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Air Safety
October 6, 2023 12:40 pm ET -
Private to Professional Pilot: Recurrent Training
My brother asked me a while back how airline pilots can be safe and proficient in emergencies. His idea was that, considering how safe commercial aviation is, pilots’ ability to enact emergency procedures will atrophy, making emergencies that much riskier…
September 25, 2023 7:15 am ET -
Private to Professional: Boosting General Aviation Safety Using Higher Standards
Aviation is popular and possible in the United States in a way unlike many other countries. Of the 40,000 airports in the world, over 5,000 (12 percent) are in the United States, and at least ⅓ of total pilots in…
April 23, 2023 9:27 pm ET -
FAA Reauthorization Bill Needed by the End of Fiscal Year
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…
April 13, 2023 5:56 pm ET -
Late Takeoff, Excess Weight Cause Near-Miss for Boeing 737-200 in…
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…