Air Safety

The Singapore Airlines flight begs the question of how pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and other stakeholders can predict turbulence and avoid it.

The FAA recently reported a concerning increase in laser strikes on civilian aircraft, reaching an unprecedented peak in 2023.

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets after a decommissioned emergency door blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight last night. The agency is calling for the inspection of these aircraft before return to service. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max […]

More details have emerged regarding the off-duty Alaska pilot who attempted to shut off an aircraft while it was airborne.

How rest requirements work at both Part 121 and Part 135 carriers in the U.S., and what do they mean in the non airline world.

Building high-level recurrent training into your schedule will ensure smoother flying and safer travels for you and those around you.

Any discussion of aviation, in the U.S. and everywhere, eventually comes to the question of safety. The U.S. airline industry is among one of the safest.

The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is bracing for a reauthorization. Every five years, Congress passes a bill outlining new steps the agency can take to promote further growth and safety in the American aviation industry. These bills also provide the agency’s funding and dictate where the funding should go to further the American aviation […]

Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia, the state body in charge of regulating civil aviation in the South American country, has published the final report on the serious incident involving an Aerosucre Boeing 737-200 that occurred in February last year at Germán Olano Airport in the city of Puerto Carreño. See also: FAA Takes Action Following Recent […]