Safety, Ops & Regulation

The helicopter was 20 min. into a flight from Cabo Frio Airport to The Deep Blue when the crew detected high-amplitude vibrations.

Darren Pleasance will be replaced as president and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) just over a year after being appointed to the job.

Hutchinson, a Paris-based supplier of multi-material components, has completed its acquisition of U.S.-based anti-icing specialist Cox & Company.

Honda Aircraft Co. has added Garmin’s Emergency Autoland to its HondaJet Elite II light jet.

Trump’s ability to carry out his threat to decertify Bombardier’s Global Express and all Canadian-made aircraft is fairly low, experts say.

Speaking in Singapore, FAA Administrator Brian Bedford said it was now down to his agency to execute on U.S. air traffic management modernization.

Nine companies have signed an MOU to participate in Singapore’s first government-led, national-level sustainable aviation fuel procurement initiative.

Trump threatened, in a social media post, to decertify Canadian aircraft over Gulfstream certification delays, sparking industry concerns.

A PC-12's unannounced U-turn on Saint Barthelemy's runway during a DHC-6 landing highlights safety risks and AFIS agents' lack of authority, BEA reports.

The U.S. president take aim at Canadian aircraft.

HeliOffshore elected Duncan Trapp its new chairman, succeeding founder Bill Chiles, to continue advancing safety innovations in offshore rotorcraft operations.

The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.

Brazilian air accident investigators are exploring how fatigue and overload stresses caused the failure of main rotor components in an Airbus H160.

The Trump administration has started the clock on a near-total ban of foreign UAS and parts. Editors and Drone Girl’s Sally French explain what is happening and what it means.

NetJets, Flexjet, VistaJet and Flyexclusive all experienced a Q4 2025 utilization superior to the same period of 2024, according to Aviation Week Network's Tracked Aircraft Utilization data.

Seven people were killed and one person seriously injured Jan. 25 when a Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed on takeoff from BGR in Maine.

The only monthly increase in the price of a gallon of Jet-A fuel during January took place in the Western Pacific region, up 27 cents from December.

Seaplane charter operator Tailwind Air has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Virginia.

Regional stakeholders share perspectives on tariff impacts and suggest strategies to mitigate higher part costs.

Bombardier has announced a number of new leadership changes as it focuses on future growth.

Indonesia’s search and rescue agency (Basarnas) has confirmed it has located the wreckage of an ATR 42-500 aircraft that went missing on Jan. 17.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has deployed specialists to help investigate an accident involving an ATR 42-500 in Indonesia.

A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin warning airlines should avoid Iranian airspace.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability is testing a vibration-based system to deice the wing and other surfaces in flight.