Risk Management

FAA has installed its 100th Surface Awareness Initiative system as part of an accelerated effort to expand airport surface surveillance.

TSB research shows loss-of-visual-reference accidents are more than twice as likely to involve helicopters than airplanes.

Officials say the system will give controllers a clearer picture of aircraft and vehicle movements

The Runway SAFE-T Act is aimed at reducing runway incursions through better airport vehicle training and safety technology.

A new VAI survey finds more than 25% of vertical aviation operators are still unprepared or only starting Safety Management System implementation.

The FAA is reviewing whether a proposed 250-foot “triumphal arch” near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport could impact flight safety.

The AD notes a potential pitch trim actuator issue that could affect flight control.

A new safety analysis highlights continued risks in circle-to-land approaches.

DETER program will speed up enforcement against unsafe and unauthorized drone operations.

The measure advances aviation safety reforms prompted by a fatal 2025 midair collision near Washington, D.C.