Transponder Confusion
Canada is warning of an avionics system that may indicate aircraft are flying even though they are still on the ground.
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Flight Deck, Opinion, President's Message
Insight: Wind and Words
Critical information is lost when all pilots and controllers aren’t speaking the same language.
Flight Deck, In-depth Feature, Safety Research
Fighting Pilot Fatigue: Sleep is Best
NRL-Netherlands Aerospace Centre researchers say extra sleep helps more than flight time restrictions.
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Deck
Coffee Spill Leads to Smoke, Then a Diversion
A spilled cup of coffee on the flight deck of an Airbus A330 knocked out the flight crew’s audio control panels (ACPs) and touched off a chain of events that…
News, Fitness for Duty, Aviation Research, Flight Deck
High Carbon Dioxide Levels Could Hurt Pilot Performance, Study Says
Study findings suggest that there is a direct effect of carbon dioxide on performance.
News, Flight Deck, Safety Recommendation
CASA Tells Airlines to Decide Future of “Two in the Cockpit” Practice
Intentional Germanwings crash had prompted the requirement.
Canada Restricts Possession of Hand-Held Lasers
Transport Canada on Thursday implemented new restrictions on battery-powered, hand-held lasers in an effort to reduce the number of laser strikes on aircraft. The restrictions apparently are an interim step…
Fatigue Consultants Conducting Survey on Use of Controlled Rest
Clockwork Research, a U.K.-based fatigue risk management consultancy, is conducting a survey of the operational practice of controlled rest on the flight deck. The objectives of the survey are to…
Rethinking the Briefing
Alaska Airlines revamps approach and departure briefings to focus on flight-specific threats.
Maintaining Manual Skills
FAA urges airlines to increase opportunities for pilots to fly manually.