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.
ATP Flight School announced it is expanding its training fleet with the addition of 61 new aircraft in 2025, according to a press release on Tuesday. ATP said the new deliveries will include 54 Cessna 172 Skyhawks—each equipped with advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics—and seven Piper Seminoles featuring Garmin G1000 flight decks. With these additions, […]
Sources have told AVweb that a controversial FAA policy to turn incompletely documented medical deferrals into denials has been indefinitely deferred. The policy was supposed to have come into effect on Jan.1, but opposition from a broad base of GA groups prompted a deferral until March 1. The indefinite delay was communicated to AMEs on […]
An Alaska woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for interfering with a joint U.S.-Canadian military operation by shining a laser at helicopters, as reported by the Associated Press. According to the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Alaska, the incident occurred on Feb. 11, 2024, when Canadian military personnel were flying two CH-146 […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly on the verge of terminating its $2.4 billion contract with Verizon in favor of Elon Musk’s Starlink to upgrade the communication system that supports the nation’s air traffic control network. Verizon was awarded the contract in 2023 to modernize a platform that facilitates communication between various air traffic control […]
For the second time in less than a week, Delta flights have been diverted because of smoke in the cabin. The most recent was Monday when a Boeing 717 on its way to Columbia, South Carolina, turned around almost immediately and landed back in Atlanta. The plane was evacuated on the runway with emergency slides […]
Delta Airlines has issued a statement countering what it says are “false and misleading assertions” about the experience and past performance of the pilots of the Endeavor Air CRJ 900 that crashed in Toronto on Feb. 17. Social media and YouTube has exploded with commentary and analysis, some of it centering on the fact that […]
eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has received Part 141 Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin flight training operations—a key milestone as the company advances toward commercial air taxi services with its Midnight aircraft. “With this certificate, Archer can now train and qualify pilots as part of its newly launched training academy, with plans to build a […]
New video has emerged showing a Delta CRJ900 landing hard and immediately losing its right wing before flipping and trailing fire on arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport Monday. The crash injured 22 of the 80 people onboard. There were no fatalities among the 76 passengers and four crew members, but a child and two […]
An unidentified pilot is expected to recover from injuries suffered in the emergency landing of a Douglas A-20 Havoc at an airshow in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday. The pilot was the only person aboard the Second World War twin-engine bomber and attack aircraft owned by Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio. The accident occurred about […]
Crews have responded to an accident on Runway 23 at Toronto Pearson International Airport involving a Delta flight. Images appear to show the aircraft flipped on the runway missing its wings and tail. The CRJ 900 operated by Endeavor Air was arriving from Minneapolis with 76 passengers and four crew. There were at least 18 […]
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