Cabin Safety, Safety Regulation
Getting Out
A new law says the FAA must study how airliner seat size affects emergency evacuations.
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What Happened to Crew Resource Management?
The ability to monitor both the automation and the other pilot and to use the skills of inquiry, advocacy and assertion to speak up must be emphasized and practiced.
Mechanical Issues, Helicopter Safety
Worn Out
An absence of grease on a fuel pump spline led to the fatal crash of a Bell 206L, the NTSB says.
Marching Orders
Funding reauthorization for the FAA comes with dozens of safety provisions attached.
Work Plan
In this issue of AeroSafety World, we dedicated two articles (“Getting Out” and “Marching Orders”)…
Launch Into a Void
Featureless terrain, spatial disorientation and autopilot mode confusion doomed a night overwater departure.
A Message from the President
Safety News | October 2018
NVG Pilots Cautioned on LED Lights | Stepped-Up CFM56-7B Blade Inspections Ordered | and more…
LOC-I Accidents Led Other Categories, Data Show
More accidents involving the worldwide commercial jet airplane fleet from 2008 through 2017 were classified…
Aviation Safety Events | October 2018
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