, and international operations
Safety

AINsight: Deadly Distractions on the Flight Deck

It's a myth that humans can multitask, warns the NTSB
Radio tower with guy wires
ATC

Increasing Fake GPS Signals Near Iran Prompt FAA Alert

Ops Group has tracked at least 20 such spoofing incidents
Ops Group depiction of Embraer Legacy 650 off course after GPS spoofing (Image: Ops Group)
Safety

TBM Owners and Pilots Convention Breaks Records

Hundreds of attendees and TBM aircraft flocked to Colorado
TBMs lined up on ramp
Safety

Hangar Rash Prevention System Heading to Beta Test

Fyve By Is looking to recruit hangar keepers to test the new system.
Fyve By's test hangar for its Sky View system
Airports

Pilot-controller Teamwork Key to Aviation Safety, Says NBAA

NBAA’s Gertsen weighs in during NATCA panel discussion
Participants at NATCA safety panel
Safety

APS To Host Annual UPRT Safety Summit

Event will share aviation safety knowledge with professional pilots
Security

Azerbaijan Shuts Armenian Airspace as Conflict Escalates

Airspace closure not yet confirmed by EASA amid reported use of surface-to-air missiles
Armenia and Azerbaijan are in conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Rotorcraft

USHST Summit Illuminates Helicopter IFR Issues

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team summit presses for wider adaptation of weather cameras, FAA reforms
Security

Blog: Can Putin's BRICS Allies Be Trusted Trade Partners?

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are target markets for business aircraft sales
The ABACE show has been held at Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport in China
ATC

NASA’s ASRS Callback: Beware the Visual Approach

Bizjet gets a wild ride on approach to San Francisco Airport
Security

Security Experts Issue Airspace Alert for Caucasus War Risk

Security assessment points to possible air-to-air missile attack on Putin enemy Prigozhin's jet
Armenia and Azerbaijan are situated between Europe and Asia
Safety

AviationManuals Takes Aviation Safety Talk on the Road

SMS program developer to present at safety standdowns
AviationManuals' ARC metric tool showing operator safety data
Safety

Meandair, SmartSky Partner on Weather Info Delivery

Partnership will deliver faster weather forecasting information
Meandair turbulence profile image
Safety

Bombardier Opens Registrations for 2023 Safety Standdown

'Integrity in Safety' is theme of November 7 to 9 event
Bombardier Safety Standdown stage
Safety

Circling Approach: Is It Your Best Option?

NTSB cautions on inherent risks to circling approaches
Learjet 35A cockpit photo
Safety

Aerox Parent Company Acquires Fluid Power

Acquisition expands breadth of company's aerospace oxygen products
Sample of Aerox Oxygen Systems' product lineup
Regulations and Government

Burning Questions at the Apex of Fire Fighting Season

U.S. officials are refiguring aerial firefighting requirements
Regulations and Government

EASA Introduces VTOL Aircraft Policy Changes

Changes to rules for urban air mobility would need revisions to EU aviation regulations
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft flight in Paris