Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
Imagine the shock you would feel when you realize the airplane you’re flying is rapidly descending into San Francisco Bay and it’s not responding to
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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Thousands of Risk Assessments are submitted to ARC Safety Management every year. In 2021, nearly 30% of the top 10 selected risk factors were related to a lack of recency
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
If your aircraft will remain overnight at a location with air temperatures that drop considerably below freezing, it is important to remove liquids that could freeze and burst their containers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
When a business jet’s nose is lowered to the runway on landing, it is important that the nose remains stable regardless of whether the nosewheel abruptly rolls over imperfections in the pavement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Preflight descriptions should better explain “how, what and why” to properly evaluate a component’s airworthiness The authors of preflight checklists
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The FAA, in an emergency order on April 1, revoked the private pilot certificate of a pilot, Trevor Jacob, alleging Jacob purposely crashed his 1940 single-engine Taylorcraft in California’s Los Padres National Forest for the purpose of filming it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Choosing the feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) will shape both the industry’s environmental footprint and reputation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Tru Simulation + Training’s Cessna SkyCourier Full Flight Simulator has earned Level D qualification from the FAA, the company announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin, Michael Lavitt
Meet Sun ‘n Fun’s new President and CEO Gene Conrad and join Aviation Week editors as they discuss Sun ‘n Fun 2022 in Lakeland, Florida, along with the market, the largest issue facing general aviation and other issues.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has released details on criteria for awarding $20 million in funding to build or support some contract towers, including remote facilities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Confusion over the validity of E100 “New Article Inspection” forms are causing headaches for U.S.-based repair stations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
If pilots focus on flight path management instead of on automation…
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Long-time agency official Lirio Liu will take over as executive director of FAA’s Aircraft Certification Service, replacing Earl Lawrence, who moves to the NextGen Office to become deputy assistant administrator.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Sumwalt
Beware when someone tells you they have a good safety culture or that safety is their top priority. That can be a red flag.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
The NTSB determines the probable cause of the excursion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
An EA500 rolls through a fence and strikes a tree at KLXV.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Matthew Orloff
AOPA's Air Safety Institute launches effort to try to visual flight rules (VFR) into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) accidents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Matthew Orloff
Critical Brooks Range terrain information is now available to pilots.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and millions flee their homes, members of the business aviation industry around the world are privately and publicly lending support with their aircraft, services and funds.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Lilium's chief operating officer explained to Aviation Week why certification of its Lilium Jet had slipped.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
More human factors lessons learned on the Matterhorn.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released design guidance for vertiports serving future urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA appointed Billy Nolen, leader of the agency’s aviation safety unit, as its next acting administrator, taking over after the departure of current Administrator Steve Dickson at the end of March.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Inmarsat has named a third equipment supplier for its Jet ConneX inflight broadband service for business aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Slodowitz founded Craft Charter in 2020, after graduating from USC’s Marshall School of Business.
Safety, Ops & Regulation