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| 10.12.2009 |
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Carolinas Medical Center Selects EC135s
American Eurocopter will provide three new helicopters to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The EC135s are to be delivered this fall and will subsequently be customized to meet the specific needs of the MedCenter Air program at Carolinas Medical...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Life Saver or Life Taker?
A New Era for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) An Aviation Today Webinar Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations provide an important service to the public by transporting...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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'Pilotless' Plane Crashes in Indiana Cornfield
Authorities are investigating the Sept. 30 crash of a Mooney private aircraft in an Indiana cornfield. The single-engine plane with an unresponsive pilot at the controls had been intercepted by USAF fighters who were alerted by concerned controllers. Indiana...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Air Force Releases Predator Accident Report
A USAF GA-ASI MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial system (UAS) flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom lost contact with its ground control station and presumably crashed in a forward operating area May 13, according to an Air Combat Command...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 01, 2009 Jackson, MS ROBINSON R44 N33PX A/c substantially damaged when struck trees and house near Jackson/Hawkins Field (HKS). Attention drawn to a/c by its noise, which witness described as repeated...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Call-to-Action Dodgers to be IDed
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will shortly publish the names of those who have failed to respond to Administrator Randy Babbitt's June 24 call for voluntary measures to improve safety. Regional Airline Association President Roger Cohen says RAA...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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FAA Gets Smart
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Honeywell's Smartpath Precision Landing System, for use at U.S. airports, providing precise navigation service based on the global positioning system (GPS). The first U.S.-approved system is located in...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Avoiding Runway Jail Time
As the airline industry remains opposed to setting a time limit on how long passengers can be held hostage in airliners on the tarmac, an influential industry pioneer backs such a deadline---with strings attached---and industry experts suggest common sense...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety is No Secret
In the quest to continually advance aviation safety, The Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA), the Canadian Society of Air Safety Investigators and the Flight Safety Foundation are conducting an International Winter Operations Conference in Toronto this week...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Sully Flies Again for US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January, has returned to work as a management pilot. In addition to his flying duties...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Security Shortlines
Body Bomber? It is reported that a 23-year-old Al Qaeda suicide bomber was able to smuggle up to a pound of explosives hidden within his rectum past layers of Saudi security and detonate his body bomb near the Saudi deputy interior minister in charge of...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Notice of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Government/Industry Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee. DATES: The meeting will be held...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Fatal HEMS Crash in South Carolina
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the fatal crash of an emergency medical service (EMS) helicopter near Georgetown, SC on Sept. 25. The Eurocopter AS-350 B2 (N417AE) helicopter EMS (HEMS) crashed at about 11:30 p.m. ET during a...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Life Saver or Life Taker?
A New Era for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) An Aviation Today Webinar Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (ET) Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations provide an important service to the public by transporting...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Enhanced Safety Features for S-92
Sikorsky Aircraft has introduced new functionality on the S-92 helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions. The new...
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| 10.05.2009 |
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NTSB Releases Report on S-61 Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has made public the factual report and supporting material involving the Aug. 5, 2008 fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-61N (N612AZ) in Weaverville, CA. The crash resulted in the deaths of seven firefighters and two...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Pilot Work Rules to Change
Pilot fatigue initiatives resulting from the Feb. 12 fatal crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, NY were revealed at a House aviation subcommittee hearing on Sept. 23. Among other things, Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt noted that "as...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Improving Air Safety in Remote Regions
A new air surveillance system just introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Colorado allows air traffic controllers to track aircraft not covered by radar in remote, mountainous regions. It is the first FAA-certified multilateration system...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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ADS-B to Roll Out in Gulf of Mexico
Air traffic controllers will begin using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in December to track both fixed-wing and rotorcraft flying over the Gulf of Mexico, a major milestone in the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen program. The...
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| 09.28.2009 |
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Get Smart
Honeywell's SmartRunway and SmartLanding technologies, developed to reduce runway accidents at crowded airports, have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval, allowing the company to deliver its runway products...
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