Design & Certification

Design Organisations / DOAs, Part 21, EMAR-21, DAOS, Aircraft Design, Aeronautical Engineering

Safety Management International Collaboration Group Industry Day

Air Traffic Management / Airspace, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Business Aviation, Design & Certification, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Regulation, Safety Management

Safety Management International Collaboration Group Industry Day The Safety Management International Collaboration Group (SM ICG) held its fourth Industry Day with representatives from 27 European aviation industry organizations on 16 May 2014 in Bern, Switzerland.  The SMICG is a group of 14 aviation regulatory bodies, formed in 2009 to promote a common understanding of safety […]

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Rapid Progress with a Category A EBS

Design & Certification, Helicopters, Logistics, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Survivability / Ditching

Rapid Progress with a Category A EBS One of the most urgent initiatives currently underway in UK offshore helicopter safety is the introduction of Category A Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS).  Progress was discussed at Oil & Gas UK’s annual aviation seminar in Aberdeen on 4 June 2014. Oil & Gas UK is the organisation that represents the entire UK offshore industry. 

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AAIB Report on the Ditchings of EC225 G-REDW 10 May 2012 & G-CHCN 22 Oct 2012

Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, Helicopters, HUMS / VHM / UMS / IVHM, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

AAIB Report on the Ditchings of EC225 G-REDW 10 May 2012 & G-CHCN 22 Oct 2012 The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have published their combined report into the two Eurocopter EC225 helicopter ditchings in the North Sea in 2012: ….the crews of G-REDW and G-CHCN experienced a loss of main rotor gearbox oil

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BP’s Unmanned First in USA

Design & Certification, News, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Unmanned (Drone / RPAS / UAS / UAV)

BP’s Unmanned First in USA BP have commenced the first commercial use of an Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) over land in the US.  Contractor AeroVironment performed the first flight for BP in Alaska on 8 June 2014 under a ‘Certificate of Waiver’ approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  While commercial UAS are in use in

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The Rise of the ‘Super Mediums’: EC175 & AW189

Design & Certification, Helicopters, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Special Mission Aircraft

The Rise of the ‘Super Mediums’: EC175 & AW189 2014 sees the emergence of a new category of 7-8t ‘super-medium’ helicopters, capable of carrying 16 passenger in offshore configuration, lead by the AgustaWestland AW189 and Airbus Helicopters EC175. These fill the gap between the 19 passenger, 11-12t ‘heavies’ (the Sikorsky S-92A and Airbus EC225) and the ‘mediums’

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Pilatus PC-24 Sell Out – But What Next?

Business Aviation, Design & Certification, Fixed Wing, Mining / Resource Sector, News, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Special Mission Aircraft

Pilatus PC-24 Sell Out – But What Next? The sales team from Swiss aircraft manufacture Pilatus must be feeling pretty pleased with their performance at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva last week, selling 3 years of production.  In all, the company took non-refundable deposits for 84 aircraft.  It was a deliberate decision only to

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Forthcoming Helicopter Safety Events

Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, News, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

There are two key helicopter safety events in the next month or so, both of which Aerossurance will be attending. On 4 June 2014, Oil & Gas UK will be holding its annual Aviation Seminar on 4 June 2014 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.  Topics to be discussed are: Are we rebuilding UK

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