Safety, Ops & Regulation

The ability to project ahead in time is vital to accurate situational awareness.

Predicting how the current situation will evolve and impact future operations is an often overlooked but vital element of situational awareness.

Predicting how the current situation will evolve and impact future operations is an often overlooked but vital element of situational awareness.

Safety authorities recommend that operators pay more attention to the performance limitations of the aircraft when choosing the type for each mission.

Action Aviation confirmed June 23 the passing of its chairman, Hamish Harding, who was on board OceanGate’s Titan Submersible on its tour of the Titanic.

Knowledgeable passengers are key to combating illegal charter operations, which spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to FAA safety inspectors.

Clues to why the Phenom crashed.

Leesburg Executive Airport will place into service a mobile tower after the FAA cancelled its remote tower project.

We describe an EMB-500 hard landing in Paris and related incidents.

The U.S. FAA has announced it is closing less airspace during launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leading to fewer commercial reroutings.

BCA Senior Editor Bill Carey discusses the progress of the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions Initiative with NATA CEO and Managing Director of Safety.

Sometimes in piloting a strong measure of caution exceeds a high level of skill in importance.

Startup developing hydrogen-fueled variant of the internal combustion engine.

The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee markup of the FAA Reauthorization bill for 2023 was halted June 15 over a pilot training issue.

The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is both overlooked and under-estimated, and pilots often dismiss its symptoms. Take steps now to avoid problems later.

The leaders of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 9 introduced their version of the next FAA reauthorization legislation.

Data security has never been an optional extra for aviation businesses, but a balance must be struck when regulations are being developed.

Standardization of terms would, in principle, address issues, such as cancellations and AOG contingencies.

The FAA has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for eVTOL aircraft.

The EU has doubled the size of its rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s wildfire season.

The NTSB has started investigating an accident involving a Cessna Citation V, which crashed north of Montebello, Virginia on June 4.

Developing a platform for the crop-spraying market is not easy, but a pair of startups are hoping that the market will serve as an early application for eVTOLs.

A slow-moving helicopter’s wake is the equivalent of a small microburst and must be given a wide berth.

As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation operations are actually for business or leisure.

A slow-moving helicopter’s wake is the equivalent of a small microburst and must be given a wide berth.