EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Kenneth Allendoerfer donned a silly looking skullcap that had a bunch of electrodes and wires sticking out of it. While the cap might appear funny, the information collected from its sensors actually is part of some serious research involving one of the nation's most stressful jobs - air traffic controller. Allendoerfer and other ...

The Federal Aviation Administration and the entire general aviation community have been working together for years to reduce fatal accidents in small aircraft by using data to determine the leading cause of accidents. Those efforts have focused most recently on stalls and other loss-of-control incidents, because they account for 40% of small aircraft accid...

Mobile phones and laptops will be banned from planes heading for the US if they are not charged up, amid heightened fears of an imminent terrorist attack. Both the Dublin Airport Authority and Aer Lingus have confirmed they are noting the new guidelines And last night it emerged that passengers at Dublin airport may soon be forced to turn on electro...

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration is reminding passengers who are flying this July 4th holiday to leave their fireworks at home. Fireworks pose a significant fire risk to aircraft in the air and on the ground and are not permitted in carry-on or checked baggage.   “Safety is our top ...

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands’ air safety agency says it has detected a glitch that can cause airplane autopilot systems to respond in a dangerous way when a plane is attempting a steeper than normal landing approach. In a report published Thursday, the Dutch Safety Board, which investigates disasters and potential accidents, said the gli...

US President Barack Obama will nominate Christopher Hart to be chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Hart, NTSB's vice chairman, has served as acting chairman since former chairman Deborah Hersman resigned from the board on April 25. Hart this week oversaw the NTSB's public hearing releasing the board's investigative findings o...

  By Alan Levin U.S. investigators are debating whether to blame a Boeing Co. (BA) jetliner's design for helping cause a cascade of pilot mistakes in last year's Asiana Airlines Inc. crash in in San Francisco that killed three teenagers. The sticking point within the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board ahead of its final decision has been t...

Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214   A photo taken by Benjamin Levy shows fellow passengers from Asiana Airlines Flight 214, many with their luggage, on the tarmac moments after the plane crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, 2013. (Benjamin Levy / Associated Press) The NTSB will meet in Washington, D.C., to weigh a variety of ...

AeroVironment's Puma AE is used by BP at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska. (BP)   Marking a milestone for the industry, Monrovia drone maker AeroVironment Inc. has announced a contract to use an unmanned aircraft to perform routine commercial services over land in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations. The company's small drone, called...

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Kenneth Allendoerfer donned a silly looking skullcap that had a bunch of electrodes and wires sticking out of it. While the cap might appear funny, the information collected from its sensors actually is part of some serious research involving one of the nation's most stressful jobs - air traffic controller. Allendoerfer and other ...