Safety, Ops & Regulation

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.

Spatial disorientation of the pilot led to the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter in hilly terrain northwest of Los Angeles in January 2020 that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, the NTSB has found.

The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic may have acted as a “pressure valve release” on the aviation industry’s pilot shortage, but it has not solved the problem, said Sheryl Barden, president and CEO of Aviation Personnel International, based in San Francisco.

What the new mask mandates means when traveling in the U.S.

Confronted with a dramatic drop in traffic, European ANSPs see a chance to modernize and rethink air traffic management.

Full and free correct flight control movement is vital. This is the second part of a three-part article. Here’s the first part.

EAA AirVenture 2021 remains on the schedule as a live event in July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, although some areas of the show may look different than in previous years.

Flight controls deserve extra attention.

The National Business Aviation Association has canceled all its in-person events through June 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic as it explores options for virtual programming.

Aircraft cabins, long considered venues for the spread of airborne pathogens and volatile organic compounds, are getting an increasing degree of focus as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to depress global travel.

What lies ahead for business aviation once the pandemic subsides? Will the shortage return?