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AeroSafety World

Aerosafety World March 2012

Cover Story

Spiral Dive

An overwater departure on a dark, stormy night ends in the Mediterranean.

by Mark Lacagnina

Maintenance Matters

Fatigue Awareness

Report urges awareness, education and data-gathering to combat fatigue among aviation maintenance personnel.

by Linda Werfelman

Loss of Control–In Flight (LOC-I), Safety Culture

The IHTAR Model

A three-step process for managing anomalous events — and maintaining aircraft control.

by Chris Nutter and Thomas Anthony

Threat Analysis

Extraterrestrial Debris

A notice to airmen that spacecraft fragments could fall through European airspace prompted a quick risk assessment.

by Wayne Rosenkrans

GSIP Related Articles, Safety Oversight

Now I See

Visualization of synthesized safety data confirms the theories of analysts and investigators.

by Wayne Rosenkrans

Safety Regulation

Joining In

A new law sets a timetable for incorporating unmanned aircraft into U.S. airspace.

by Linda Werfelman

Flight Deck

The Toxic Captain

A captain who makes the cockpit environment acrimonious can be a safety risk.

by Robert I. Baron

Traffic Control

Voluntary Revelations

Air Traffic Safety Action Program reports boost the quantity and quality of NASA’s ASRS database content.

by Wayne Rosenkrans

Helicopter Safety

Heading for Home

NTSB cites pilot determination to return to home base in connection with two fatal EMS helicopter crashes in 2010.

by Linda Werfelman

Executive Message

Value Proposition

In the last issue, I wrote about some of the high points of what we are doing at Flight Safety Foundation. This month, I am going to go a little…

by Capt. Kevin L. Hiatt

Runway Safety (approach and landing), Editorial Page

The Rare Go-Around

Let’s face it: Go-arounds are inconvenient. They make you late, burn more gas, complicate air traffic situations and often scare the heck out of your passengers, who probably think you…

by J.A. Donoghue

Safety Briefs

Safety News | March 2012

Fatigue Survey Jeppesen is planning an industry-wide survey later this year to gather fatigue data from pilots and cabin crewmembers; the data ultimately will be used as part of a…

by Linda Werfelman

DataLink

Drawing the Line

A line operations safety audit at IranAir pinpoints safety issues and leads to solutions.

by Rick Darby

InfoScan

Harmonic Convergence

The United States is collaborating with Europe on ATC modernization, but some industry skepticism remains.

by Rick Darby

On Record

Taxiway Takeoff

Pilots were distracted by a ‘sudden surge in cockpit workload’ during line-up.

by Mark Lacagnina