BCA Digest Most viewed stories in January |
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| | Roger Cox
Fuel exhaustion accidents are common in general aviation. They are far less common in commercial, professionally flown operations. One significant reason for better fuel management by professionals is the use of checklists. |
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| | Lee Ann Shay, Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Listen in as pilot and aviation expert Pat Veillette explains what happens when aircraft decompression occurs—speaking from his own experience of decompression when co-piloting a Hawker. |
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| | Molly McMillin
Bart Gray, founder of Global Jetcare, an air ambulance provider in Brooksville, Florida, plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of an historic around-the-world flight in a unique way—by recreating the journey. |
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| | Lee Ann Shay
Gulfstream intended to receive FAA certification for its G700 ultra-long-range jet in the fourth quarter 2023, but that did not happen. |
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| | Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
We take a look back at accident and incident data to question if training curriculums are adequately addressing the higher-risk failures, or perhaps more importantly, which layers in the system safety process need improvement to prevent these mechanical failures from occurring and/or progressing into a threatening event. |
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| | Guy Norris
Bombardier has revealed the University of Victoria Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) and British Columbia’s Quaternion Aerospace as the initial academic partners in its EcoJet blended wing body (BWB) business jet study project. |
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| | Roger Cox
Heli-ski operators take skiers to snowy mountaintops so they can ski down areas of fresh snow in places where most others cannot go. For the customers, it is fun, but for the pilots and the guides, it is also risky. Many things can go wrong. A lot did go wrong on a heli-ski flight that took place on March 27, 2021, near Palmer, Alaska. |
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| | Molly McMillin
Operators of aircraft heading to any of the four major airports in the Las Vegas area for Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 will need to be familiar with special traffic procedures put in place by the FAA. |
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| | Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The fatal accident of a Learjet 60 on Sept. 19, 2008, during a rejected takeoff highlights that other malfunctions can occur during takeoff. The NTSB determined the probable cause. |
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| | Bill Carey
Aviation services company Elliott Aviation on Jan. 3 announced the delivery of its first Beechcraft King Air B200 turboprop upgraded with the Garmin Autoland system. |
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An assessment on lease terms and structures from major engine lessors. Which engines are in demand? What are the surprises of the past 12 months? How are lessors reacting to spare engine demand? How are lessors managing their portfolios between mature and next-generation engines?
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