The NTSB has sent an “urgent safety recommendation” asking the FAA to prohibit airlines from using credit for the use of thrust reversers when calculating
The NTSB Friday released preliminary statistics for last year showing an increase in aviation accidents for airline and general aviation operations, and a
A new FAA program is intended to improve the use of comprehensible English as the international language of aviation and support new English language profi
Although the FAA allowed only 30 days for comments on the proposed Special FAR mandating Mitsubishi MU-2 pilot training, 72 comments were submitted to the
Pilots of large-cabin jets who work as independent contractors complain that former airline pilots and young pilots willing to work for much less are under
NASA disclosed last month that flight crew, ground crew, air traffic controllers and others involved in aviation operations can now securely submit electro
Safety Management Systems (SMSs), popular in other industries for years, are coming to aviation because regulatory authorities, safety experts and industry
In an effort to encourage users to take advantage of its online Event Reporting safety-management system, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) re
Europe’s skies have become safer since two landmark accidents, according to a new independent survey commissioned by air traffic management agency Eurocont
A little over one year has passed since the European Union introduced higher minimum liability insurance requirements for aircraft registered within the EU
Manufacturers should be required to determine if engine restart capability exists when core rotation speed drops to zero after high-power, high-altitude fl
Cessna Aircraft has joined forces with the FAA and the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) for a Cessna Caravan “educational and awareness camp
Reacting to potential safety vulnerabilities in flight control systems installed on Part 25 business jets, the FAA is amending the airworthiness standards
To encourage more industry participation, the FAA is proposing that information provided to the agency from the voluntary disclosure reporting program (VDR