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GAO review calls for removing barriers and for better policy on pilot mental health

Canadian officials add grace period to ADS-B Transition due to supply issues

Penalties could be in store for those who haven't paid their Mexican air navigation fees.

French BEA says incorrect altitude information from a faulty air data computer in a Cessna CitationJet resulted in a near-collision with an Embraer 170.

Boston Logan's longest runway will be closed for several months due to a renovation project.

The FAA has issued new safety guidelines for single pilot Part 135 compliance.

As 5G mobile phone services expand in Australia, the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority looks to prevent 5G interference with radio altimeters.

Nine people lost their lives in business jet accidents in the first half of this year compared with zero fatal accidents in all of 2022.

An updated FAA advisory circular gives pilots guidelines for operations near and at non-towered airports.

The pilot-in-command of a Falcon 900EX EASy that crashed in February 2021 had his certificates revoked two years earlier for records falsification.

The FAA is easing Part 25 aircraft cabin-pressurization system and oxygen-dispensing equipment requirements for operation at high-elevation airports.

The NTSB concluded that a fatal Cessna Citation 501 crash in February 2020 stemmed from spatial disorientation and cumulative effects of task saturation.

The EPA seeks to ban most uses of perchloroethylene due to its toxicity, but would allow industrial and commercial uses, including those for aviation.

The FAA will show limited foreign information on all en-route U.S., Alaska, and Pacific High/Low IFR aeronautical charts starting June 15.

The FAA is eliminating the need for partitions adjacent to an aircraft's decompression hole to withstand large decompression conditions.

After another similar accident, the NTSB again recommended that single-engine commercial ops be included in load manifest regs under FAR 135.63(c).

Brazil's ANAC has issued a special airworthiness bulletin for the Embraer Phenom 100 light jet following accidents in icing conditions.

A proposal from the UK government would mandate widespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuel starting in 2025.

A proposed expansion at Hanscom Field in Massachusetts has drawn opposition focused on perceived environmental concerns.

The FAA and the NPS have developed air tour management plans for four more national parks.

An Aug. 21, 2021, Gulfstream GIV accident was due to the separation of the nose landing gear's pip pin, all 14 occupants escaped uninjured.

Over a 30-year period, there were more than 255,000 reports of animals and aircraft colliding.

Sun glare and a required radio frequency change made it unlikely that the pilot of a LongRanger helicopter saw or had time to avoid a wedgetail eagle.

EASA is proposing using heavy helicopter noise limits for eVTOLs until it can gather more data on the new vehicles to refine these standards.

A new FAA Information for Operators reminds helicopter pilots of recommendations from a rotorcraft bird strike study.

Search-and-rescue operations were suspended for three occupants of a Bombardier Learjet 36A that crashed into the sea off the California coast.

The drug-testing program required by the FAA and other U.S. transportation agencies has been amended to include oral fluid testing.

The Flight Safety Foundation is providing warnings about the limitations and safety implications involving aircraft operating from Russia.

The FAA is seeking comments as it reviews how it approaches noise policies for all segments of aviation including spacecraft.

Nav Canada outlined flight plan procedures for flying with ADS-B and for handling of limited exceptions of those without ADS-B after the mandate deadline.