Changi Airport The Skytrax consulting firm has just released its latest annual survey of the world's best airports - and the results look dismal for U.S. travelers.    East Asia generally strengthened its domination of the higher reaches of the table. Japan alone scored four airports in the top 20 (Tokyo Haneda, Central Japan, Tokyo Narita,...

Michelin and the FAA Safety Program (FAAST) have partnered to offer pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians a free online tire maintenance course titled The Impact of Tire Maintenance on Aircraft Safety. "Tire maintenance is often overlooked in aviation; this course will help reinforce this important part of aviation safety," said Brad Beall,...

The pilot and co-pilot of a new Lion Air passenger jet that crashed into the sea will be grounded for two weeks for tests to ensure they were healthy during the flight and for questioning by investigators. BALI, Indonesia — Indonesian investigators began working Sunday to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while lan...

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) A Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) plane experienced an in-flight engine shutdown Saturday as it was en route to Taipei from the outlying island of Kinmen, forcing it to return to Kinmen.   Upon arrival, all 147 passengers and crew, including three infants, were safely evacuated, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) confi...

The Federal Aviation Administration is strongly denying a claim made at a hacker conference in Amsterdam that airplane navigation systems can be hacked in-flight using a mobile phone application and some cheap software. Hugo Teso, a security consultant for the German information technology firm n.runs, recently told attendees at the Hack in the Box securi...

By Joan Lowy, AP | Apr. 09, 2013 This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed near Mosby, Mo., on Aug. 26, 2011. The pilot of an emergency medical helicopter may have been distracted by text messages when he failed to refuel his helicopter and misjudged how far he could fly before runni...

By Nina Chestney, Reuters | Apr. 08, 2013 Turbulence on transatlantic flights will become more frequent and severe by 2050 as carbon dioxide emissions rise, leading to longer journey times and increased fuel consumption, British scientists said in a study on Monday. Any air traveller has probably experienced turbulence. It can happen without warning and ...

AAP | Apr. 07, 2013 A bomb scare on a Qantas flight has turned out to be a squib, with the suspicious item identified as part of the aircraft. Sydney-bound flight QF142 was turned back to Auckland about 90 minutes into its journey on Sunday morning. The aircraft was evacuated and the police bomb squad was sent on board to investigate. "The item tu...

The Federal Aviation Administration has fined New York area airports $3.5 million for failing to train firefighters and aircraft-rescue personnel. The settlement announced Monday with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey covers JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. The problems documented in a 25-page agreement between the FAA and the Port Authority focu...

ABC News (Australia) | Apr. 03, 2013 A passenger on a domestic Qantas flight says a quick thinking pilot averted a near disaster at Sydney Airport. Ron Burns was on a plane from Adelaide yesterday when he says it had to abort a landing.   Sydney Airport has confirmed that the plane was involved in a missed approach and that another plane was alrea...