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The pilot-in-command of a Falcon 900EX EASy that crashed in February 2021 had his certificates revoked two years earlier for records falsification.

The FAA is easing Part 25 aircraft cabin-pressurization system and oxygen-dispensing equipment requirements for operation at high-elevation airports.

The NTSB concluded that a fatal Cessna Citation 501 crash in February 2020 stemmed from spatial disorientation and cumulative effects of task saturation.

The EPA seeks to ban most uses of perchloroethylene due to its toxicity, but would allow industrial and commercial uses, including those for aviation.

The FAA will show limited foreign information on all en-route U.S., Alaska, and Pacific High/Low IFR aeronautical charts starting June 15.

The FAA is eliminating the need for partitions adjacent to an aircraft's decompression hole to withstand large decompression conditions.

After another similar accident, the NTSB again recommended that single-engine commercial ops be included in load manifest regs under FAR 135.63(c).

Brazil's ANAC has issued a special airworthiness bulletin for the Embraer Phenom 100 light jet following accidents in icing conditions.

A proposal from the UK government would mandate widespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuel starting in 2025.

A proposed expansion at Hanscom Field in Massachusetts has drawn opposition focused on perceived environmental concerns.

The FAA and the NPS have developed air tour management plans for four more national parks.

An Aug. 21, 2021, Gulfstream GIV accident was due to the separation of the nose landing gear's pip pin, all 14 occupants escaped uninjured.

Over a 30-year period, there were more than 255,000 reports of animals and aircraft colliding.

Sun glare and a required radio frequency change made it unlikely that the pilot of a LongRanger helicopter saw or had time to avoid a wedgetail eagle.

EASA is proposing using heavy helicopter noise limits for eVTOLs until it can gather more data on the new vehicles to refine these standards.

A new FAA Information for Operators reminds helicopter pilots of recommendations from a rotorcraft bird strike study.

Search-and-rescue operations were suspended for three occupants of a Bombardier Learjet 36A that crashed into the sea off the California coast.

The drug-testing program required by the FAA and other U.S. transportation agencies has been amended to include oral fluid testing.

The Flight Safety Foundation is providing warnings about the limitations and safety implications involving aircraft operating from Russia.

The FAA is seeking comments as it reviews how it approaches noise policies for all segments of aviation including spacecraft.

Nav Canada outlined flight plan procedures for flying with ADS-B and for handling of limited exceptions of those without ADS-B after the mandate deadline.

An EASA notice of proposed rulemaking seeks to standardize flight dispatcher training across member states.

With increasing space operations frequency and launch sites, the FAA is trying to strike a balance on aircraft and spacecraft airspace needs.

EASA cleans, clarifiess, removes inconsistencies, and improves coherence of third-country-operator requirements.

The FAA has released a draft environmental assessment for areas where UAS can be flown without remote identification equipment.

The FAA is proposing stricter limits on helicopters with a radio altimeter operating in the presence of possible 5G C-band radio frequency interference.

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Accidents involving two U.S.-registered business jets and three turboprops took the lives of 16 crew and passengers in the first quarter of 2023.

FAA bird ingestion certification test requirements were updated to ensure turbofan engines can ingest the largest medium flocking bird without a failing.

According to the NTSB, a Hawker 800XP that overran the runway in Aspen, Colorado, tried to take off in a tailwind that exceeded the airplane's limitation.