Safety, Ops & Regulation

A UK Department for Transport-sponsored research program has chosen several companies to participate in the development of an open-access unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) system.

Swiss artificial-intelligence (AI) start-up Daedalean has launched a project in partnership with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to develop the first guidance for the certification of machine learning in safety-critical applications onboard aircraft.

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said he has placed a hold on the renomination of Michael O'Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency’s controversial order granting Ligado Networks spectrum near GPS frequencies.

Garmin on July 27 said that aviation applications were among the company’s web-based platforms returning to service following a cyberattack four days earlier.

The FCC has endangered a national treasure by allowing high-power terrestrial transmitters in the band of frequencies that includes GPS.

Several European aviation groups have combined with EASA in an effort to strengthen assurance of a consistent travel experience for passengers during

Daher has earned FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification of Garmin’s emergency autoland system, called HomeSafe, on its TBM 940 turboprop.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published proposed airworthiness standards that are designed to help facilitate flights of light unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over populated areas.

ATP Flight School, based in Jacksonville, Florida, has renewed an order with Piper Aircraft for 100 training aircraft and has taken delivery of six new Piper Archer TX trainers as part of the order.

Airports that saw operations slow or cease as airlines cut flights during the COVID-19 pandemic must be wary of new risks as flights ramp up, EASA has cautioned.

Selected accidents and incidents in June 2020. The following NTSB information is preliminary.

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FAR Part 91 operators' objections to the mandate include its administrative burdens and the requirement to include reports of training flights.

Europe recovered the fastest in terms of business aviation activity in June, with jet and turboprop activity up 43% through June 23 compared to a year ago.

This year’s guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft.

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A funding bill approved by the House Committee on Appropriations promotes workforce development, retains an N-number blocking privacy program and supports air traffic control modernization.

Turkish Airlines Boeing 747 freighter crash attributed to crew starting descent to Kyrgyzstan airport too late, but report cites confusion over green advisory display.

The line between legal and illegal charters.

The FAA has joined NASA in using the phrase Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to describe a broader vision for what until recently has been called urban air mobility (UAM).

Embraer has signed a contract for a capital investment in Tempest Security Intelligence, giving it a majority interest in the largest cybersecurity company in Brazil.

The UK government has published a list of countries from which international arrivals to England will not have to self-isolate, including France, Greece, Italy, Spain and other popular tourist destinations.

“We’re taking a very aggressive position right now, in trying to get more and more companies into the standard airworthiness process,” the head of FAA's UAS Integration Office said July 1.

These corridors are a key feature of the agency’s first concept of operations, ConOps 1.0, for urban air mobility.