The Senate confirmed Michael Huerta as the FAA administrator this week, making permanent his temporary appointment a year ago. Huerta was promoted to acting administrator from deputy administrator in December 2011 following the resignation of former FAA chief Randy Babbit. The confirmation solidifies the beginning of his five-year term as the head of ...

By ANDY PASZTOR   (WSJ) travel is now the safest it has been since the dawn of jet planes, with the global airline industry set to mark its lowest rate of fatal accidents since the early 1960s.   There have been 22 fatal crashes world-wide this year, a number that includes all passenger and cargo flights, down from 28 crashes in 2011, acc...

The Federal Aviation Administration is under pressure to allow more widespread use of e-readers on commercial flights - including during takeoff and landing. (NPR.org) - As the holiday travel season approaches, the Federal Aviation Administration is under pressure to allow more widespread use of e-readers on commercial flights. Passengers can now use d...

Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) International Civil Aviation Organization's denying entry to Taiwan is detrimental to global air safety because the island provides more than 1.5 million items of aviation-related information to the world every year, President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday.   In a bid to drum up support for Taiwan's bid to join the organization,...

When aware and in control of a situation, flight crews can make effective and timely decisions to ensure a safe landing.   The loosely defined safety partnership entered by Boeing and Embraer in April yielded its first tangible results with Tuesday's announcement that the two companies will collaborate on a new set of "tools" designed to ...

An All Nippon Airway (ANA)'s overran airplane is seen at Shonai Airport in Sakata, in this photo taken by Kyodo, Dec 9, 2012. An ANA Co flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport overran the runway at Shonai Airport in Yamagata Prefecture on Saturday night. TOKYO - An All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport overran the runway at a northern Japanes...

SAN JOSE -- The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow airport staff to shoot blank and live ammunition at birds on the airfield that can pose a hazard to approaching and departing aircraft.   The council's vote had been scheduled for approval last week but was postponed a week due to concerns raised by council members and some res...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Jackson Hole Airport officials are considering creating a new sage grouse breeding ground to draw the large birds away from the runway.   The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports (http://tinyurl.com/aee2ev8 ) the airport has recorded 60 bird strikes since 1994, and about half have involved sage grouse, whose dwindling populatio...

WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued three recommendations to reduce the impact of in-flight fires aboard cargo airplanes, saying current fire protection regulations are inadequate.   The recommendations urge the Federal Aviation Administration to require active fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or com...

Good morning,   As important members of the aviation community, I am pleased to provide you with a short video about landing accidents and runway overruns. Advancing aviation safety is key to our work at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. So too is informing industry of inherent risks and outstanding issues. To help raise awareness about tra...