Latest from Stuart “Kipp” Lau

Inflight smoke and fire events are increasing

Professionalism in aviation is much more than just collecting a paycheck for flying and wearing a necktie

Runway incursions involving business jets are on the rise as crews misunderstand line up and wait instructions

Program reduced precursor upset conditions by 50 percent

Workarounds and inattention blindness defeat fueling error defenses

American Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association use a SkyWest Part 380 filing to push back against its use and JSX gets caught in the crosshairs.

It's a myth that humans can multitask, warns the NTSB

Event will share aviation safety knowledge with professional pilots

NTSB cautions on inherent risks to circling approaches

Preflight errors can lead to aircraft accidents

AR-based system uses oxygen mask with goggles

Learning from the mistakes of others

While FAA's notam modernization system has plodded along, Congress has set a deadline for improvements and a users group is testing a better way.

A simple query about improving aviation safety to ChatGPT yielded 10 solid answers, but they also require critical thinking to delve further.

APS provides UPRT at a high-altitude in all-attitude aircraft.

Challenger 300/350 pilots should review the airplane's quick reference handbook in light of a recent upset accident in the business jet.

Pilots should not hesitate to execute a go-around when encountering a bounced landing in a business aircraft.

A Part 135 rest and duty rules committee is pushing for new regulations that overhauls decades-old rules with a set of science-based regulations.

Pilots must execute the basic blocking and tackling that supports the planning, communication, and coordination needed to avoid runway incursions.

Several accidents have shone a spotlight on the important role human factors play in the development of checklists.

The clean aircraft concept ensures that an aircraft is safe for flight in wintry conditions.

Integrating a CASS into a safety management system will streamline and simplify workflows, making an operation more efficient, Wyvern says.

Runway excursions account for one-third of business aircraft accidents and, barring mechanical issues, are preventable.

Canada TSB drills down into group dynamics to find root cause of fuel starvation that led to a crash of a de Havilland Twin Otter.

Investigators and research have pointed to numerous reasons for lack of compliance with checklist use, but such an approach proves fatal.

An incorrect barometric setting on an RNAV (GPS) approach could have fatal consequences without any overt warnings to the crew.

APS's safety summit to be held November 16 is themed "Transforming Low Experience in High Aviation Safety."

Corporate users and vendors of flight data monitoring see an upside in implementing FDM, but say data protections are key to implementation.

A proposed bill in Congress would raise the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67 without first examining the effects of aging.

Starr Insurance announces a Safety Partnership Program available to Part 91 and 135 business aircraft operators.