Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Can we create an effective, low-risk learning medium to enhance the training of important human factors?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
After an extensive report, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined the FAA must improve its efforts to address community concerns pertaining to aircraft noise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
Despite the bureaucratic hydra, the U.S. is likely to have a lead-free atmosphere years before 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
A handful of unions representing tens of thousands of U.S.-based aviation workers called on the U.S. Transportation Department to deny Wizz Air’s request for a foreign air carrier permit over allegations of an “anti-union” corporate culture.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Hackers can deny users service and encrypt ransomware or spyware on a computer, flood a computer or network so it cannot respond, gain access to a user’s data or insert themselves into a two-party transaction, gaining access to unencrypted content.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Rob Mark
Not surprisingly, most North Atlantic flight procedures haven’t changed, which represents some good news. The bad news is that there are issues that have not disappeared.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Brian Wynne
Moving quickly will enhance safety and enable the U.S. to unlock the future of aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Some aspects of the operational use of business jet tires can lessen their overall life. Daily pressure checks are difficult to perform when an
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The FAA and tire manufacturers recommend checking that a tire’s pressure is within limits before the first flight of each day.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Commerce Department has singled out Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s Gulfstream G650ER business jet and 99 airliners for apparently violating export controls the department imposed following Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is resulting in the jamming of satellite navigation systems that could affect civil aviation in the surrounding region, EASA has warned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
After the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the new issues raised by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union might well feel like old news.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Matthew Orloff/Aviation Week Network
GPS jamming by the U.S. military has the potential to cause serious disruptions among civil aviation operations where GPS signals will become unreliable or even unusable for navigation, experts note.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Clément Meersseman/Aviation Manuals
A post published by UK NATS announced structural changes to the North Atlantic (NAT) Organized Track System (OTS). Though the change may seem small, the eventual impact could be significant.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
A city police department that was an early adopter of using drones for law enforcement purposes in the U.S. recently surpassed 10,000 missions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin, Lee Ann Shay, Bill Carey, Angus Batey
Unprecedented sanctions on Russia following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine are affecting every aspect of business aviation around the globe. What does it mean and what is to come?
Business Aviation

By Roger Cox
On March 21, 2018 a Gulfstream GV descending to land at Miami International Airport (MIA) encountered turbulence and three of the five passengers were
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey, Lee Ann Shay
A Bombardier Global Express linked to a Russian oligarch has been impounded by the UK government under new laws that came into force on March 8.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that crashed on Feb. 16 during a remotely piloted flight test experienced a component failure, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Residents' concerns about the impact of nearby flight operations on their land value are especially relevant to urban air mobility as eVTOLs and cargo drones hope to operate in the heart of urban areas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Roger Cox
The experienced pilot lost control of the Cessna 421 because he lost indicated airspeed information in icing conditions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
A highly experienced Air Force fighter pilot lost control of his recently acquired Cessna 421B in 2019 while flying in icing conditions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
The closure of Russian airspace stemming from that country’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing international operators to divert from traditional routes between the U.S. to India and the Asia-Pacific region, adding hours to their flight time, says a corporate flight department chief pilot.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Jessie Naor
Small operators can begin leveraging the power of big data in their cockpits.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Sumwalt
Professionals do the right things, even when no one is watching.
Safety, Ops & Regulation