Safety

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

European Fatal Air Accidents Rise with Traffic Levels

EASA has published new data in its 2025 Annual Safety Review

August 27, 2025

EASA Annual Safety Review

VistaJet Approved for Evidence-based Pilot Training

Company says it is the first business aircraft operator approved for Baseline EBT

Training and Workforce

August 27, 2025

VistaJet pilot

FAA Issues Midair Collision Warning in Charleston

Turbine aircraft need to be especially careful in this corridor

August 26, 2025

Universal Aviation’s London FBO Earns IS-BAH Stage 3

Fewer than 10% of all ground handlers in the program have reached that height

August 26, 2025

Universal Aviation staffers with IS-BAH Stage 3 certificate

IBAC’s IS-BAH Earns Place in ICAO Global Plan

IS-BAH is the only ground-handling standard recognized for bizav in the 2026–2028 Plan

August 26, 2025

ATSB Issues Engine Advisory after 2024 Caravan Accident

Uncommanded acceleration not widely trained for

August 25, 2025

ATSB 2024 Caravan overrun

AINsight: Department of Pilot Efficiency (DOPE)

Overbearing financial scrutiny of a flight department risks increasing employee turnover and decreasing safety

August 22, 2025

Gulfstream G700

DEF CON Talk Warns of ATC Voice Cloning ‘Nightmare’

Audio engineer demonstrates how easy it is to replicate controllers’ voices

August 22, 2025

Air traffic control voice cloning

Wheels Up Sells Three Safety Businesses to TrustFlight

Baines Simmons, Kenyon Emergency Services, and Redline Assured Security have been sold

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

August 21, 2025

Wheels Up

Lassale Plans Ambitious International, Expansive Agenda at VAI

Lassale seeks unified voice

August 20, 2025

VAI president and CEO Francois Lassale

NBAA-BACE To Spotlight Business Aviation Safety

This year’s milestone awards span up to 90 years

August 13, 2025

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen

Baldwin Launches Facilitator Tool for Managing ASAP

Program aids event review committee meetings and corrective tracking

August 13, 2025

Two individuals in deep discussion in front on an aircraft in a hangar

ICAO Flags Safety Risks as Traffic Sets Record

Agency highlights turbulence, GNSS interference, and runway risks

August 12, 2025

ICAO jet

Bombardier Set for Third Flight Attendant Safety Summit

Bombardier chief flight attendant issues a call to action

Bombardier Flight Attendant photo

NetJets Pilots Can Monitor Performance with FlightPulse

GE Aerospace extension of FOQA program provides quick insights to flight crew

GE Aerospace FlightPulse

FAA Clears eVTOL Certification Path with Powered-lift Rules

Frontrunners Joby, Archer, and Beta have all welcomed the recent publication of a new advisory circular

Regulations and Government

Beta Technologies Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft

Safety Talk: What John and Martha King Have Learned

More than 50 years since the founding of King Schools, John and Martha explain what safety really means

John and Martha King

NTSB Hearing Addresses Complex D.C. Airspace Flight Ops

Helicopter routes around KDCA have no mandatory boundaries

Route of PAT 25 Black Hawk and PSA Airlines CRJ700

X-1FBO and Polaris Aero Partner on SMS Integration

X-1 users can now access the SMS platform directly

FBO line service technician using X-1 mobile device

Polaris Aero Adds AI to Vocus Safety Platform

Company says new features enable better cross-team coordination

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Screen showing VOCUS SMS AI Assistant interface