RegulationConcerns Raised Over the Ability of the FAA to Efficiently Certify eVTOLs The certification processes created by the FAA may not be efficient and modern enough to enable the timely approval of a slew of new technologies under development, such as electric vertical take-off…
RegulationFAA Implements Internationally Recognized Program to Improve Aviation Safety The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration approved a new program to decrease aviation safety risks in a new ruling. Based on international safety standards and recommendations from independent review panels,…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - May 16, 2021 Check out the May 16 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - March 7, 2021 Check out the March 7 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
CommercialBoeing 777s Equipped with Pratt & Whitney 4000 Engines Grounded Following UAL 328 Damage to two turbofan blades involved in the in-flight engine failure on United Airlines (UAL) flight 328 are among the initial discoveries in focus by a team of investigators reviewing the incident…
RegulationNTSB Says Pilot’s Poor Decisions Led to Helicopter Crash Killing Kobe Bryant The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the fatal Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Jan. 26, 2020, was caused by the pilot’s decision to continue flying in adverse…
Business & GANTSB Calls on OEMs to Equip Turbine Helicopters with Flight Data, Image Recorders The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on helicopter builders to equip turbine-powered rotorcraft with crash-resistant flight data recorders and crash-protected image recorders to provide data, audio and images to improve crash…
UnmannedDJI: Drones Dragged Through The Mud With False Collision Claims An unexpected bang greeted an Aeromexico pilot who was preparing to land his 737 last December. With no blood or feathers to indicate a bird's handiwork, it looked like maybe a drone…
CommercialAfter the Accident, Part Two: The Black Box Now and Tomorrow This is the second of a two-part series on black boxes with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Read the first part here. Black boxes are designed to be damage-resistant, but that…
CommercialAfter the Accident: Inside the Black Box with NTSB Investigators You've read about the black box. In the wake of a crash, authorities scramble to find the black box, the key to the investigation. It contains an aircraft's flight data recorder (FDR)…