20-Year Outlook Calls for 814,000 New Pilots
The global aviation industry is expected to need 804,000 new civilian pilots over the next 20 years, along with 769,000 new maintenance technicians and 914,000 new cabin crewmembers, Boeing said…
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Fatal Crash of Skydiving Flight
The Beech King Air 65-A90 that crashed in June after takeoff from a Hawaiian airport was inverted in a 45-degree nose-down attitude just before it struck the ground, killing the…
EASA Lays Groundwork for VTOL Aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agent (EASA) said today that it has taken a first step to enable the safe operation of hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)…
Distraction Cited in Australian Airspace Infringements
An informal survey of Australian pilots has found that pilot distraction is the primary factor in airspace infringements in the country’s airspace. The survey, conducted by Airservices Australia, questioned pilots…
FAA Sees Steady Growth in U.S. Aviation Operations
Aircraft operations in the United States will increase more than 25 percent over the next 20 years, according to projections by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA Aerospace…
FAA Reports Decline in Laser Strikes on Aircraft
Reported laser strikes on aircraft in the United States decreased 23 percent in 2018 from a peak in 2016, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says. In a statement issued…
Boeing Releases Letter from CEO to Public, Aviation Community
Boeing has released a letter from Dennis Muilenburg, chairman, president CEO of The Boeing Co., addressing the safety of the 737 MAX aircraft. The letter and accompanying video message can…
BASS 2019 Preliminary Agenda Now Available
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News, Runway Safety (Conflicts)
TSB Recommends Runway-Safety Changes at Toronto
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), citing 27 runway incursions in just over five years at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, has issued a series of recommendations to…
News, Fatigue, Fitness for Duty
Too Fatigued to Fly?
One-third of pilots surveyed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said they had removed themselves from duty because of fatigue at least once during the 12 months before they…