Safety

A report on the fatal crash of an Air India Express aircraft said the pilots didn't follow operational procedures when attempting to land in monsoon rain.

Curtiss-Wright has teamed with SoCal Jets and Peregrine Avionics to develop an affordable solution to meet new AFAC requirements for flight data recorders.

Becker Avionics and Iris Automation are developing a non-required safety-enhancing equipment collision avoidance safety system for GA aircraft and UAVs.

The frequency of laser strikes on aircraft is a growing problem, according to the FAA.

Innovative Solutions & Support is expanding the overseas markets for its ThrustSense autothrottle system.

After testing the Smart Throttle on the Falcon 7X, Dassault has selected the 10X as the first that will be equipped with the new safety technology.

The Canadian airframer's Safety Standdown is in its 25th year.

Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-7000 weather radar system for business jets and helicopters recently received EASA approval.

Runway confusion events are often precursors of a runway incursion and potential collision between aircraft, airport vehicles, or construction equipment.

National Drone Safety Week will serve as a opportunity to educate drone pilots and highlight new requirements and best practices, FAA said.

An FAA SAFO notes that risk of Class B excursions and wrong surface events greatly increases where visual approach clearances were accepted.

The ACFS has designed free online ASAP courses to educate members on the use and benefits of the voluntary, self-reporting program.

here were no reportable accidents and only one serious incident last year involving EASA-member-state-registered, non-commercial business aircraft.

Passengers sue for mental distress after crew recovers from botched oil rig approaches, vortex ring state spin.

The agency is hosting a public meeting August 18 to discuss changing the airspace from Class D to Class C over Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to increase safety.

Dairy Queen drop-in lands helicopter pilot in the dock.

The airliner made a three-sector 7,567-nm trip from Seattle to Shanghai to start validation flight trials with Chinese aviation safety officials.

Transport Canada and Canada’s Public Health Agency has published safety alerts for private and commercial air operators regarding Covid-19.

The FAA continues to struggle with minimal inspector staffing in Alaska, where operators face challenging conditions and crashes are frequent.

General aviation pilots can access the same tracking information as business jet and airline operations with the new FlightAware Aviator service.

NBAA's Safety Committee updated its top safety concerns as it highlights key areas that it will focus on during the upcoming year.

In a new SAFO, the FAA said localizer signal interference has caused deviations when operators were using ILS autoland approach procedures.

L.J. Aviation was the first Air Charter Safety Foundation member to demonstrate it had met the updated Industry Audit Standard requirements.

The PilotEye vision system is based on artificial intelligence technology and promises to reduce pilot workload, while also supporting autonomous flight.

Seamanship and airmanship are similar—both involve the art or mastery of operating a vessel and a highly specialized skillset.

Garmin's new Smart Glide system automatically guides an airplane suffering engine failure to an airport within gliding distance.

Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision Jet Safe Return Emergency Autoland system, which is based on Garmin’s Autoland technology, has received approval from EASA.

Vaccinated U.S. travelers will more freely be able to enter Canada beginning on August 9 and other international travelers on September 7.

An IATA survey shows that passengers remain willing to wear masks to mitigate the risk of Covid transmission.

EBAA and IBAC today announced the pilot launch of their Standards & Training for Aviation Responsibility and Sustainability (S.T.A.R.S.) program.