Aviation Safety

Taking a Pilatus PC-12 aft of the limit spells disaster.

Inflight break up confirmed in turboprop that was intended for Raisbeck flight testing.

The go-team from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is painstakingly sifting through wreckage of two World War II-era aircraft that collided midair during the Wings Over Dallas airshow on Saturday. Six people were killed—five on the B-17G Texas Raiders and one on the Bell P-63F Kingcobra.  Both aircraft, B-17G, N7227C, and Bell P-63F, N6763, […]

Following the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board took command of the crash site.

An airfield accident while refueling a Cessna 170 leads to powerful lessons.

Airbus blames the accident on pilot error, while Air France argues the pilots became confused and overwhelmed by conflicting data and alarms in the cockpit.

Stall/spin accidents account for the largest number of fatal aviation accidents, according to the latest Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute report.

Boeing must achieve regulatory approval for the Max 10 and the slightly smaller variant—the Max 7—no later than December to meet its delivery deadlines.

Maintenance bill will hold foreign MROs to equal standards; the workforce bill will launch a new national center to improve recruitment and retention.

The UV LED light the FAA is testing is housed in traditional aircraft landing lights and is compatible with older aircraft.