NTSB

By Bill Carey
Richard McSpadden was senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The FAA also called for organizational changes following the Sept. 12, 2022, uncrewed New Shepard-23 mission.
Commercial Space

BCA Staff
Switches and associated keys can become so worn that it becomes possible to remove the key from a switch position other than the OFF position.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA wants an initial report within 24 months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A Learjet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan International Airport despite the crew’s acknowledgment of instructions to line up and wait (LUAW).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The agency concludd there was some miscommunication between the captain and the first officer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A wrong-runway landing by a FedEx crew last year underscores the value that benign incidents can play in flagging safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
Unsecured or forgotten items inside an aircraft can cause dangerous hazards. The NTSB urges pilots to account for all items before and after each flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Learning to fly is expensive, attests NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, who is working toward a private pilot’s license.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

BCA Staff
Unmarked towers can pose a hazard for pilots. The NTSB urges vigilance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker has finished its proposed redesign of older 737 nacelles, but it must analyze maintenance-related errors to help mitigate their risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has completed redesign work and retrofit instructions on 737 Next Generation nacelles to better protect them from broken fan blades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An NTSB update on the occurrence revealed the nose gear suffered a fractured upper lock link.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
This amounts to a high-stakes bet that regulations and public acceptance will come together to enable a successful commercial launch in the future.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Roger Cox
Sometimes in piloting a strong measure of caution exceeds a high level of skill in importance.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
IATA’s real-time turbulence data-gathering platform is up to 20 participating airlines, with ANA and WestJet the latest to sign on.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
The NTSB has started investigating an accident involving a Cessna Citation V, which crashed north of Montebello, Virginia on June 4.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The pilot and five passengers were not injured during the May 18 runway incursion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Sumwalt
For safe operations, all hands need to be on deck.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An NTSB-hosted round table on runway incursions held May 23 discussed key issues and how to tackle them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The U.S. FAA has awarded $100 million across 12 airports for airfield configuration projects aimed at preventing runway incursions, including LAS and SAN.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Accidents are becoming more survivable, meaning regulators are doing their jobs, but finding additional improvements has become more challenging.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Structural integrity factors can cause premature structural failure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Speakers attended an NTSB webinar May 11.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation