Flight Safety

AVweb’s Flight Safety section offers in-depth coverage of aviation safety topics, including accident analyses, risk management strategies, regulatory updates, and pilot training insights. Designed for pilots, instructors, and aviation professionals, this section provides timely information to enhance situational awareness and promote best practices in flight operations.

Survivors Reportedly Jumped From Burning Balloon Basket

Basket fire in a tourist balloon killed eight in Brazil.

EASA Pulls Back On Single-Pilot Ops

Agency says even the most modern flight decks are not sophisticated enough to fill in for one pilot.

FAA Q&A Lays Down The Law On Banning 100LL

Wording leaves little doubt as to complying with terms of the Reauthorization Act of 2024.

FAA Pick’s Commercial Rating Claim Questioned

Bryan Bedford appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee last week.

Air India Pilot Issued Mayday: ‘Thrust Not Achieved’

Poor-quality video basis for rampant speculation about crash cause.

FAA Shifts Helicopter Traffic Away From Reagan National

The Federal Aviation Administration is changing helicopter flight zones around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in response to safety concerns brought to light by some serious incidents in the past six months. Maps of the reconstituted zones, released in an agency statement on Thursday, restrict flying over a large portion of the Potomac River […]