Safety, Ops & Regulation

The pilot of a Cessna 550 Citation that crashed at Mesquite Airport, Nevada, had been drinking.

Modern sensors and communications systems on advanced aircraft have become an ideal platform to measure important aspects of the atmosphere.

Tradewind Aviation, a U.S.-based charter company, announced its expansion into the Southeast with the opening of a new base near Palm Beach, Florida.

Avflight, a fixed-base operator, announced the acquisition of the Nomads Building at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) for airfield cargo operations.

Aircraft observations benefit the safety, efficiency and environmental footprint of international civil aviation.

Advanced Aviation Team CEO Gregg Brunson-Pitts discusses what is involved in chartering aircraft for presidential candidates with host Lee Ann Shay.

“Regulatory revisions could have ripple effects throughout the entire Part 135 and general aviation ecosystem,” said Curt Castagna, president and CEO of NATA.

In the United States, the federal statute aims at 121 and 135 carriers.

There are many reasons why the actual runway environmental conditions can vary significantly from the reported values.

Shortt joined Textron Aviation 27 years ago.

NASA’s SBIR program aims to “merge the overarching potential of small firms with the legendary intellect of NASA,” according to the program’s website.

Ten people are dead, including a local assemblyman, after a Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) crashed into a highway Aug. 17.

At the time of publication, most of the wildfires in West Maui, Hawaii, have been contained, but more than 100 fatalities have been reported by the county.

A Learjet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan International Airport despite the crew’s acknowledgment of instructions to line up and wait (LUAW).

Why did a Falcon 900EX overrun the runway during a takeoff attempt at at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego?

Wheels Up has signed a non-binding agreement for a $500 million rescue from Delta and other financial investors in exchange for 95% ownership in the company.

Estimates show that thousands of victims of human trafficking are transported by air every year.

The end of the runway at Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) is too close to the beach and while this makes for some beautiful photography, it is a recipe for disaster.

Boeing’s legacy 727 has found an unlikely role as a first responder to global oil spills.

Unsecured or forgotten items inside an aircraft can cause dangerous hazards. The NTSB urges pilots to account for all items before and after each flight.

A mix of old and new brought thousands of aviation enthusiasts to the annual fly-in and convention in Oshkosh.

Some EAGLE executive committee members briefed pilots on progress made by the four developers of candidate unleaded fuels.

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

Preflight pilot briefing covers every aspect from communications to human factors with safety always in the forefront.

Jack Pelton is chairman and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association.