If we do not start establishing complementary and alternative systems now, we merely increase the expense and prolong the dangers to lives and property.
By Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine, Christine Boynton
Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.
Spain’s airport operator Aena has announced plans to invest more than €1 billion in the Canary Islands’ airports to enhance infrastructure and services.
The FAA has temporarily banned all mixed helicopter and fixed-wing flying along the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
By Jens Flottau, Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine
The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with an Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week editors discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around DCA.
Perforation damage to the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 that crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25 indicates that external objects penetrated the fuselage.
Multiple NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System reports from the past two decades detail close encounters between commercial aircraft and helicopters near DCA.
ASD civil aviation director Vincent De Vroey has cautioned that funding for EASA and technology research must be protected in the upcoming EU budget review.
Emirates has recently distributed more than 12,000 First Class eye masks to schools for the blind, sensory services, and vision support centres across the UK.
Among the key new details confirmed by NTSB: The CRJ crew received at least one alert from its traffic collision avoidance system about 20 sec. before the collision.
NTSB investigators are confident that data from all three recorders recovered from the midair collision accident site near DCA will be extracted with no issues.
A recent appeals court ruling puts an ancillary fee disclosure ruling in limbo, almost a litmus-test for what airlines can expect from a new administration.
After a collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk, changes to airspace procedures near Washington DC are being implemented.
High levels of taxation on airline tickets are preventing the Carribean air transport market from reaching its full potential, according to IATA's Peter Cerda.
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has announced its concern and frustration of the recent incidents that disrupted airline operations over the summer peak travel season.
