Air Safety

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in partnership with its controllers and industry, on Aug. 15 agreed to step up efforts to reduce the number of runway mishaps at U.S. airports, […]

The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) held its 53rd Annual Air Safety & Security Forum on Aug. 8-9 with the theme of "Our View," promoting the airline pilots perspective […]

In the wake of the National Transportation Safety Board’s release of a factual report on the April 19, 2006, accident that killed legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield, the AOPA Air […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on July 26 ruled that the primary cause of the Aug. 27, 2006 early morning fatal crash of Comair Flight 5191, a Bombardier CRJ- […]

Witnesses before a recent hearing of the aviation subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said that the Federal Aviation Administration is making progress in improving its oversight of […]

Lawrence Cannon, Canada’s minister of transport, infrastructure and communities, has unveiled proposed regulatory amendments to increase accountability in the aviation sector through the implementation of safety management systems by airports […]

A Perfunctory "Press on Regardless" Turns Nasty The aircraft, an Airbus A319, was dispatched under the provisions of the operator’s Minimum Equipment List (MEL) with the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) […]

On Questioning The Need To Snow In an era where airlines are treating pilots’ flight time limits (FTL) as targets, the time available for an operation’s dispatch outbrief is limited. […]

Airport Security Becomes Less Intrusive Growing numbers of air passengers are complaining about the intrusive nature of airport security. The process has become like a military drill. We stand in […]

Keeping An Ear Out For Trouble The grandiose but poorly conceived plan of a four-man terrorist cell to blow up the fuel pipelines running into JFK Airport was recently nipped […]