Totally Relevant
Specialists updating the Airplane Upset Recovery Training Aid are ‘recalibrating’ a few technical details, its user interface and its fit within UPRT.
GSIP Related Articles, Summits IASS
Growth Prospects
Operators, regulators and others in the Middle East are turning to safety data to keep pace with rapid growth.
Use It or Lose It
Without practice, pilots find that some flying skills — especially cognitive skills — grow weak.
Should We Stay or Should We Go?
Flight crews must consider many factors in deciding whether to order an evacuation.
Lasting Impact
NTSB investigators share first-hand insights into broadly applicable lessons from the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident.
Peer Review
A Canadian evaluation of ATSB investigative processes identifies flaws but also finds techniques to admire.
Finding Alternatives
NTSB calls for new ways to recover flight data after a crash.
Joining In
Hundreds of aviation safety professionals gathered in Montreal the first week in February at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) High Level Safety Conference (HLSC). It’s been five years since…
UAS Rules
Just a few days before we went to press with this issue of AeroSafety World, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its long-awaited proposed rule governing small (under 55…
HOT Guidelines
I would like to commend AeroSafety World for publishing an article (ASW, 11/14) related to the use of holdover time (HOT) guidelines. This article will undoubtedly reach individuals and organizations…
Aviation Safety Events | March 2015
MARCH 2–5 — HAI Heli-Expo 2015. Helicopter Association International. Orlando, Florida, U.S. <rotor.org>. MARCH 5–7 — 26th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference. Women in Aviation, International. Dallas, Texas, U.S. <wai.org>.…
Safety News | March 2015
FAA Orders Expansion of SMS The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule that will require most of the country’s commercial airlines to implement safety management systems…
Bird Watch
Data show a slight decline in recent years in the rate of bird strikes in Australia.
‘Surprised and Helpless’
The captain said that braking conditions unexpectedly became ‘very, very poor’ as the A320 neared the end of the runway.