Crises / Emergency Response / SAR

Offshore Helicopter Safety Performance: 2016 HeliOffshore Conference Report

Posted by on May 22, 2016 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, HUMS / VHM / UMS / IVHM, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Regulation, Resilience, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

HeliOffshore 2016 Conference Report: Offshore Helicopter Safety Performance The offshore helicopter safety association, HeliOffshore, has launched a new ‘Safety Performance Model’ and Safety...

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Night Offshore Windfarm HEMS Winch Training CFIT (BK117C1 D-HDRJ)

Posted by on May 4, 2016 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Regulation, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft, Survivability / Ditching

Night Offshore Windfarm HEMS Winch Training CFIT (BK117C1 D-HDRJ) During night-time offshore helicopter hoist training Airbus Helicopters BK117C1 D-HDRJ, operated by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service...

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Fatigued Flight Test Crew Superjet 100 Crosswind Accident

Posted by on Apr 4, 2016 in Accidents & Incidents, Air Traffic Management / Airspace, Airfields / Heliports / Helidecks, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Fixed Wing, Human Factors / Performance, Regulation, Safety Management

Fatigued Flight Test Crew Crosswind Accident The Icelandic Transportation Safety Board (ITSB), the RNSA, recently issued their report into a wheels up runway excursion accident that occurred on 21 July 2013...

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AAIB Report on 2013 Sumburgh Helicopter Accident (CHC Scotia AS332L2 G-WNSB)

Posted by on Mar 15, 2016 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, FDM / Data Recorders, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management, Survivability / Ditching

AAIB Report on 2013 Sumburgh Helicopter Accident (CHC Scotia AS332L2 G-WNSB) The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its report into the 23 August 2013 accident were CHC Scotia Airbus...

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