Safety, Ops & Regulation

Pilots flying internationally face two different sets of standards that affect a circling approach.

Circling approaches are some of the toughest maneuvers to fly successfully, not only during training but in real life.

Protests at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition reinforce the need to highlight progress toward zero-carbon operations.

Julie Hughes, executive director of the HondaJet Owners and Pilots Association (HJOPA), announced the standdown in a video delivered to members of the group.

Activists breached security at EBACE to make their point at the static display.

To succeed, innovators must cultivate confidence among regulators, the flying public and investors.

As EBACE focuses on flight-planning challenges in today’s environment, what issues are the genuine “showstoppers" and when can extra planning help?

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G700 flight test aircraft are essentially finished with certification test flying and FAA approval is expected this fall, officials say.

There are things we pilots can do right now to reduce the chance of a runway excursion.

Dassault executives provided updates on the Falcon 6X and 10X certification schedules at EBACE.

Boeing Business Jets is “off to a strong start” for the year with orders and commitments for four aircraft, says Joe Benson, the new president of BBJ.

DeltaHawk Engines of Racine, Wisconsin, said May 18 that the FAA has certified its DHK180 jet-fueled aircraft piston engine.

Structural integrity factors can cause premature structural failure.

The U.S. FAA has certified the Erickson S-64F Air Crane heavy-lift helicopter for night-vision-goggle (NVG) operations, Erickson announced.

Structural integrity issues can cause premature structural damage.

Structural integrity factors can cause premature structural failure.

Speakers attended an NTSB webinar May 11.

Boeing has tapped Joe Benson as president of Boeing Business Jets (BBJ).

The reasons for the lack of progress were debated at a SET-OPS seminar April 21 at AERO Friedrichshafen, Europe’s leading event for general aviation (GA).

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

Cirrus Aircraft’s four company-operated service centers have been awarded FAA Part 145 certification, the company announced.

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

Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwin, a former National Aviation Finance Association board member, was convicted of multiple federal crimes.

During all those years when we were doing the old stall series, few of us realized how it could eventually cause an accident.

Depending upon the source, the aviation industry is either desperately short of cockpit crewmembers or has more than enough.