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The Air Line Pilots Association has published a white paper decrying any effort to permit single-pilot airline operations.

National defense, homeland security, intelligence, and law enforcement entities will be allowed to terminate ADS-B transmissions during sensitive missions.

The sole-occupant pilot was subsequently arrested on one count of driving under the influence after crashing a Citation 550 at Nevada’s Mesquite Airport.

Participants in the recent European safety seminar agreed that there should be wider participation in regulatory process and stronger communications.

Camp is required for Part 121 and certain Part 135 operators, but is optional for other Part 135 and 91K operators.

EASA is exemption aircraft weighing 100,000 pounds or less that have a certified maximum seating capacity of 19 passengers or less.

A caregiver suffered broken bones after the aircraft she was riding on encountered several intervals of severe turbulence.

A new SAFO advises that airports may not be able to fully report accurate runway conditions.

The regulation calls for non-Russian certified business aircraft to receive government approval and to receive no objections from airlines.

The FAA is advising against using the DELETE selection for waypoints.

According to preliminary statistics, 19 people died in four business jet crashes and 28 lost their lives in five turboprop crashes during the first half.

Proposal would pave the way for testing and development of a supersonic aircraft.

The formal opinion issued followed the review of nearly 1,800 comments on a runway safety NPA.

An ELT previously modified with a new hermetically-sealed longitudinal G-switch is sufficient to address the concerns of the SAIB.

The June 7 crash claimed the lives of all four people on board the turboprop-powered Piper.

The country is attempting to standardize its nebulous cabotage position, according to FltOps Group.

Currently, EASA promotes evidence-based training on a voluntary program for airplane operators that fly multi-pilot operations with access to simulators.

Nav Canada has released a proposal to revise customer service charges to recover the costs of ADS-B surveillance data services.

Nav Canada is not budging on its requirement for ADS-B diversity antenna configurations, meaning antennas mounted on the top and the bottom of aircraft.

FAA is urging MU-2 operators to perform a fluorescent penetrant inspection of the wing spacer plates for cracks and replace any cracked wing spacer plates.

EASA's new rules for recreational and commercial drone operators enables the free circulation of drones in the EU.

Challenger 300 crew estimated the glider flew past their right side at a distance of less than 100 feet, and they saw the glider pilot in the cockpit.

The FAA has expanded the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability testing program to increase access for non-recreational drone pilots.

The NTSB is hosting a roundtable at the University of Alaska in Anchorage to discuss ways to improve the safety of Part 135 aircraft flight operations.

EASA issued a proposal for the management of icybersecurity risks related to aeronautical information systems used in civil aviation.

FAA has issued an NPRM to clarify that medical certificates are not required for check pilots and instructors at commercial operations.

Business airplanes suffered eight accidents resulting in one fatality last year, versus just one accident and no fatalities in 2017.

NTSB is in early stages of separate investigations into nearly back-to-back, but seemingly unrelated, fatal Cessna Citation accidents that killed three.

EASA is recommending, but not mandating, that operators of Airbus AS350/EC130 helicopters install crash-resistant fuel systems.

The Alaska operation suffered two fatal crashes in May.