The number of laser incidents rose in 2011 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has directed its investigators and staff to pursue stiffer penalties for individuals who purposefully point laser devices at aircraft. “Shining a laser at an airplane is not a laughing matter. It’s dangerous for both pilots and passengers, and we will not tol...

One Canada goose: 10 pounds. One Airbus A320 jetliner: 172,000 pounds. Combine the two at 200 miles per hour, and 155 lives are suddenly in need of a miracle in the Hudson.   Last month the FAA announced a revised plan to lower the risk of bird strikes to aircraft through research and wildlife management. This strategy relies on database analysis ...

KATHMANDU, May 14 (Xinhua) -- A plane belonging to Agni Air crashed Monday morning in Jomsom in northwestern Nepal, killing 15 while 6 others surviving the crash, Nepal Army confirmed.   Reports suggest that the plane crashed after it slammed into a hill close to Jomsom near Mount Annapurna.   Ramindra Chettri, Nepal Army spokesperson, told X...

The pilots of a helicopter that successfully ditched into the North Sea off Aberdeen on Thursday with all 14 on board being rescued safely have been praised for their skill. "The North Sea is a particularly challenging place to fly any type of aircraft and flying helicopters is a particularly skillful task," Dave Reynolds, flight safety office ...

by  Gregory Polek A Sukhoi Superjet 100 on an Asian demonstration tour has gone missing outside Jakarta. May 9, 2012, 1:14 PM Bad weather forced helicopters to abandon their search for a Sukhoi Superjet 100 reportedly carrying 50 people that disappeared from radar screens during a demonstration flight from Jakart...

There is a long-term favourable trend in business-jet fatal accident rates - and a significant improvement during the past three years which will be remarkable if sustained.   That is the judgement of Paul Hayes, senior safety analyst at Flightglobal's data and consultancy division Ascend.   During the 1990s, the rate in question was one fat...

The China Post news staff--Flight safety authorities should heighten their vigilance as the populations of birds of prey and large birds around the country's airports swell, an aviation safety advocacy group warned yesterday. A total of 159 bird strikes were reported last year, a four-year high, the Flight Safety Foundation-Taiwan (FSFT) said in a report...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Prosecutors hope to use a rarely enforced federal law to punish two Iowa pilots whose low flying disturbed thousands of resting migratory birds in a case that centers on this question: Is it a crime to harass animals? In a case drawing attention from bird lovers, two Des Moines men have been charged with violating a federal law that...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd said on Monday it has agreed to buy 20 new Boeing B777-300ER aircraft from Boeing Co , valued at $5.94 billion based on the 2011 price catalog. In a filing to the Hong Kong bourse, China Eastern said the aircraft were expected to be delivered in stages from 2014 to 2018. Boeing said on Friday that Chi...

Pilot and engineer training, operational safety audit enhancements, group operations efficiency and harmonisation of regulations will be under focus over the next year as part of IATA's new air safety regulations. Announced this week, the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s 2012 Operations Committee said it had reached an agreement of four ma...