5-Apr-2021 Source: CAA A new technical standard for ‘Terrain Awareness & Warning Systems’ fitted to helicopters operating offshore (Offshore HTAWS) has been published in Europe and North America. The upgrade will significantly enhance safety levels by increasing the warning time helicopter pilots receive of a potential impact by up to 600 per cent, affording flight crews a much better chance of avoiding accidents. Developed by a joint helicopter industry working group instigated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the new standard can now be adopted by regulators and applied by equipment manufacturers to their products installed in helicopter fleets globally. In aviation, TAWS are on-board