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The NTSB's investigation into the January 29, 2025 Reagan National midair collision found systemic failures in airspace design, ATC staffing, and altitude compliance killed 67 people.
The 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 near Buffalo killed 50 people and triggered the most sweeping overhaul of U.S. airline training and hiring standards in a generation.
Pakistan extended its airspace ban on Indian carriers through November 2026, a six-month closure costing hundreds of millions in monthly fuel costs.
Russian volunteers are actively restoring a Tu-144D supersonic jet at Zhukovsky airport near Moscow, ahead of an anticipated return of the MAKS airshow.
Breaking out of the clouds mid-approach doesn't cancel stepdown fix obligations - only a visual approach clearance does, and the terrain doesn't move either way.
The EU's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation took effect in 2025, mandating SAF blends at every EU airport - here's what turbine pilots need to understand now.
777 Partners co-founder Joshua Wander pleaded guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in a scheme prosecutors say totaled roughly $500 million across multiple airlines and continents.
Every checkride result is a permanent federal record in the FAA's Pilot Records Database, queryable by every airline and charter operator before they hire you.
Runway excursions are commercial aviation's most frequent accident category, and the TALPA Runway Condition Code gives pilots plannable stopping-distance data where subjective reports once left a dangerous gap.
'Cleared for the approach' does not authorize skipping the procedure turn - a misunderstood IFR distinction with serious obstacle clearance implications.
Hypoxia kills pilots before they know anything is wrong - and the FAA regulation meant to protect GA pilots sets a threshold well below what research considers safe.
Starfighters Space plans a December 2026 captive-carry test of its Starlaunch 1 suborbital rocket mounted to an F-104 Starfighter - here's what that means and why it matters.
The black hole approach is a fatal night visual illusion over dark terrain that kills experienced pilots - and instrument discipline is the only defense.
A new FAA TFR restricts drone flights within 1 nautical mile of the entire U.S.-Mexico border to 400 feet AGL, affecting nearly 1,950 miles of airspace.
The FAA's MOSAIC rulemaking proposes raising the sport pilot aircraft weight limit from 1,320 to 3,000 pounds, potentially opening the Cessna 172 to drivers-license-only pilots.
The FAA-approved GAMI G100UL delivers 100-octane unleaded avgas for the certificated piston fleet - here's what the transition means and what pilots should do now.
A pilot who flew through prohibited airspace P-49 over the Bush Family Ranch in Crawford, Texas received FAA enforcement action - a real-world case that clarifies why P designations are absolute.
Mountain wave turbulence strikes in two specific zones - the violent rotor downwind of the ridge and an extended wave field reaching hundreds of miles from the terrain.
Two 2023 near-misses at major U.S. airports are driving FAA runway status light expansion and a renewed push for the airport diagram briefing every pilot should be doing.
Italy's October 16, 2026 data network failure at ENAV disrupted European airspace flows, revealing how a single-country ATC outage cascades across the entire continent.