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FAA says helicopter pilots should avoid conducting running landings in skid-equipped aircraft on runways with lighting systems embedded in pavement.

Meanwhile, the number of non-fatal mishaps last year increased threefold, rising from six in 2014 to 18.

New requirements narrows scope of ACAS resolution advisory reports.

CVR reveals that no checklists were used from the beginning to the end of flight.

The aircraft, built in 2008, was the first Eclipse to be registered in the African continent.

The new standard is the outcome of recommendations stemming from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Recommendations stem from the TSB’s investigation into the crash of a Metro III on Dec. 22, 2012, in which an infant was killed.

The SAFO advises operators should explicitly define roles.

Retrix has been operating out of preexisting facilities since expanding to Worcester.

The ZZZ identifier will no longer be valid.

The Citation was cleared to climb to 41,000 feet before it vanished from radar and crashed.

Examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have compromised effectiveness of the flight controls, said the Safety Board.

The two pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed about 600 feet short of the VOR station, which was about one mile from the runway.

Comments on the proposal are due February 5.

IMC Club was organized in 2010 with the goal of building instrument flying proficiency through the sharing of real-world scenarios.

Post-accident examination of the engine revealed that all of the compressor turbine blades had separated.

Registered as N153RW, the single-engine turboprop was substantially damaged in the accident, which occurred in day VMC.

Draft document outlines means for operators to obtain initial operational RVSM authorization or amend an existing operational authorization.

Since its founding with one FBO in 2005, Rectrix now operates facilities in Hyannis, Worcester and Westfield, Mass., as well as Sarasota, Fla.

FAA said existing curriculum is “outdated, does not meet current industry needs and can be changed only through NPRM and comment rulemaking."

Accident caused by the crew "initiating and continuing a descent in IMC below the authorized altitude without visual contact with the runway environment."

N-numbered business jets and turboprops still have incurred fewer accidents year-over-year.

Regulatory deadlines approaching in the coming months

Of the 10 people aboard, three passengers died and the ATP-rated pilot and four passengers sustained serious injuries

Proposed AC is primarily applicable to Part 135 certificate holders operating 10 or more helicopter air ambulances.

NASA said its Aviation Safety Reporting System continues to receive a “significant number of incident reports related to checklist errors.”

Learjet conducted an “unexpected maneuver,” continuing a left-hand turn with an “excessive bank angle despite the loss of visual contact" with the fighter.

Discovery that all seven passengers on the airplane were in the U.S. illegally was made during an immigration inspection just before it was to depart.

A witness stated that the Sabreliner twinjet and Cessna 172 piston single did not appear to take avoidance actions before colliding.

Neither the toe brakes nor emergency braking slowed or stopped the Falcon 2000 from hitting a Falcon 50 and King Air C90.