By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn't target the factors most likely to present safety risks, the Department of Transportation's inspector general said Monday.   The Federal Aviation Administration's supposedly risk-based ...

With incursions happening almost once a day, Pearson near-collision highlights risk of a jet colliding with another plane or vehicle on the runway. One of the biggest threats to aviation safety today are runway incursions. A Star analysis of Transport Canada data counted 5,677 incursions by aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians since 1999, averaging almost...

lanes Clip Wings on Tarmac   NEWARK, N.J. May 2, 2013 (AP) - Two airplanes taxiing while preparing for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport clipped each other, authorities said.   No one was injured when the planes touched around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at one of the nation's busiest airports, Federal Aviation Administration official...

Status:Preliminary Date:29 APR 2013 Time:ca 15:00 Type:Boeing 747-428BCF Operator:National Air Cargo Registration:N949CA C/n / msn:25630/960 First flight:1993-01-29 (20 years 3 months) Engines:4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1F Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants: Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants: Total:Fatalities: / Occupants: Airplane damage:Writte...

By KRISTINA PETERSON And JACK NICAS Reuters Travelers wait to pass through security on Thursday at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The Senate approved a bill late Thursday aimed at easing travel delays caused by the furlough of air-traffic controllers. The House is expected to take up the measure on Friday, a House leadership aide s...

AFP - Qatar is proposing moving the International Civil Aviation Organization from its longtime base in Montreal to Doha, the ICAO said Wednesday.   The UN agency's 191 members are scheduled to consider the move at its next assembly in September. ICAO spokesman Anthony Philbin said it would require the support of at least 60 percent of conference de...

Now a reality, Snecma set to revolutionize aircraft engine health monitoring with IDBS E-WorkBook. Aircraft engine safety and reliability around the world will be enhanced by new tools, which enable real-time in-flight engine health monitoring (EHM). Snecma, the aircraft and rocket specialist whose commercial engines are used within most civil commercial ...

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration is postponing letting passengers carry small knives back aboard airline flights. After facing strong opposition to the policy change from flight attendants and its own air marshals, the agency said Monday it was delaying the policy change so that the airline industry, passenger advocates and la...

A UNITED Airlines plane has clipped an aerobridge while parking at Melbourne Airport, leaving its wing with significant damage. The plane was arriving from Los Angeles, via Sydney, when the accident happened, stunning passengers.   In a brief statement to the Herald Sun a United Airlines spokesman said the crash happened as the plane was trying to ...

This is the dramatic moment a plane was blown sideways as it came into land in strong winds yesterday.     A Ryanair plane from Limoges struggles with strong winds whilst touching down at Leeds Bradford Airport.   The Ryanair plane approached the runway head-on but was caught in a gust as it touched down and was sent veering to the ...