Aviation Safety

Japanese aviation authorities say the Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (RJTT) had not been cleared for takeoff.

The only good thing to come out of aviation accidents, be they large or small, is that we can often learn from the mistakes of others.

The NTSB links a potentially preventable Cessna 337 Skymaster accident in remote Alaska to an inadvertent stall.

The FAA says it is taking immediate action to improve air traffic controller training and safety reporting in response to a recently released National Airspace System Safety Review Team report.

An aborted landing attempt by well-known backcountry pilot Dooley Vanyo is the focus of the initial investigation.

The NTSB has released its preliminary findings on the fatal crash of a Piper PA-28-161 near Whitesville, Kentucky, in September involving a flight instructor and private pilot candidate on a night flight.

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast or ADS-B became the law of the land in January 2020, ostensibly to make the skies safer—but has it worked?

The loss of aviation safety leader, pilot, and friend Richard McSpadden from the AOPA’s Air Safety Institute causes reflection.

According to the FAA, pilots have reported more than 7,400 laser hazard incidents so far this year.

The United States Parachute Association is offering a safety management system as an alternative to a proposal it says could put some small operators out of business.