Runway excursions could be prevented if pilots stay aware of conditions at the airport, keep to established procedures and execute go-arounds when an aircraft falls short of stabilized approach criteria.
Bombardier’s Safety Standdown celebrated its 25th anniversary during the two-day event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here Nov. 2-3 in a program called “Learn, Apply, Share.”
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard outlining vaccination requirements for private employers with 100 or more employees, a ruling that will cover 84 million U.S. workers, the White House said.
Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has received C$1.6 million ($1.3 million) from the British Columbia government to support plans to electrify its fleet of aircraft.
Reports of people pointing lasers at aircraft as of mid-October had exceeded the total number of reports received last year, reaching the highest number of laser-strike incidents since 2016, according to the FAA.
The Pentagon is hoping there are no schedule delays or overruns if defense industry employees do not get COVID-19 vaccines and leave their jobs as the deadline under President Joe Biden’s executive order approaches.
Switzerland’s air navigation service provider Skyguide is seeing the country as a laboratory for European air traffic management (ATM), as a reorganization program and accompanying system change in the country are well underway.
The NTSB was analyzing data from flight recorders and looking into the maintenance history of a corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87 involved in a runway excursion on Oct. 19.
The Machinists union in Wichita is pushing back on a government mandate requiring employees of government contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as Textron Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems work to comply.
Three crewmembers and 18 passengers evacuated safely after their McDonnell Douglas MD-87 left the runway and caught on fire Oct. 19 while attempting to take off from Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire, Texas.
GE Digital has signed a memo of understanding with Flapz to provide personalized data about each flight under a program called Safety Insight for Business Jets.