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Job vacancy AviateQ – Auditor/Advisor – Continuing Airworthiness & Maintenance

AviateQ International Limited (AviateQ), established in 2003, provides high-quality specialist aviation advice and support to its customers globally. AviateQ, based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK, is recruiting 2 licensed aircraft engineers, one full-time and one part-time, as Aviation Auditor Advisors to provide professional operational and technical advice to its customers, ensuring the safe, efficient and cost-effective […]

Carbon Monoxide in Piston Engine Aircraft – Comment Response Document

In February 2024 the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) launched a 4-week public consultation on carbon monoxide (CO) in piston engine aircraft, seeking stakeholder views on the barriers facing pilots in obtaining an active CO detector, the role that maintenance plays in combatting CO, the importance of protecting passengers from CO, and whether active CO detectors […]

Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems, Seats and Structure, an article by EASA and ESPN-R

Improving survivability of rotorcraft occupants in the event of crash is a key safety priority in the EASA Rotorcraft Roadmap. The goal is to increase the number of rotorcraft fitted with Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems (CRFSs) and Crash-Resistant Seats and Structure (CRSSs). This article focuses on CRFS, provides some of the background on the topic and […]

HAI Spotlight on Safety: What’s in Your Head?

In this HAI Spotlight on Safety, Vice Chair of the HAI Board of Directors Jeff Smith, HAI Director of Safety Chris Hill, HAI Policy Analyst Emma Taylor, and mechanic and HAI Ambassador Faith Ortega offer their thoughts after completing the “56 Seconds to Live” virtual reality challenge at #haiexpo22 in Dallas, Texas. To learn more, visit USHST.org/56secs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e_alVVcL6E; […]

ORS4 No.1517: Upper Torso Restraint for Crew Seats – Robinson R44 and R22 Helicopters

To allow some commercial air transport (CAT) operators to continue to operate Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters with a restraint system on the flight crew seats having a seat belt and a diagonal shoulder strap, the UK was granted a derogation in 2015 from CAT.IDE.H.205 (b)(2) of Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012 […]

A NEW AVIATION INSPECTION BODY FOR SUPERYACHTS

A global leader in the world of superyacht and cruise ship heliports has been appointed an ‘Aviation Inspection Body’ within the industry on behalf of the flag state administration of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Maritime Aviation are already well known for their shipboard heliport design & safety consultancy, heliport equipment & lighting […]

Decision Making Single Pilot

A safe flight relies on making the right choices. Decision Making is a major factor in aircraft accidents and incidents. Accident data show that the majority of fatal accidents are attributable to decision errors rather than to errors of perception and action. It is therefore essential to make good decisions before and during the flight. […]

Eric Brown Award Winner 2020

British Helicopter Association Eric Brown Award Winner 2020 The British Helicopter Association (BHA) has great pleasure in announcing that Captain Rick Newson CAA has been selected as the Eric Brown Award winner for 2020. The Award is made annually by the BHA to an individual considered to have made the greatest and most significant contribution […]

Eric Brown Award 2018

Eric Brown Award was presented to Captain Nick Kidd C.V.O at the BHA Annual Dinner on Thursday 8th November 2018 Captain Nick Kidd is a talisman of the helicopter industry. His contribution as a pilot, instructor, test pilot and examiner to both the military and civilian sectors over the last 50 years has been hugely […]

AGM/Annual Dinner – Thursday 8 November 2018

BHA ANNUAL DINNER Thursday 8 November 2018 at The Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ED AGM – 18:30 Drinks reception – 19:00 Dinner – 19:30 Carriages – 24:00 Reserve you seat early as space is limited, please contact Caro or Jo at the BHA Info@britishhelicopterassociation.org Telephone: 01276 856100 Annual Dinner 2018

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