Safety

16.07.2010 2:00

Diamond promises DA42 will be fully equipped for winter

Manufacturer says icing protection can be retrofitted to four-seat piston twin [Read more]

16.07.2010 2:00

Ground control

Why is an industry that is so safety conscious in the air so lax when it comes to accidents on the ramp? Can a new approach solve the problem? Commercial aviation may be justifiably proud of its safety in the air, but its industrial injury record on the ground is one of the worst among all businesses. According to a recent study, the injury rate to employees of scheduled airlines is 3.5 times as bad as it is among miners, and the vast majority of airline workers’ injuries occur on the airside of airports. This situation prevails despite multiple attempts to raise the profile of ramp safety. The last concerted industry attempt was led by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the mid-1990s, but the organisation admits that it has had no discernible effect. Two years ago the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) picked up the ramp safety baton from IATA and has since been leading a major assault intended to raise awareness and encourage good ramp [Read more]

15.07.2010 2:00

NTSB faults Continental captain in 2008 Denver excursion

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today determined that the captain of a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 that ran off the left side... [Read more]

14.07.2010 2:00

FARNBOROUGH: Smart safety avionics in the A350

THE AIRBUS A350's pilots will have, as standard, an advanced landing safety function that will warn the pilots, during approach, of the risk of runway overrun. [Read more]

14.07.2010 2:00

FAA works with universities to study human factors research

US university Georgia Tech has entered into an agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration to study pilot responses to alerts from traffic alert... [Read more]

14.07.2010 2:00

Flightglobal and FLIR Systems team up to stream live video of Farnborough International Airshow 2010

Flightglobal and FLIR Systems have teamed up to provide exclusive live video streaming of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow aerial displays. For the first time, people will be able to watch the aerial footage from their computers and smart phones. FLIR will use high definition sensor system, Star SAFIRE® HD , which will be based in the Flightglobal Media Chalet ideally sited next to the runway, to capture the daily air display. Once the video is captured, the airshow footage will then be processed by a powerful on-site server, which will then seamlessly stream the video out to the web. Farnborough front page screengr <a href=[Read more]

14.07.2010 2:00

FAA promotes upset recovery aid

The US Federal Aviation Administration is asking airline, cargo, air taxi and fractional flight departments to incorporate upset recovery aids developed... [Read more]

14.07.2010 2:00

PICTURES & VIDEO: Flightglobal launches Farnborough 2010 show page

Flightglobal has launched its Farnborough 2010 show page which is to be the "go-to" page for every aspect of coverage from the air show and showcasing everything Farnborough has to offer. The new show page from the largest aviation news website, Flightglobal, allows you to "experience Farnborough as never before" with live video streaming of each day's flying display, an interactive daily magazine, a heatmapped graphic of the static display leading you to profiles of each aircraft, plus all the news, video, images, blog posts, and you can also see what people are saying about [Read more]