Safety, Ops & Regulation

“The more we grow, the more lives we save” motivates the leader of a group that flies cancer patients to treatment for free.

Pre-flight and post-fight inspections should include grounding and bonding straps that protect the aircraft from lightning strikes.

A broad industry coalition has appealed to the FAA seeking changes to new rules mandating drug and alcohol testing for certain foreign repair stations.

Nearly half of the flight crews observed no significant adverse weather on the weather radar at the time of the lightning strike.

Ask anyone working in pretty much any industry for their views on regulation, and you’re unlikely to hear a great deal that is enthusiastic or positive.

Most aircraft lightning strikes occur in weather that flight crews do not detect as a threat.

The FAA is seeking a simpler, less costly version of its runway status lights (RWSL) concept to install at commercial airports.

Business aviation trade groups are facing a multitude of issues in their roles as advocates for the industry in the face of evolving political landscapes.

The FAA Administrator says a successful National Airspace System modernization plan must encompass a fundamental culture shift within the agency.

CNIL has exceptionally authorized the use of biometric data for air traffic controllers’ clock-in and clock-out.

Business aviation in Africa is emerging as a critical engine for development, industry leader Dawit Lemma says.

Aviation professionals working with artificial intelligence (AI) systems have expressed concerns about the impact of the new technology on the industry.

Country music artist Dierks Bentley is urging pilots of Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft to join him in flying athletes and coaches to the USA Games.

The two-passenger EHang EH216-S is the world’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL to achieve the full suite of regulatory certifications.

A federal mandate requiring adult passengers of U.S. commercial flights to show their Real ID, applies to Part 135 operations under TSA oversight.

Former EASA head Patrick Ky has joined the board of Vertical Aerospace, adding regulatory expertise as the company works to certify its VX4 eVTOL aircraft.

The number of aviation meteorologists stationed at air traffic control centers around the U.S. has fallen considerably.

Michael Graham began his aviation career as a U.S. Navy pilot flying A-7’s and F/A-18’s.

The New York Times recently accused the private aviation industry of not paying its “fair share” into the system. The argument for or against privatization shouldn’t be based on sensationalized headlines, but rather a rational, fact-based discussion.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia has granted business jet operator VistaJet the approval to conduct domestic flights within the Kingdom.

Former NTSB leaders say the U.S. Transportation Department and the FAA need to act quickly to finally require cockpit video recorders in commercial aircraft.

Fort Worth-based Trimec won STC approval for the antenna installation on a Gulfstream G200 super-midsize business jet, Gogo said.

A dramatically different approach to air traffic control first conceived in 2001 has potential to increase airspace capacity and reduce controller workload.

Pilots of jets equipped with older-generation enhanced flight vision systems may no longer benefit from an operational credit, the FAA says.

Variances detailed during an NTSB hearing on the Jan. 29 collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter indicate inconsistency in traffic management.