Safety

Though Cabin safety aspects, including survival factors, should be addressed as part of the aircraft accident or incident investigation process, they are often overlooked. States and industry might be missing out on the possibility of…

Air transport remains one of the safest modes of travel today. Civil aircraft manufacturers provide airlines and general/business aircraft operators with highly sophisticated, efficient and comfortable machines that deliver amazing…

Move over cumulus, stratus and cirrus…the computing cloud is playing a bigger role in the management of international civil aviation. At the United Nations World Data Forum which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa from 15 to 18…

Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Fuji, K2, the Mont Blanc, Mount Olympus are some of the highest, most famous peaks in the world. Their names alone fill people with a sense of awe and wonder that has been fed by stories of…

Responding to reports of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones catching on fire, passengers and flight crews are banned from bringing the phones on all North American flights.  Phones may not be carried on board or checked in bags on…

In January 1999 ICAO launched its Universal Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) with the objective of promoting global aviation safety through the auditing of ICAO Member States. The programme specifically determines the status of States’…

During the opening ceremonies of its 39th Assembly, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) presented inaugural Council President Certificates to 14 States from around the world The Certificates recognize the States’…

Bombardier announced the winner of the 2016 Safety Standdown Award at the 20th annual Bombardier Safety Standdown USA, held from September 27 to 29, 2016, in Wichita, Kansas. The Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt III, Member of the National…