The chief of an air traffic control representative body has called on operators to take advantage of the opportunities offered by new technologies to improve aviation safety.   MAKING THE MOST OF IT: CANSO's chi...

  An aircraft panel discovered in Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, is shown at Narita Airport on Sept. 27. It had fallen off an All Nippon Airways plane. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) The transport ministry will conduct snap inspectio...

  A Transavia Boeing 737-700, registration PH-XRD performing flight HV-6531 from Eindhoven (Netherlands) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was enroute at FL370 about 40nm north of Prague (Czech Republic) when the c...

 Intelligent autopilot and cockpits designed by virtual reality could ease the burden on pilots and make flying safer for Europe's airline passengers.   Figures show that 918 million passengers travelled by air in the EU in 20...

  A BoA Boliviana de Aviacion Boeing 737-300, registration CP-3077 performing flight OB-669 from Santa Cruz to La Paz (Bolivia) with 101 passengers and 6 crew, was rolling out after landing in La Paz wh...

Technology will enable passengers of the future to reduce wait times and other headaches at airports, an airport expert believes. Any changes made at Kansas City International Airport will need to allow for advances in screening and passenger processing. In the next five to ten years, airport visitors will undergo constant screening, fro...

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N640JB performing flight B6-531 from Salt Lake City,UT to Long Beach,CA (USA), departed Salt Lake City's runway 34R and was in the initial climb about to be handed off to departure when the crew reported they had received a bird hit pretty much in the nose area, they thought they were okay and would continue, they ...

A Jetstar Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VGY performing flight JQ-202 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL340 over the Tasman Sea about 170nm west of Auckland when the aircraft was called back to Auckland. The aircraft landed safely back in Auckland about 35 minutes later. The airline reported a ground handler had ...

An Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200, registration EI-DVJ performing flight EI-644 from Dublin (Ireland) to Prague (Czech Republic), was on approach to Prague when the aircraft received a lightning strike. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Prague's runway 30. The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight. A replacement Airbus A320-200 re...

 The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) mission is to "protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom and movement for people and commerce."   To help with this enormous task, the TSA has established a variety of ...