Safety Witness Reports "Blue and White Lights Spinning" Before Fatal AW139 Crash in Bahamas A witness to the July 4 crash of an AW139 helicopter that killed coal billionaire Chris Cline and six others, including his daughter, reported seeing…
Safety Croatia To Use Camcopter S-100 for Coast Guard Functions Beginning this summer, Croatia’s maritime safety directorate will deploy an unmanned Schiebel Camcopter S-100 for Coast Guard functions, according to a mobilization request the country…
Safety Two H125 Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems Delivered to Oklahoma City Police Department StandardAero and Robertson Fuel Systems have delivered two AS350/EC130 crash-resistant fuel systems (CRFS) to be installed on Airbus H125s flown by the Oklahoma City Police…
Safety Airports Need Federal Guidance On Counter UAS and Detection Technologies, Report Says Current federal guidance leaving airports to figure out the legality and effectiveness of counter-drone technology is insufficient and the government needs to establish a standard…
Safety 2019 Uptick In Fatal Helicopter Crashes Prompts Warning From Safety Advocates With more than a dozen fatal accidents through June, 2019 is shaping up to be a particularly deadly year for U.S. rotorcraft operations. Those 15…
Safety U.S. NTSB Takes Over Investigation of Bahamas AW139 Crash That Killed Seven The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has taken over investigation of the July 4 helicopter crash in the northern Bahamas that killed seven Americans. Wreckage…
Safety Dusk 'Til Dawn As night vision and other technologies have made night operations safer, interest has reawakened in allowing helicopters to fight fires, transport critically injured patients and…