Safety

Bizjets have been involved in six of the last nine incidents in the U.S. where engineered materials arresting systems have safely stopped aircraft.

Launched three years ago, the voluntary program for business aviation ground handlers has recently begun accepting applications for Stage II registration

Described as the first event of its kind, the two-day program will provide information of interest to anyone involved in the ground movements of aircraft

Here's what really happened when actor Harrison Ford landed on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport.

Proposal would also ensure that the design of large airplanes provides an “adequate longitudinal controllability and authority during go-arounds."

In the heat of the moment, will an extra decision point help pilot judgment? FSF report says yes.

A loss of control accident involving a Bombardier Challenger 604 at FL340 following a wake encounter with an A380 underscores the need.

The FAA's approach to EFBs is far more complicated than necessary, and does nothing to improve safety.

The enhanced training course combines classroom instruction on high-altitude physiology with practical training using a hypoxia training platform.

Compliance requires either residual or non-residual disinsection, the flight-planning company said.

Use of COTS or personal checklists should be meticulously compared with manufacturer checklists, the FAA advises.

The FAA charges the California-based MRO continued to return aircraft parts to service after its air agency certificate was yanked in 2013.

In the five decades since being established, it has made more than 14,500 recommendations to improve transportation safety.

Partnership will allow the companies to provide collaborative ERP manuals and services, with each of them focusing on their core strengths.

Audit objectives will be to assess FAA’s processes for granting waivers, and its risk-based oversight of UAS operators with waivers.

Aircraft Performance Group’s iPreFlight iOS app helps aircraft operators meet safety requirements.

Turbine business airplane accidents worldwide claimed the lives of fewer people in the first quarter—16 compared to 25 in the same period last year.

AOPA expressed concerns that the NTSB is approving "speculative" probable causes with little evidence.

Dearth of properly trained flight crew raises safety concerns

GSIP was launched in October 2014 to study how aviation safety data are used and to produce toolkits that can be used by aircraft operators.

The agency’s limitations in this role have been “revealed” since launching its conflict zone information repository after the 2014 downing of flight MH17.

U.S. Part 91 twin turboprops and jets flown in Europe must now operate with a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) developed for that specific aircraft

Three-axis rotational apparatus can accurately recreate upset conditions.

Topics were identified via a data-driven review by the NBAA Safety Committee as primary risk-mitigation targets for all business aircraft operators.

Safety systems must be more than button-pushing exercises if they are to work as intended.

Loss of tail rotor effectiveness can lead to loss of control, Board warns

RWSLs are meant to be a last line of surface-movement defense.

FBOs might not feel external pressure to boost safety efforts, but the good news is some are doing so anyway.

HeliOffshore and GE Aviation are jointly developing a global safety management system.

In less than three years, HeliOffshore has transformed the offshore helicopter industry's approach to safety.