FAA moves to block states from writing their own airline crew rest rules
The FAA is moving to preempt state labor laws on crew rest, arguing federal uniformity under Part 117 is the appropriate safety standard for airline crews.
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Saudia denies selling Boeing seven seventy-seven jets to Iran's Mahan Air
Saudia Airlines formally denied reports it sold five Boeing 777s to sanctioned Iranian carrier Mahan Air, a transaction that would carry serious U.S. federal enforcement consequences.
TowerThe Spoofed Sky: GPS Jamming, ADS-B Corruption, and the Surveillance Picture That Lies
GPS spoofing is actively corrupting ADS-B surveillance data in live certificated airspace, creating false position pictures that controllers and pilots may have no immediate way to detect.
VectorThe TCAS Resolution Advisory and Uberlingen: The Night the Machine Was Right
The 2002 Überlingen collision killed 71 people when one crew followed ATC instead of their TCAS RA - a failure of training, not technology.
VectorNormal Law: The Airbus Fly-By-Wire Philosophy and the Question of Who Actually Flies the Airplane
Under Airbus Normal Law, the flight computer prevents pilots from commanding a stall or exceeding structural limits - here is what that means for safety, authority, and pilot skill.
VectorThe NEXRAD Delay: What Your Cockpit Weather Picture Is Actually Showing You and When the Gap Can Kill You
Cockpit weather displays show radar data that is 5–15 minutes old - a gap that can be fatal when navigating convective weather.
VectorAir France Four Forty-Seven - What the Atlantic Taught Aviation About the Hidden Cost of Cockpit Automation
The 2009 crash of Air France 447 revealed how cockpit automation can erode the manual skills pilots need most when automated systems fail.
VectorStill No Answers - The MH370 Search Pushes Into a Thirteenth Year
Malaysia has extended Ocean Infinity's MH370 search contract through 2027, marking the thirteenth year of aviation's most consequential unsolved disappearance.
TowerThe F-16 Auto-GCAS - When the Jet Takes Over Because the Pilot Can't
The F-16's Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System has saved multiple pilots from certain death since 2014 - and its technology may reshape civilian aviation safety.
VectorTwo Lufthansa Boeing 747s Hit the Runway Overweight - What Happens After the Landing Is the Real Story
Two Lufthansa 747s made overweight landings within 24 hours - here's what that means structurally, operationally, and why the post-landing inspection is the real story.
TowerDelta Flight DL56 and the Turbulence Lawsuit That Every Pilot Should Think About
Delta Flight DL56's severe turbulence event hospitalizing 25 passengers exposes the limits of clear air turbulence prediction and prevention.
TowerBoeing's ODA and the 737 MAX - How the FAA Lets Industry Police Itself
The FAA's Organization Designation Authorization lets Boeing certify its own aircraft - here's what the 737 MAX crashes revealed about how that system failed and what changed.
TowerThe JetBlue Lightning Strike - When the Storm Takes Out the Tool You Need to See the Storm
A JetBlue A320 declared an emergency after a lightning strike destroyed its weather radar on departure - what every pilot should learn from this incident.
TowerThe World's Diversion Hotspots - Airports That Exist to Save the Day
Seven airports around the world exist specifically to serve as emergency diversion points for long-haul flights - and understanding them reveals how the global aviation safety net is built.
TowerGPS Spoofing and the ADS-B Vulnerability That Puts Phantom Aircraft on Controller Screens
GPS spoofing is generating phantom aircraft on ATC screens and false TCAS advisories - here's how the vulnerability works and what pilots need to know.
VectorThe Gatwick Wheel Well Stowaway and the Brutal Physics of Why Nobody Survives the Landing Gear
Why wheel well stowaways almost never survive flight - the physics of hypoxia, extreme cold, and gear retraction explained for pilots.
TowerGarmin Smart Glide and the single button that flies your engine-out emergency while you find a runway
Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button avionics feature that flies your best glide and finds a runway during an engine-out emergency.
VectorMarine Corps F/A-18D Hornet Goes Down on a Low-Level Route Near Rimrock Lake, Washington
A Marine F/A-18D Hornet crashed near Rimrock Lake, WA on a low-level VR route; the pilot ejected safely. Here's what pilots should know.
TowerHughes Airwest Flight seven oh six and the midair collision over the San Gabriel Mountains on June sixth, nineteen seventy-one
The 1971 midair collision between Hughes Airwest Flight 706 and a Marine F-4 Phantom killed 49 people and helped drive the development of TCAS.
TaildraggerSouthwest Airlines Boeing seven thirty-seven diverts to Austin after engine ingests metal debris
A Southwest Boeing 737 safely returned to Austin after ingesting metal debris, highlighting FOD risks and textbook crew decision-making.
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