Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
The Runway Condition Assessment Matrix is a fine tool for estimating braking effectiveness on landing, but it must be taken with a grain of salt.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
A Kansas-based aerial application fleet operator is the U.S. launch customer of the Pelican Spray agricultural drone, manufacturer Pyka announced on Aug. 8.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK advertising watchdog ASA has upheld complaints that a radio ad relating to Virgin Atlantic’s much-publicized 100% SAF flight in November 2023 was misleading.
Airlines & Lessors

By Roger Cox
Data captured from the Phenom 300 runway excursion showed the flight differed from manufacturer’s assumptions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Facilitating the Hajj falls to a small number of flight-support companies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
We analyze the runway excursion of an Embraer Phenom 300 at Elk River Airport in North Carolina.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ross Detwiler
We can’t cover every potential for disaster, but we can try to hit most likely scenarios. It’s time for a simple “Approach In Icing Conditions” procedure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ross Detwiler
Negative training can occur whenever ideas or solutions are offered that can be misunderstood.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
FAA and NATCA have agreed on new duty time provisions aimed at addressing air traffic controllers' fatigue-related concerns raised in an agency-sponsored report.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Two people were killed when their aircraft crashed two miles south of the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh Wisconsin, where the EAA AirVenture event is held.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Boeing projects a global need for 674,000 pilots, 716,000 maintenance technicians and 980,000 cabin crew members over the next 20 years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Wipaire announced FAA STC approval of its new Yukon composite propeller for Cessna Caravans, a joint development with Hartzell Propeller.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has issued recommendations to mitigate the risks during mass aircraft demonstrations at aviation events.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
A rock kicked up by the main gear becomes lodged between the elevator and the horizontal stabilizer, nearly causing a runway excursion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The varying conditions of unpaved runways can present handling control challenges.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Unpaved runways redefine the concept of “Use At Own Risk.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Airline pilots have reported a worsening of the GPS spoofing problem, as a new “hotspot” has appeared around the southern Russian port city of Novorossiysk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The NTSB is leading the investigation of the crash of an amphibious air tanker that killed a veteran agricultural aviation pilot and native of Brazil.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Equinor’s investigation is independent of one currently underway by the state’s safety body, the Norwegian Safety Investigation Agency.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Ann Shay
Highlights of this edition, including the Operations Planning Guide.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kent Jackson
Congress includes pilot duty time, aircraft registry backlog, AAM and more in the act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
Having a smokestack on the runway centerline was problematic, but could an SMS program have helped prevent an accident?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jesse Naor
The FAA is making revolutionary changes in its approach to mental healthcare.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Asia-Pacific-based turboprop operators have been told to review their practices after safety data revealed higher-than-average incident rates in the region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The drone program includes using Parrot Anafi quadcopters and the delivery of a new Airbus H125 single-engine light helicopter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation