Cover Story
The fine safety record of U.S. cold weather operations still warrants integrated risk reduction, auditors…
by Wayne Rosenkrans
Flight Ops
Difficult to forecast and rare, but a real threat to landing or low-altitude aircraft.
by Flight Safety Foundation
Traffic Control
An avionics industry group warns of disruptions in the installation process.
by Linda Werfelman
Causal Factors
NTSB said that nothing in the captain’s experience or training had prepared him for the…
by Mark Lacagnina
Strategic Issues
Safety oversight and air service ‘liberalization’ are two sides of the same coin, says a…
InSight
A strong safety culture is the essential first ingredient in an SMS.
by James W. Smith
New techniques are being studied to limit wind turbines’ interference with aviation.
Safety Regulation
Growing accident numbers prompt a regulatory response.
by Frances Fiorino
President's Message
I thought I would take this opportunity to catch everyone up on what happened at…
by William R. Voss
Editorial Page
When the U.S. Congress recently passed a law requiring pilots to possess an airline transport…
by J.A. Donoghue
Safety Briefs
‘Terrific Progress’ on Runway Incursions | Plague of Locust | and more …
DataLink
Communication between controllers and U.S. pilots in non-U.S. airspace takes extra attention.
by Rick Darby
InfoScan
Flight attendant fatigue is associated more with scheduling and physiological factors than duty time.
On Record
No taxi briefing, no taxiway signs and a nonassertive controller contributed to a risky takeoff.
