NTSB

By Robert Sumwalt
For safe operations, all hands need to be on deck.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An NTSB-hosted round table on runway incursions held May 23 discussed key issues and how to tackle them.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The U.S. FAA has awarded $100 million across 12 airports for airfield configuration projects aimed at preventing runway incursions, including LAS and SAN.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Accidents are becoming more survivable, meaning regulators are doing their jobs, but finding additional improvements has become more challenging.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Structural integrity factors can cause premature structural failure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Speakers attended an NTSB webinar May 11.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Smaller operators contemplate the costs of the FAA’s proposed Safety Management System regulation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jeremy Kariuki
A new analysis of seaplane accidents found the leading cause as the pilots’ failure to control their aircraft, according to the NTSB.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
A Cessna Citation Jet was damaged but the pilot unharmed during an accident over the Gulf of Mexico March 30.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is updating engine bird ingestion certification requirements to better reflect real-world scenarios.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The agency is considering requiring SMS for repair stations, and the NTSB is convinced they would be beneficial.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is reiterating its stance that new U.S. safety management system (SMS) requirements should also cover repair stations.
MRO

By Sean Broderick
A push to collect more data to help mitigate safety risks has helped justify a pending FAA proposal to mandate cockpit voice recorders with 25-hr. durations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The aircraft had taken off from the Duluth International Airport before it went down, reports say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
A passenger died March 3 after a Bombardier Challenger 300 encountered severe turbulence on its initial climb, according to an FAA statement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The March 15 event was announced by Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The incident is now one of several near collisions involving commercial airlines on U.S. runways in the first two months of 2023.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Incursions and other close calls trigger proactive move to flag safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
While the probe is in its early stages, nothing so far points to clear errors by anyone involved.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
When novice pilots move up to much more powerful turboprop airplanes like the Socata TBM 700, the performance can catch them by surprise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
When novice pilots move up to much more powerful turboprop airplanes like the Socata TBM 700, the performance can catch them by surprise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB's insistence on recording interviews with American Airlines pilots involved in a serious incursion has pilots' unions concerned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Roger Cox
A TBM 700 stalls during an attempted go-around at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan.
Safety, Ops & Regulation