US lawmakers introduce sweeping aviation safety bill
A comprehensive aviation safety bill introduced in the US House would implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following the…
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Pilots defend safety record as Trump’s team commits to ‘purge DEI from skies’
The Air Line Pilots Association has defended its pilot members after the Trump administration issued a new mandate…
Four killed in Epic E1000 crash in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Four people were killed just after midnight on February 13, 2026, when an Epic E1000 turboprop crashed on…
Aurigny ATR 72 suffers ‘total electrical failure’ on Guernsey flight
Aurigny Air Services, an all-turboprop regional airline based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands, confirmed one of its ATR 72-600s experienced what…
US orders 10-day security shutdown at El Paso Airport, FAA reverses hours later
All flights in and out of El Paso International Airport (ELP), Texas, have been cancelled for 10 days…
Somalian Fokker 50 badly damaged after overrunning onto Mogadishu beach
A Fokker 50 operated by Starsky Aviation was badly damaged on February 10, 2026, after overrunning the runway at Aden Adde…
FedEx Airbus A300 nose gear collapses during maintenance at BWI
A FedEx Airbus A300-600F suffered a nose landing gear collapse while parked outside a maintenance hangar at Baltimore/Washington…
FAA mandates 25-hour cockpit voice recorders for new aircraft in the US
The Federal Aviation Administration has published a final rule requiring most newly manufactured large aircraft in the United States to be equipped…
SAS pilot mistakes taxiway for Brussels runway in 120mph rejected takeoff
An investigation has been opened in Belgium after a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) Airbus A320neo commenced takeoff from a…
Arizona police helicopter crashes during active shooter response, killing two
Two crew members died when an Arizona Department of Public Safety police helicopter crashed on the evening of February 4, 2026,…
India clears fuel switch design after Air India 787 grounding
India’s civil aviation regulator has ruled out a systemic defect in the fuel control switches on Boeing 787…
NTSB: Pilots in Greg Biffle Citation crash lacked proper qualifications
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report into the December 18, 2026, crash of a Cessna…
Air India grounds Dreamliner after fuel control switch concern on London flight
Air India has grounded a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner after a pilot reported a possible defect in a fuel control switch…
FAA to require 25-hour cockpit voice recorders on new aircraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration has finalized a rule that will expand cockpit voice recorder (CVR) retention from…
FAA reopens Venezuelan airspace on Trump’s order, American plans first trip
On the orders of US President Donald Trump, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fully reopened airspace above…
SATENA: Colombian politician among 15 people killed in fatal Beechcraft crash
A Colombian politician was among 13 passengers and two crew members that were killed in a fatal SATENA…
Indian deputy chief minister among five killed in Learjet crash
A chartered Bombardier Learjet 45 carrying a senior Indian political figure crashed while attempting to land at the uncontrolled Baramati…
NASA WB-57 makes gear-up landing in Texas after mechanical issue
A NASA high-altitude research aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Field in Houston on the morning of January 27,…