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Learning to fly is expensive, attests NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, who is working toward a private pilot’s license.

Unmarked towers can pose a hazard for pilots. The NTSB urges vigilance.

The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.

Boeing has completed redesign work and retrofit instructions on 737 Next Generation nacelles to better protect them from broken fan blades.

An NTSB update on the occurrence revealed the nose gear suffered a fractured upper lock link.

This amounts to a high-stakes bet that regulations and public acceptance will come together to enable a successful commercial launch in the future.

Sometimes in piloting a strong measure of caution exceeds a high level of skill in importance.

IATA’s real-time turbulence data-gathering platform is up to 20 participating airlines, with ANA and WestJet the latest to sign on.

The NTSB has started investigating an accident involving a Cessna Citation V, which crashed north of Montebello, Virginia on June 4.

The pilot and five passengers were not injured during the May 18 runway incursion.

For safe operations, all hands need to be on deck.

An NTSB-hosted round table on runway incursions held May 23 discussed key issues and how to tackle them.

The U.S. FAA has awarded $100 million across 12 airports for airfield configuration projects aimed at preventing runway incursions, including LAS and SAN.

Accidents are becoming more survivable, meaning regulators are doing their jobs, but finding additional improvements has become more challenging.

Structural integrity factors can cause premature structural failure.

Speakers attended an NTSB webinar May 11.

Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.

Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.

Challenges to aviation safety need to be treated in the same way that the best academic medical institutions focus on diseases.

New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.

A new analysis of seaplane accidents found the leading cause as the pilots’ failure to control their aircraft, according to the NTSB.

A Cessna Citation Jet was damaged but the pilot unharmed during an accident over the Gulf of Mexico March 30.

The FAA is updating engine bird ingestion certification requirements to better reflect real-world scenarios.

The agency is considering requiring SMS for repair stations, and the NTSB is convinced they would be beneficial.

The NTSB is reiterating its stance that new U.S. safety management system (SMS) requirements should also cover repair stations.