July 21, 2020: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal of airworthiness standards for the certification of the vast majority of light unmanned aircraft. These standards will greatly contribute to the safe operation of drones for a wide variety of services, such as parcel delivery in urban environments, railways and power...

A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A605 performing flight VN-7414 from Ho Chi Minh City to Banmethuot (Vietnam), was climbing through FL170 out of Ho Chi Minh's runway 25L with a number of thunderstorm cells more than 20nm away when the aircraft encountered hail for about 7 seconds causing the captain's windshield to crack. The crew deci...

The night of December 29, 1972 was instrumental in improving flight safety for passengers and pilots alike. Making their approach to Miami International Airport (MIA), it was just another flight for the pilots of Eastern flight 401. In preparation for landing, they moved the landing gear lever to the down position. However, the light which indicates that t...

A NORRA Nordic Regional Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration OH-ATE performing flight AY-436 from Oulu to Helsinki (Finland), was accelerating for takeoff from Oulu's runway 30 when the crew rejected takeoff due to smell of smoke on the flight deck. The aircraft slowed safely and vacated the runway 1300 meters/4300 feet down th...

Six Pakistani pilots spoke to Al Jazeera about allegations of fraud and improper flight certification practices. by Asad Hashim 20 Jul 2020     [Illustration by Jawahir al-Naimi/Al Jazeera] Related Pakistani pilot licence scandal: The fallout Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani pilots...

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LIFE FLIGHT/Stuff Wellington’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter made an emergency landing on Monday.   The Westpac Rescue Helicopter made a precautionary landing on a single engine while returning to its base at Wellington Airport on Monday. The helicopter and crew landed safely around midday. Life Flight spokesman Sebastian Grodd said the c...

Kate O'Connor  July 16, 2020   Image: NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the Feb. 23, 2019, crash of Atlas Air Flight 3591 was most likely caused by the first officer’s failure to respond appropriately to an inadvertent activation of the Boeing 767 cargo jet’s go-around mode on appr...

Overlooking the town of Sandpoint, Idaho. Lake Pend Oreille is in the foreground. (Getty Images) BOISE, Idaho (AP) - U.S. officials say the nose landing gear on some aircraft built in Idaho and flown all over the world could fail and cause the 10-seat aircraft to overturn on landings or takeoffs. The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday sa...

An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GEGI performing flight AC-7231 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 5 crew, was enroute at FL400 over the Atlantic Ocean about 350nm west of Madrid prior to ETOPS entry when the crew received an ECAM warning about the ESS TR (Essential Bus Transformer Rectifier) and completed the related checkl...