Safety, Ops & Regulation

A record number of aircraft transactions could occur this year, and given upcoming changes to U.S. depreciation accounting rules, will this put even more of a race to close deals by the year end?

Pete Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO, outlined the multiple challenges and threats that business aircraft manufacturers are facing at the Corporate Jet Investor conference.

How do we prevent everyone from the paparazzi to persons of possible ill intent from tracking our aircraft’s movement?

American Airlines plans to begin working with Albuquerque Center for flights into and out of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) using automated interval management equipment.

In an Urgent Aviation Safety Recommendation, the board said DHC-3 operators should conduct one-time inspections of the aircraft’s horizontal stabilizer actuator lock ring.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and National Air Transportation Association-Compliance Services (NATACS) have renewed their partnership for pre-enrollment and credentialing services for general aviation for an additional five years.

Tools that bring safety can also expose private information.

FAA execs answer complaints about paperwork and delays.

Many pilots think that as long you are above VREF, you are safe from stalling the aircraft. That is not true at all.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and EASA signed the memorandum at the European Union–Asia Symposium on UAS and UAM in Singapore.

CEO notes value of business jets to commerce

Study considers all the factors that come into play on approach.

Smaller, single-pilot aircraft are more likely candidates for ending off the paved surface.

An SMS program will make your operation safer and prevent accidents.

Besides the offer of medical assistance, MedAire’s Crew Check helps operators understand and assess their risk exposure during travel.

Following the September fatal crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter floatplane in Washington State, the FAA has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive calling for the immediate visual inspection of the left-hand elevator auxiliary spar.

I thought there was a tacit contract among all professional aircrews that can be summed up briefly as, “I agree not to kill you.” Expanded, this

Why incorporating virtual reality in helicopter pilot training can make it safer.

One of the biggest hurdles to urban helicopter operations springs from the lengthy battles regarding noise.

Many features of a helipad’s design must follow strict guidelines. The minimum size of the touchdown and lift-off (TLOF) area is guided primarily by

Thinking of putting a helipad on top of your building? It is a long arduous complex process.

The push to create the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation comes as lawmakers and aviation stakeholders look for new ways to grow the country’s pilot pipeline.

Operators of business aircraft can provide a personal touch to lure pilots, unlike the airlines whose size works against them.

For those times when landing urgency is in question, it helps to know what the people who built your airplane have to say on the matter.

In this data-poor investigation, the ability of accident investigators to document visual illusion was just as minimal as their documentation of fatigue.