ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (PRWEB)  May 16, 2013 The U.S. major airlines recently passed an almost unbelievable milestone - literally going a full decade without a single passenger dying in a crash. Other segments of aviation, including the regional carriers, general aviation, and the military have made significant, albeit less dramatic, improvements in recen...

PHOTO: Emergency services attend a British Airways passenger plane after it had to make an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday May 24, 2013. LONDON May 24, 2013 (AP) - A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming...

By David Brown   It's time for Taiwan's exclusion from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to end. ICAO's mission is to promote the safe and orderly development of civil aviation by setting the standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety and security. Finding a way for Taiwan to participate is essential to achieving th...

The Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to examine the FAA's Runway Safety Program in the light of a steadily increasing number of runway incursions and evaluate the agency's progress in implementing initiatives to prevent further incursions. Prevention of runway incursions and ground collisions has been on the NTSB's &qu...

Former airline executive Michael G. Whitaker, who most recently served as a consultant to a company that operates India's largest domestic airline, has been tapped by President Barack Obama to fill the deputy administrator's post at the FAA.   The White House announced Whitaker's appointment, among others, on May 15. "We are pleased the presid...

Montreal Pilots and air-traffic controllers texting each other? OMG! Your airline flight is finally starting to communicate the way the rest of the world does.   Caroline Heroux sits at the air controller workstation in Montreal, with a view of her exchange with a Delta Air Lines flight in a dialogue box. . Controllers and pilots aren't using the...

By ANDY PASZTOR and JON OSTROWER   An engine-manufacturing defect may affect more than 70 of Boeing Co.'s BA +0.94%777 extended-range jets equipped with General Electric Co. GE +1.00%engines, the companies disclosed Wednesday.   The defect could lead to an engine failure and pose a potential safety issue if the planes are forced to fly long d...

Lion Air needs safety measures, proper training: Bali crash report This handout photo released by the Indonesian Police on April 13, 2013 shows a Lion Air Boeing 737 submerged in the water after skidding off the runaway during landing at Bali's international airport near Denpasar. An Indonesian plane carrying more than 1 (Credit: AFP)  . Indones...

Gary Stoller, USA TODAY9:47 p.m. EDT May 9, 2013 Without the changes, the FAA says, pilots could lose control of the planes if smoke or fire should break out. A Boeing 777 at Boeing's 777 production line as seen in Everett, Wash., on Feb. 14, 2011. (Photo: Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY) Story Highlights Wiring tied to entertainment systems...

Gary Stoller, USA TODAY9:47 p.m. EDT May 9, 2013 Without the changes, the FAA says, pilots could lose control of the planes if smoke or fire should break out. A Boeing 777 at Boeing's 777 production line as seen in Everett, Wash., on Feb. 14, 2011. (Photo: Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY) Story Highlights Wiring tied to entertainment systems...