Safety, Ops & Regulation

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.

The pilot of a Cirrus Vision Jet SF-50 Vision Jet became the first pilot in the aircraft’s history to deploy the jet’s parachute during an accident on Sept. 9 in Orlando.

Aspiring advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle developers gathered for an event near the U.S. Capitol described their progress toward entering commercial service on a day that saw the AAM ranks thinned by one company.

There was no question that the Convair 440 crew allowed the airplane to get too low on the final approach.

The U.S. Navy will help the NTSB recover the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington, in early September and sank in 190 ft. of water.

GlobalAir.com, an online resource to the aviation community that provides aviation-related data and services, has launched its newest tool to assist aircraft brokerages—the “Scam Reports” system.

The FAA denied Republic Airways’ petition to establish an airline training program with a 750 flight-hour minimum and suggested that similar efforts will face the same fate.

Fix problems before they become bigger.

Both FAA and EASA approve new software that will remove flight restrictions for G500s and G600s.

It might sound crazy, but every now and then professional pilots with plenty of experience find themselves landing at the wrong airport. Take the

The NTSB has located the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington.

Is privacy dead for jet owners?

Rules are rules, but there will always be exceptions to how controllers perform their duties. While everything contained in the 7110.65 procedures handbook is important, there are a few rules that pilots should understand to help the ATC system flow a bit smoother.

Here is a guide to the requirements that must be met before flying again professionally if it's been a while since you've flown.

The NTSB on Sept. 6 took over the search for wreckage of a DHC-3T Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound northwest of Seattle, with the presumed loss of all 10 people aboard.

A subsidiary of the independent fuel supplier will collaborate on logistics and distribution of G100UL. First bulk customer named.