Executive Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has published a final rule to transition from the Pilot Records Improvement Act (“PRIA”) to the electronic Pilot Records.
- April 16, 2021, 10:50 AM
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) endorsed the National Transportation Safety Board’s inclusion of safety management systems (SMS), crash-resistant recorders, and flight data monitoring (FDM) programs on the 2021/22 “Most Wanted list of transportation safety improvements, saying the recommendations will create a safer charter industry.
The NTSB this month updated its Most Wanted list, including a call for FAA to require, as well as verify the effectiveness of, SMS in all revenue passenger-carrying operations. In addition, a second focus area on the list combined a call for mandatory crashworthy recorders and the adoption of flight data monitoring programs. ACSF said the recommendations could help prevent accidents, reduce injuries, and save lives.
WBAT Safety Introduces University of North Dakota Aerospace as Most Recent ASAP and Platform+ Subscriber Leesburg, VA, April 08, 2021 (PR.com) WBAT Safety is proud to introduce University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace as the most recent organization to join the WBAT Safety platform as a Platform+Support and ASAP facilitation services subscriber.
As a world-renowned center for aerospace learning and academic excellence, UND Aerospace operates one of the largest fleets of civilian aircraft in North America and the largest collegiate training fleet in the world. In addition to offering 7 aviation degrees and 15 career pathway programs, UND Aerospace features state-of-the-art facilities and offers 110+ aircraft and simulators, allowing students to log an impressive 110,000+ flight hours.
- March 17, 2021, 8:00 AM
James Viola, who became president and CEO of HAI in January 2020, has kept a busy agenda in his first year despite events such as the pandemic that could not have been foreseen when he took the role. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)
When James Viola accepted the position of president and CEO at Helicopter Association International (HAI) in late 2019, he expected to have a long transition period as he paved the way for the association’s goals of extending its reach internationally and building on its well-established safety programs.
A year later, HAI has made strides towards those goals: initiatives are underway to strengthen the association’s presence before the International Civil Aviation Organization, establish new relationships throughout the globe, expand the membership beyond traditional rotorcraft, add new and revisit safety programs, and consolidate safety and other initiatives under a newly rebranded Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST).
- March 1, 2021, 12:26 AM
Airlines around the world have long ditched maneuvers-based training programs in favor of more progressive competency and evidence-based programs. In business aviation, most training programs are better suited for a 1960s Howard 500 piston-twin-engine aircraft than today’s G650 or Global 7500 business jets. Safety advocates from the NBAA are making a strong push to move away from those “cookie-cutter” maneuvers-based training standards and proficiency checks and would like more operators to adopt a scenario-based training philosophy that can be tailored to better fit a specific operation.
Innovation in business aviation training systems has been slow. Long recognized for being early adopters of advanced aviation technologies such as synthetic vision systems, training is one area where business aviation lags the airlines. Over the years, there have been some glimmers of hope, such as more advanced data collection systems in full-flight simulators,