Safety, Ops & Regulation

On the eve of NBAA-BACE, Textron Aviation has announced the next generation of light jets, including the Cessna Citation M2 Gen3, CJ3 Gen3 and CJ4 Gen3.

Ratification would end the month-long strike, which began Sept. 23 after members overwhelmingly rejected the previous offer.

Like the rest of the aerospace industry, the firefighting sector struggles to retain and train enough people in the face of increasing demand.

As the threat of wildfires grows, industry prepares new fleets of modern fixed-wing aircraft to tackle them.

Business jets can create long-lasting contrails, but their altitude capability offers a solution.

Airports, charters and aircraft owners are bracing for Hurricane Milton’s projected impact on the Florida coast.

France’s BEA has introduced safety digests and videos in a bid to improve the dissemination of safety lessons learned from incidents and accidents.

In the aftermath of the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene, the NBAA has activated its Hurricane Emergency Response Operator, or HERO database.

What business aviation operators should do before flying into challenging airports that have a track record of accidents and incidents

IATA and other players in the aviation sector are seeing more diverse consequences of the increasingly frequent occurrences of GNSS jamming and spoofing.

The EU has a robust system to ensure that aviators are following their equally robust set of rules—that system is laid out in the Ramp Inspection Program.

Pilots, ATC controllers and others working with variable time schedules should be aware of these things to get better sleep and protect mental health.

There is a special need for pilots with helicopters who can make deliveries pinpointed to hurricane victims isolated on mountains in need of insulin, baby formula or other supplies.

Keith Thomas is commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Washington and pilots the service’s two Gulfstream C-37Bs, also known as the Gulfstream G550.

The crab technique is necessary in the HondaJet, which has short main landing gear and a crosswind limitation of 20 kt.

When pilots behave based on what they expect to see rather than taking the time to verify it, accidents sometimes result.

A Learjet crew decides early they will be able to land at their home base in nighttime IFR conditions and never reconsiders despite worsening conditions.

Aviation’s recruitment crisis is well known and a widely shared concern.

The mix of traffic safely coexists without a control tower when all pilots are following the recommended operations and communications procedures.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Cisco executive Darren Pleasance as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Pilots should follow proper procedures when operating around hot-air balloons, gliders and helicopters.

China’s Hainan Island has published a three-year action plan to develop its low-altitude economy, including the establishment of eVTOL air routes.

The mix of traffic safely coexists at an uncontrolled airport when all pilots are following the recommended operations and communications procedures.

A final FAA rule outlining standards for pilot certification and operations of eVTOL aircraft is expected to be published before the end of the year.

Volato Group has received notice from Honda Aircraft Co. that its $161.6 million fleet purchase agreement has been terminated, according to an SEC filing.