Unlike Australia, many less serious airline incidents go unreported in Asia. Last year, an Indian Jet Airways Boeing 777 accidentally dropped 2500 feet while its captain was asleep and its co-pilot was absorbed in her tablet device. It was a serious mishap known as an "altitude bust" that put the plane in the wrong part of...

  LONDON, June 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Report Details Commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is an essential requirement to ensure that aircraft are maintained in pre-determined conditions of airworthiness to safely transport passengers and cargo. The commercial aircraft MRO market is influenced by external factors ...

  The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops rules for their use. Through the end of June, the agency had approved 714 permits, a 14-fold increase from 51 at the end of March, accord...

  Indonesia's Mount Raung spews ash into one of the world's most crowded flight paths Drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Indonesia shut down airports on the country's resort islands of Bali and Lombok, causing chaos for travelers. Drifting ash from a volcanic eruption shut down airports on two of Indonesia's most famous resort...

  By: John Goglia The mid-air collision between an F-16 fighter plane and a general aviation Cessna 150 that occurred this morning approximately 11 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina raises long-standing concerns about military and civilian aircraft flying in the same airspace. The Cessna took off from Berkeley County Airport in...

During a symposium at the European Parliament, "Disappeared Aircraft in a Connected World: Urgent Call to Action," members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for action by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). European Union (EU) stakeholders were asked during the symposium to remove regulatory barriers to the deployment of satel...

  TransAsia Airways executives. Taipei, July 2 (CNA) The head of TransAsia Airways (復興航空) said Thursday that the company has been making "a concerted effort" to enhance its aviation safety, including a six-month safety overhaul to be launched in mid-July, about five months after a deadly crash involving one of its pla...

    Recalling the tragedies of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 and Air France Flight 447, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to take action in support of improved flight tracking and air navigation technology.     At issue is the guarantee to aviation of set...

  Indonesian air force plane crashes in Northern Sumatra 02:02 An Indonesian Red Cross official says he expects the death toll to rise above 50 The C-130 Hercules aircraft had 12 military personnel on board, an Indonesian military spokesman says Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)Smoke rose among scorched buildings in the Indonesian city of...

  The Air France Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic in 2009 lands at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2007. Courtesy of Pawel Kierzkowski/Wikimedia Commons Roman Mars' podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red C...