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Undiminished
The pandemic did not make general aviation any less safe than it had been before, a study of U.S. accidents says.
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Safety News in Brief
Global Format for Runway Condition Reporting
Unaware
The crew of an Irish SAR S-92 did not know their first waypoint was adjacent to a 282-ft obstacle.
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
Ice Buildup
Cutbacks in ice control operations preceded an A350’s slide off a Helsinki taxiway.
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
When Icing Becomes Routine
Remote Canadian airports often lack effective means of removing ice from departing aircraft, the TSB says in a report on a fatal 2017 accident.
5G Warning
Verizon, AT&T delay activation of new frequencies for wireless broadband, citing an ongoing review of concerns about possible interference with aircraft electronics.
Aviation Research, News, pilot fatigue
Burned Out
Even with flight time limitations, commercial pilots, especially short-haul pilots, experience significant fatigue and related issues, researchers say.
S. Harry Robertson Dies; Developed Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks
Harry Robertson, an aviation safety pioneer and the developer of crash-resistant aircraft fuel tanks, has died at age 87. Robertson, who died Oct. 9, was an engineer and inventor who…
Accident Investigation, Maintenance Matters, News
Worn Out
The NTSB says it found significant wear in parts of the engine of a Bell 407 involved in a fatal Gulf of Mexico crash.
‘Failure to Perform’
Fatigue probably prevented the pilots of an An-12BK from keeping the airplane on the glide path before a fatal crash in Lviv, Ukrainian accident investigators say.