Relatives and friends of the passengers killed when Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed outside Buffalo on Feb. 12 conducted a 10-mile memorial walk to mark the fatal accident's one-year anniversary. About 200 people gathered at a fire hall in... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Colgan-Crash-Anniversary-Observed_9356.html
Relief efforts in Haiti have been supported by the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), providing both intelligence assets and the infrastructure required to safely operate supply-laden cargo aircraft into Port-au-Prince International... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Air-Safety-Assured-in-Haiti_9237.html
The Indian Government has received a detailed report on the Sept. 2, 2009 fatal helicopter crash in the south Indian state Andhra Pradesh that killed Y.S.R. Reddy, 60, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and four others, Reddy's principal secretary and chief... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Report-on-Indian-Chopper-Crash_9180.html
Despite privacy issues surrounding airport full body security scanners, more travelers appear willing to subject themselves to the devices in the wake of the Christmas Day terrorist incident involving Northwest Airlines. Six major U.S. airports are already... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Shedding-Shyness-for-Security_8965.html
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require scheduled airlines to either retrofit their existing fleet with ice-detection equipment or make sure the ice protection system activates at the proper time. For aircraft with an ice-detection system, the... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/De-Icing-Systems-for-Regional-Aircraft_8797.html
The airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the midair collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, has been split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights. The low zone is now... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/New-Hudson-River-Flight-Rules_8683.html
United Airlines has suspended a pilot who was arrested in London on suspicion that he was about to fly a Boeing 767 with 124 passengers while exceeding the legal limit for alcohol. The incident occurring on Nov. 9 involved United Flight 949, which was bound... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Unprofessional-Pilots-Need-Not-Apply_8628.html
The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appeals were filed Nov. 4, according to an NTSB spokesman, noting that appeals are... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Fallout-from-NW-Flight-188_8547.html
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fines totaling $9.2 million against US Airways and United Airlines for operating planes that did not comply with FAA safety directives or the airlines' own maintenance procedures. US Airways faces a $5.4... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/$9M-in-Penalties-for-Two-U-S-Airlines_8368.html
The number of serious runway incursions at U.S, airports was cut in half during Fiscal Year 2009, according to he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). There were 12 serious incursions in FY 2009, which ended Sept. 30, with only two involving commercial... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Fewer-Close-Calls-on-Runways_8287.html
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... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Fatal-HEMS-Crash-in-South-Carolina_8212.html
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... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/Pilot-Work-Rules-to-Change_8127.html
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt is putting a new spin on air safety, moving to improving the agency's response to public safety complaints and whistleblower charges while ensuring that air carriers comply with safety... http://www.defensedaily.com/air_safety/New-FAA-Safety-Initiatives-Unveiled_8085.html