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An FAA notice of proposed rulemaking would mandate safety management systems at aircraft manufacturers and Part 135 charter operators.

An NTSB preliminary report indicated a Learjet 45 touched down at 190 knots and about 2,000 feet past the threshold of the wet runway before an excursion.

EASA is hoping to harmonize the varied cabin crew training requirements in Europe through its latest guidance.

Belgium is imposing taxes on noise and emissions of aircraft, including business jets, operating short-hop flights to or from Brussels Airport.

Nav Canada is seeking feedback on its Vancouver airspace modernization project.

Software maker NDX will introduce its online program focusing on FBO and airport ramp safety issues on January 1.

Lying to the FAA leads to prison for habitual felon.

At its annual meeting in October, the Massachusetts Airport Management Association renewed its goals for the state's airports and elected new officers.

The new procedures are intended to shorten flight paths and flying times, reduce fuel burn, and increase the use of quieter continuous descent operations.

A new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency establishes particle matter standards for most jet engines.

EASA is proposing a rule that would require crash-resistant fuel systems in all in-production helicopters and most in-service rotorcraft.

The DOT IG 737 Max audit, its fourth on the aircraft, will focus on the FAA's oversight of the MCAS system.

Some 70 aviation and travel groups have asked the U.S. and Canadian governments to reopen programs that ease border crossings for vetted travelers.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said there was moderate icing in the area where a King Air crashed on approach to Mid-Ohio Valley Airport.

According to the NTSB, the crew's delayed decision to go-around caused a hard landing that substantially damaged the airplane and injured the copilot.

After 10 days, Costa Rica called off the search for the six occupants of a Piaggio Avanti II that crashed on October 21 in the Caribbean Sea.

Runway incursions and overruns remain on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s list of aviation safety concerns.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's updates to aircraft accident and incident reporting rules will take effect in early 2023.

NATA's Compliance Services will continue to collect and process security data for general aviation pilots under a renewed partnership with the TSA.

Investigators found the reason a DHC-3 Turbine Otter crashed into Mutiny Bay in Washington.

A new draft Advisory Circular from Australia's CASA delves into pilot supervision for certain aircraft operators.

Accident statistics show there were 188 accidents and 98 incidents involving turbine business airplanes worldwide between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022.

The FAA has issued an emergency AD for visual inspections of the left-hand elevator auxiliary spars on DHC-3 Turbine Otters.

Charter and other commercial air transport operators in Australia will need to have safety management systems in place by December 2024.

The FAA authorized all piston aircraft to use unleaded avgas, while the EPA is taking steps to phase out lead in fuels for aircraft with piston engines.

U.S.-registered business jets were fatal accident free in the first nine months, but three accidents involving non-U.S-registered jets killed 14.

EASA is raising the bar for helicopter emergency medical service operations in Europe, with new rules to take effect by mid-2023.

An uncommanded flap deployment above the maximum flaps-extended speed on a Challenger 604 has resulted in several recommendations by the UK AAIB.

A Cessna Citation CJ3 was destroyed in a post crash fire following a gear-up or gear-collapse landing at a Washington Airport. All 10 aboard escaped.

The FAA has delayed requirements for unmanned aircraft systems to have remote ID systems to Dec 16, 2022.