Challenges faced by charter operators in deportation flights, the NTSB’s new online accident reporting portal, rising military aviation accident rates, the uncertain future of Air Wisconsin, and the merger of regional carriers Republic and Mesa. Also, findings from the NTSB regarding Boeing evacuation...
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Accident ratesEmergency medical dispatch centerDispatchAccident analysis in aviation is generally performed very thoroughly to avoid a re-occurrence with similar causes and to develop new strategies for accident prevention. Furthermore, relevant data for emergency medicine can be obtained. The goal of ...
“Better aeronautical decision making reduces the GA fatal accident rates and fosters the gathering and sharing of data within the flight training industry. It also involves incorporating innovation and technology including both aircraft and learning tech. Training would include Competency-Based Training an...
An open letter from the initiative’s backers highlighted that GA accident rates have dropped 60% since 1994, from 1.73 to 0.68 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours. Despite improvements, many accidents remain preventable. The letter emphasized pilots’ responsibility to prioritize safety through...
The industry delivered another year of strong overall performance on safety including showing improvements on the five-year average for several key parameters, but it took a step back from an exceptional performance in 2023. The all-accident rate of 1.13 per million flights (one accident per 880...
Military Times has obtained updated data to report on every major aviation accident that has occurred during the past year. 6 years ago Propeller cracking fears led Air Force to ground 60 C-130Hs, replace pre-1971 blades The Air Force found blades manufactured using a different process more th...
In 2023, there were no fatal accidents for jet aircraft, leading to a record-low fatality risk rate, according to the report. More specifically, a person would have to travel by air every day for 103,239 years to experience a fatal accident, based on statistics. More from CBS News Will...
General Aviation (GA) has shown the highest proportion of accidents and fatalities in aviation. The countries with the highest number of GA flights (USA, UK, and Australia) all show high accident rates for this category. The developments in the approache
White, M. D., Padfield, G. D., Lu, L., Advani, S. & Potter, M. Review of flight simulation fidelity requirements to help reduce ‘rotorcraft loss of control in-flight’ accident rates.CEAS Aeronaut J.12(4), 701–721.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-021-00542-6(2021). ...