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AeroSafety World

AeroSafety World July-August 2015

Cover Story

‘Failing Aviator’ Solutions

Curable medical, psychological or cognitive problems often underlie a pilot’s substandard performance, creating a legal and ethical duty to mitigate the safety risks.

by Wayne Rosenkrans

Safety Culture

‘Renegade’

Concentration on SMS — without a counterbalancing reliance on regulatory enforcement — can leave safety risks unaddressed, accident investigators say

by Linda Werfelman

Strategic Issues

Adapting Together

Regional airlines find training benefits in exchanging flight data analyses and risk mitigations with major airline partners.

by Wayne Rosenkrans

Helicopter Safety

Out to Sea

The Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard program takes aim at offshore helicopter safety.

by Linda Werfelman

InSight

The ABCs of Aviation Maintenance Manuals

If I close my eyes and think back real hard, I can remember when I was a newly certificated aviation maintenance technician (AMT). Armed with my airframe and powerplant certificate…

by Carol E. Giles

Aviation Medicine

Stocking Up

International aviation organizations revise guidelines for in-flight medical care.

by Linda Werfelman

Aviation Weather

What You Don’t See

Weather conditions — especially fog and low clouds that reduce visibility — are common factors in CFIT crashes.

by Ed Brotak

President's Message

Breaking Bread

In November 2014, in conjunction with Flight Safety Foundation’s 67th annual International Air Safety Summit, we held the second annual FSF Benefit Dinner. The purpose of this event is to…

by Jon L. Beatty | President and CEO

Editorial Page

Global Safety Information

It is increasingly difficult to discuss aviation safety without also discussing data. The industry is swimming in the stuff (data) and the pool is getting deeper. At the 6th Pan…

by Frank Jackman | Editor-in-Chief

Safety Calendar

Aviation Safety Events | July–August 2015

JULY 13–17 — Human Factors and Safety Master Class. Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Aviation Academy. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Robert Jan de Boer, <rj.de.boer@hva.nl>, +31 621.15.62.69, <hva.nl/aviation>. JULY 13–17 — AABI Annual…

by FSF Editorial Staff

Safety Briefs

Safety News | July–August 2015

Limits on E-Cigarettes | Crash-Resistant Tanks | and more …

by Linda Werfelman

DataLink

Positive Trend

Eurocontrol data show a decreasing ANS role in accidents.

by Linda Werfelman

On Record

‘Split-Second Decision’

The 717 flight crew saw the lights of a vehicle ahead after touchdown and initiated a go-around.

by Mark Lacagnina