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An EASA notice of proposed rulemaking seeks to standardize flight dispatcher training across member states.

With increasing space operations frequency and launch sites, the FAA is trying to strike a balance on aircraft and spacecraft airspace needs.

EASA cleans, clarifiess, removes inconsistencies, and improves coherence of third-country-operator requirements.

The FAA has released a draft environmental assessment for areas where UAS can be flown without remote identification equipment.

The FAA is proposing stricter limits on helicopters with a radio altimeter operating in the presence of possible 5G C-band radio frequency interference.

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Accidents involving two U.S.-registered business jets and three turboprops took the lives of 16 crew and passengers in the first quarter of 2023.

FAA bird ingestion certification test requirements were updated to ensure turbofan engines can ingest the largest medium flocking bird without a failing.

According to the NTSB, a Hawker 800XP that overran the runway in Aspen, Colorado, tried to take off in a tailwind that exceeded the airplane's limitation.

A new aviation weather resource from Nav Canada aims to merge operational and meteorological information.

A Bombardier Challeger 300 suffered an in-flight upset that occurred after a pilot responded to one of multiple EICAS messages.

New pilot fatigue risk management system regulations do not work for unscheduled commercial operations, according to the Canadian bizav group.

Runway 06L/24R at Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is closed until June 23 for major pavement reconstruction.

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada claims a government report underestimates the negative effects the new luxury tax will have on aviation.

The Flight Safety Foundation is opening an Asia-Pacific center for aviation safety in Singapore.

According to the NTSB, pilot spacial disorientation caused the May 2021 fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 501 near Smyrna, Tennessee.

Supply-chain issues will limit parts for Garmin GNS 430/530 repairs, so the company is urging customers to upgrade to newer avionics units.

Several recent near-collisions of aircraft operating in the airport environment prompted the FAA to issue a safety alerts for operators.

The pilot of the Beechcraft King Air 350 that crashed on climout from Little Rock airport received three low-level wind shear advisories before departure.

An NTSB preliminary report says the crew of the Pilatus PC-12 that broke up in flight on February 24 made their last radio call 8 minutes after takeoff.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is again recommending that Transport Canada improve the civil aviation medical examiners’ guidelines.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is warning operators of an increase in jamming or spoofing of global navigation satellite systems, including GPS.

The DOT Office of Inspector General has initiated another audit of the FAA's NextGen airspace modernization program.

A JetBlue Embraer E190 and Hop-A-Jet-operated Bombardier Learjet 60 were involved in a near-collision at Boston Logan airport on February 27.

Five people were killed when a Guardian Flight Pilatus PC-12 broke apart in flight over Nevada on February 24.

The NTSB has introduced an interactive graphic tool enabling researchers to visualize data about general aviation accidents.

In an effort to improve safety at the busiest U.S. airports, the FAA has issued a rule requiring the adoption of safety management systems.

An investigation into a Challenger 604 accident on Jan. 31, 2022, at London Stansted Airport is nearly complete, according to the UK AAIB.

The FCC is seeking comments on a rule that would enable wireless communications spectrum for unmanned aircraft systems.

A report notes that Toronto's Billy Bishop airport is a magnet for business aircraft and generates about $3 billion in economic impact per year.