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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.

A new aviation weather resource from Nav Canada aims to merge operational and meteorological information.

A Bombardier Challeger 300 suffered an in-flight upset that occurred after a pilot responded to one of multiple EICAS messages.

New pilot fatigue risk management system regulations do not work for unscheduled commercial operations, according to the Canadian bizav group.

Runway 06L/24R at Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is closed until June 23 for major pavement reconstruction.

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada claims a government report underestimates the negative effects the new luxury tax will have on aviation.

The Flight Safety Foundation is opening an Asia-Pacific center for aviation safety in Singapore.

According to the NTSB, pilot spacial disorientation caused the May 2021 fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 501 near Smyrna, Tennessee.

Supply-chain issues will limit parts for Garmin GNS 430/530 repairs, so the company is urging customers to upgrade to newer avionics units.

Several recent near-collisions of aircraft operating in the airport environment prompted the FAA to issue a safety alerts for operators.

The pilot of the Beechcraft King Air 350 that crashed on climout from Little Rock airport received three low-level wind shear advisories before departure.