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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.

A push to collect more data to help mitigate safety risks has helped justify a pending FAA proposal to mandate cockpit voice recorders with 25-hr. durations.

The aircraft had taken off from the Duluth International Airport before it went down, reports say.

A passenger died March 3 after a Bombardier Challenger 300 encountered severe turbulence on its initial climb, according to an FAA statement.

The March 15 event was announced by Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.

The incident is now one of several near collisions involving commercial airlines on U.S. runways in the first two months of 2023.

Incursions and other close calls trigger proactive move to flag safety risks.

While the probe is in its early stages, nothing so far points to clear errors by anyone involved.

When novice pilots move up to much more powerful turboprop airplanes like the Socata TBM 700, the performance can catch them by surprise.

When novice pilots move up to much more powerful turboprop airplanes like the Socata TBM 700, the performance can catch them by surprise.

The NTSB's insistence on recording interviews with American Airlines pilots involved in a serious incursion has pilots' unions concerned.

A TBM 700 stalls during an attempted go-around at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan.

Two troubling occurrences at U.S. airports will prompt an examination of airport operational safety risks.

An inside look at the cockpit voice record and how NTSB uses them in investigations.

Two headline-generating occurrences involving U.S. airlines have spotlighted FAA’s multi-pronged initiatives to reduce runway-incursion risk.

A dozen volunteer pilots are lending their skills to support a mission to maximize safety and reduce aviation accidents at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport.

The NTSB reminds aircraft owners and operators to maintain and replace aircraft restraint systems to prevent injuries or death in the event of an accident.