Flight Safety

AVweb’s Flight Safety section offers in-depth coverage of aviation safety topics, including accident analyses, risk management strategies, regulatory updates, and pilot training insights. Designed for pilots, instructors, and aviation professionals, this section provides timely information to enhance situational awareness and promote best practices in flight operations.

Sport Aviation Showcase: AeroJones Expands Flight Design

AeroJones, which took over manufacturing and distribution of the Flight Design CTLS line, said it plans to expand early next year with a new facility in Florida. At the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase this week, AeroJones’ John Hurst told AVweb that the company hasn’t settled on a site yet, but the new sport aviation village […]

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NTSB: Jet Engine Failure Opened Wing, Sparked Fire At O’Hare

The NTSB says the American Airlines B-767 that caught fire during takeoff from Chicago O’Hare on Oct. 28 had an “uncontained failure” of the right engine. A turbine disk in the GE-CF6 engine broke into “at least 4 pieces,” the board found in an investigative update issued Friday. One piece shot through the right wing, […]

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Deland Sport Aviation Showcase Opens

In perfect weather and overlapped with the NBAA convention in Orlando, the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase opened Thursday morning with about 100 exhibitors. This is the Showcase’s first year and it’s clearly positioned to compete with the Sport Aviation Expo to be held in January in Sebring. With broad support from the Deland Airport, show […]

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ForeFlight Adds Jet Capability

The world of tablet apps has exploded with sophisticated flight planning and management capability, but jet operators haven’t necessarily been included in the fun. This week at NBAA BACE in Orlando, ForeFlight announced an upgraded version of its iOS app aimed specifically at the unique needs of jet operators. “Doing flight planning for higher-end airplanes […]

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Jeppesen Operator Trip Planner

Jeppesen has introduced an online trip planner that pulls together all the moving parts of sending a business jet anywhere. Jeppesen’s Matt Ardrey walked us through some of it. view on YouTube

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Podcast: ForeFlight Adds Jet Capability

The world of tablet apps has exploded with sophisticated flight planning and management capability, but jet operators haven’t necessarily been included in the fun. This week at NBAA BACE in Orlando, ForeFlight announced an upgraded version of its iOS app aimed specifically at the unique needs of jet operators. In this AVweb podcast, ForeFlight’s Tyson […]

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Cleared For the Visual

As simple and straight forward as the visual approach, is sometimes you might end up wishing you were in the soup to minimums. The visual approach has a few traps waiting to grab you. It is important to remember the visual approach is not an instrument approach even though you are still on an IFR […]

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Investigators Report On MH370 Debris Analysis

A new analysis by Australian investigators supports a scenario in which the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was out of control and spiraling into the sea in its final moments, according to CNN. Examination of a right outboard flap section that was found in Tanzania and known to be from the missing aircraft showed that […]

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NTSB To Report On Two Midairs

Two fatal midair crashes that took place in 2015 will be discussed at an NTSB hearing on Nov. 15, the safety board said on Tuesday. At the hearing, the board will release its analytical findings, its determination of probable cause and suggested safety improvements. The board posted its docket of information and afactual report this […]

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