In the charter world, crews know that the customer paid a princely sum for the privilege of a private flight—and these customers may want to celebrate to excess.
Three pilots in recent cases were all high-time pilots, and they all died in accidents. The circumstances and contributing factors of the cases differed, but the issue common to all was that each pilot’s high experience was not enough to forestall the accident.
The FAA has changed its stance on whether U.S. repair stations can comply with current U.S-EU bilateral guidance by validating new parts intended for installation on EU-registered aircraft.
A medevac Beech King Air 200, registration N547LM, attempted to take off with a tailwind that exceeded what the pilot expected, and it wound up in the frigid waters of Unalaska Bay.
Joby Aviation has received its FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate, allowing it to begin aircraft operations ahead of the planned 2024 launch of commercial air taxi service with its S4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 Notice, commonly referred to as the Oshkosh NOTAM, contains many Federal Aviation Administration-approved changes that are important for pilots to be aware of when flying into the world’s largest aviation gathering.
On-demand helicopter service provider Blade Air Mobility has agreed to acquire the commercial passenger transport activities of three European helicopter companies for a total of €48 million ($51 million) in cash.
Spirit AeroSystems' executive vice president Sam Marnick sits down with Aviation Week's Molly McMillin to discuss the company's diverse and growing business.
Advanced air mobility aircraft manufacturers are calling for clearer guidance from the FAA over certification requirements after the regulator signaled a change in rules governing approval for winged electric vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles.
The pilot’s decision to continue flying under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions caused the December 2019 fatal crash of a Safari Aviation sightseeing helicopter in Hawaii, the NTSB said May 10 in a probable cause finding that faults the FAA for poor leadership and oversight of air tour operators.
The FAA sees soon-to-be finalized guidance that unifies several related pilot competences under one umbrella as the first edition of a document that will be expanded in future years, a senior agency executive said.
Mineta was the longest-serving U.S. Transportation Secretary in the department’s history and a difference-making advocate for the nation’s aviation system.
FAA Flight Standards Service executive director David Boulter will take the agency’s top civil-service safety job on an interim basis when current acting associate administrator for Aviation Safety Chris Rocheleau leaves government service at the end of May.
