Safety, Ops & Regulation

Cirrus Aircraft’s Safe Return emergency automatic landing system, a new function developed in partnership with Garmin, will be added as a standard

Fractional ownership company NetJets has launched a new subsidiary called QS Security Services.

Aviation Week Network recently announced the winners of its 63rd annual Laureate Awards, honoring achievements in global aerospace.

Charter broker Paramount Business Jets has introduced a carbon offset system for passengers hoping to neutralize pollutants generated by their flight.

WASHINGTON—The FAA’s top official remains confident in the agency’s certification methodology and processes for evaluating safety-critical issues

The number of U.S.-registered, turbine-powered business aircraft meeting the FAA’s Jan. 1, 2020, deadline for ADS-B compliance rose to 88% of the

Private Jet Services (PJS), based in Seabrook, New Hampshire, plans to plant 79,200 trees a year in a reforestation program to offset 100% of the

Autonomous air taxi developer Ehang is on track to begin a pioneering effort with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to develop airworthiness standards and certification methods for the new aircraft category.

Drone traffic management system developer Altitude Angel will provide a UTM platform for the Netherlands.

BIRD Aerosystems has launched a compact version of its all-in-one AeroShield POD for medium-size business jets.

The company behind the MyRadar smartphone app has launched a first, experimental cubesat designed to monitor aircraft signals from space and support a rapid response capability by rescue organizations.

Paul Everitt is CEO of ADS, the UK’s trade association representing the aerospace, defense and security sectors.

North American flight activity in October rose 0.5% from a year ago, while activity increased 6.8% over September figures, according to Argus International.

House lawmakers are calling on the FAA to preserve airspace safety and efficiency as it develops a regulation to simplify launch and re-entry requirements for commercial space operators.

The unprecedented and ongoing examination of aircraft certification triggered by the two Boeing 737 MAX accidents has identified several areas that must change to improve outcomes, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said.

Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.

A coalition of general aviation groups is opposing three pieces of proposed federal legislation it says would restrict general aviation’s access to airspace and undermine the Airline Deregulation Act.

There comes a time when every person simply needs help, but asking for a hand can be difficult for some. This happened to an experienced older Cessna 500 pilot.

A Scottish Fatal Accident Inquiry into the Nov. 29, 2013, helicopter crash that killed 10 people in Glasgow has concluded the pilot ignored low-fuel warnings.

A professional pilot must know an aircraft’s aerodynamic limitations in all phases of flight and be familiar with conditions that cause instruments to display misleading information.

If your aircraft has wing-mounted propellers, you might wonder if the airflow behind them has any influence on the wing's aerodynamics. The simple answer is yes, most definitely.

A wing's true angle of attack is unknown; it can only be estimated by a measuring device on the airplane that has inherent errors that must be addressed.

If you fly an aircraft with TKS, be aware that replacement of the system's panels after maintenance requires extreme care.

The rest and duty rules for Part 135 are complex in part because a pilot cannot rely on the regulations alone.

Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation, said lawmakers are waiting to get a 290-vote supermajority before bringing to the House floor a bill that would fund the FAA during future government shutdowns.