Safety, Ops & Regulation

Two industry trade groups are concerned that general aviation and business aircraft operators continue to deal with issues related to the intentional jamming of Global Positioning Systems for defense exercises and have asked the Department of Defense and the FAA for a briefing.

This accident’s loss of control during a go-around should be a lesson for all pilots.

The FAA plans to launch a public outreach effort to replenish its drone registration system, which this year has experienced a 50% decline in the number of people who have registered or renewed registrations of their aircraft.

Though it seems like a lifetime ago, air travel in 2019 was at an all-time high, making events of the last year seem even more dramatic and alarming

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has introduced a new safety training course that provides foundational knowledge on Safety

The FAA does not plan to prescribe across-the-board rules for every type of operator when it releases a proposed regulation that would require operators other than airlines to establish Safety Management Systems, according to Administrator Steve Dickson.

The FAA has announced the final four of five U.S. airports it has selected to evaluate drone countermeasure systems.

The number of FAR Part 135 accidents of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in recent years prompted the NTSB to put “Improve the Safety of Part

Flight crews must prepare and have a heightened awareness of security issues when they travel, especially when flying internationally. Here is a checklist of things to consider.

Bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Transportation Committee have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the FAA’s efforts to introduce drones into the national airspace system.

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union is continuing to cause considerable difficulties for business aircraft operators.

Can you be your own pilot? Maybe…

There is a lot consider before you make your decision, including costs and insurance

International and regional procedures have been established for the unlikely but still possible contingency of losing direction from air traffic control (ATC) in oceanic airspace, a situation that occurred in spring 2020 in airspace controlled by the FAA’s New York oceanic control center.

Value drives general aviation use of ADS-B In

Ask the Editors: Mandates are in effect around the world, and the Single European Sky ATM Research Deployment Manager has mapped them.

Embraer said on Feb. 18 it was formally withdrawing its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against Canada and Bombardier over airliner manufacturing subsidies now that the issue is moot with Bombardier’s focus on business aviation.

The North Atlantic Datalink Mandate requiring that aircraft be equipped with datalink communications in oceanic airspace, suspended temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be reinstated on Feb. 25.

Iceland’s air navigation service provider Isavia ANS announced Feb. 17 that it has implemented satellite-based surveillance of aircraft in its airspace.

Before you fly internationally, review this checklist for requirements.

Steven Foltz, a line pilot for a Part 91 and 135 operations, talks about balancing the two operations during the pandemic.

Canada’s Transport Safety Board findings in the Global Express landing incident at Montreal addresses crew situation awareness and NOTAM problems.

A Global Express pilot in command encountered a different runway that what he was expecting in Montreal.

Democratic House lawmakers proposed an additional $26 billion to help struggling airlines, airports and manufacturers survive the air travel downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crucial things pilots need to know about painted flight controls, stalls and training. This is the third part of a series on post-maintenance test flights.