Editorials written at this time of the year often are dedicated either to looking back at the year past or ahead at what’s to come. I am writing this early in the final month of 2012, but most of you won’t see it until early in 2013, so I am going to grant myself the liberty of doing both.
Looking ahead, AeroSafety World will strive to continue to deliver the in-depth safety information, data and analysis for which it is known. Some of the subjects we will tackle in 2013 include helicopter safety, unstable approaches and go-around decision-making, voluntary reporting systems, the integration of remotely piloted vehicles into civilian airspace, multi-crew pilot licensing, operations in remote regions and the safety implications of NextGen. Revisions to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Global Air Navigation Plan, further developments in the industry’s efforts to protect safety information from misuse, and Foundation-aided safety efforts in…
