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Posts Categorized: Cover Story
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In the Dark
Unique perceptual errors permeate all phases of night flight.
Runway Safety (approach and landing), Cover Story, Winter/Challenging Ops
Winterized
U.S. airports implement new ways of assessing braking action on icy, snowy runways.
Safety Information Sharing and Protection, Cover Story, Safety Management
Frontline Volunteers
Air France Industries and Boeing describe the behind-the-scenes implementation of maintenance line operations safety assessments.
Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Accident Investigation, Cover Story
Too Low to Recover
An ice-induced stall sent a Phenom hurtling into houses near the approach end of the…
Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Cover Story, Unmanned Aircraft
Fire Traffic Control
Unauthorized UAS flights near U.S. wildfires — about 33 in 18 months — pose untenable…
Runway Safety (approach and landing), ATC/ATM, Cover Story
Controller Reinforcements
Renewed government-industry collaboration targets U.S. runway incursions, including those tied to ATC operational incidents.
Fitness for Duty, Sabotage/Intentional Acts, Aviation Medicine, Cover Story
Intentional Acts
Germanwings crash investigators urge clear guidelines for weighing medical privacy against the threat to public…
Business Aviation, Cover Story
Operational Control
Voluntary reports by U.S. aircraft dispatchers highlight miscommunication, task saturation and technical failures.
Cover Story, Helicopter Safety
Steady Decline
EMS helicopter accident rates have decreased since a wave of fatal crashes nearly a decade…