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Small Commercial Airplane Collides With Drone in Canada
The King Air, carrying eight passengers, landed safely in what has been called a first-of-its-kind…
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U.S. Helicopter Industry Accident Rate Up in First Half of 2017
The accident rate for the U.S. civil helicopter industry rose 6.6 percent in the first…
Change in Leadership at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Elaine C. Duke, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) deputy secretary, will become acting…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
ATSB Investigating Possible Drone Strike on GA Airplane
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened an investigation into a collision between a…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
U.K. AAIB Lauds Use of Drones in Accident Investigations
UAVs are less expensive than helicopters to operate and be used more easily for a…
Bizav Needs More Focus on Upset Recovery Training, Say Experts
Speakers at Flight Safety Foundation’s Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS 2017) told delegates that the…
ICAO Developing Drone Traffic Management Plan
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is seeking feedback on its goal of developing a…
News, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Study for FAA Examines Risks of Human-Drone Collisions
The injuries most likely to occur when a small drone strikes a person are blunt…
Serious Injuries Suffered During Turbulence Increased in 2016
Thirty-three passengers and 11 crewmembers were injured in 2016, up from a total of 21…
U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Regroups for Accident-Reduction Effort
USHST said its goal is to see a fatal accident rate of 0.61 per 100,000…