Safety, Ops & Regulation

A shocking accident fatal to six has prompted collective action by owner-pilots to prevent a recurrence.

Improving U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) safety and efficiency requires short- and long-term commitments in four broad areas.

The FAA is pointing to its runway safety “technology sprint” as a key near-term step to help reduce airport risks amid a sharp rise in incursions.

Airlines operating in France will have to cancel thousands of flights early in 2024 because of a planned major modernization of the country’s ATC system.

Closing gaps in the available staff versus system demand will take years due to several limiting factors.

The Mind Yourself app is an example of a new technology with the aim of overcoming barriers to seeking help for mental health concerns.

Bombardier kicked off the 2023 Safety Standdown event, called “Integrity in Safety,” by hosting more than 400 aviation professionals from across the industry.

Ornge, a provider of air ambulance and critical care transport services in Ontario, Canada, has placed an order for 12 Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprops.

Encouraged by the results of earlier experiments, Eurocontrol is planning further studies and tests on how to prevent contrail formation.

Flight into wet snow can be deadly. Snow can contain liquid particles on the flakes or liquid can fall among the snowflakes and pose a significant safety hazard.

How flight departments can legally trading time for time.

How do we provide sufficient training to pilots to make certain they are proficient in the complex emergency procedures in a rotorcraft?

The advantages of a simulator are clearly evident during the practice of emergency procedures.

The substantial damage in nine autorotation accidents reviewed by the author was attributed to hard landings.

How do we provide sufficient training to pilots to make certain they are proficient in the complex emergency procedures in a rotorcraft?

A highly experienced pilot and senior vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard McSpadden was thought to be the pilot flying Oct. 1.

One tool that would help to reduce runway incursions is the anti-blocking circuit in ATC and aircraft radios.

Leaders of the general and business aviation industry applaud the Senate’s 98-0 vote to confirm Michael Whitaker as the next permanent administrator of the FAA.

De Havilland Canada has selected Universal Avionics as the lead supplier of integrated flight decks for its line of firefighting aircraft.

There are currently four candidate unleaded fuels that are being evaluated or nearing distribution.

The OpsGroup Safe Airspace feature includes a conflict zone and risk database that should be checked prior to any trip outside your normal flight routines.

Zack Anglin proves that hands and feet are not essential for piloting an aircraft.

Cyrille Grimald, FalconWays program manager for Dassault Aviation, offers a hands-on experience of the potential of its flight path optimization tool

Ed Bolen speaks on innovation, sustainability and safety ahead of this year's NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

KlasJet, a jet charter company, is responding to ongoing violence in Israel by providing emergency evacuation flights from the region.