A coalition of aviation organizations launched the National Pause for General Aviation Safety. The initiative encourages pilots to dedicate 15-60 minutes over six months to improving safety practices ...

Recent incidents involving commercial and general aviation flights has made aviation safety a major concern for many travelers. A tragic plane-helicopter crash in Washington, D.C., sparked big ...

Despite a recent increase in air accidents, experts say commercial air travel in the U.S. remains very safe. It's important to distinguish between commercial flights and private or general aviation ...

A new study shows that piloting a light aircraft remains an inherently risky business, accounting for over 90% of aviation-related fatalities*. Private air travel – termed ‘general aviation’ as ...

AOPA President & CEO Mark Baker, and NTSB Former Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg, to present at Aero Club of New England's Richard McSpadden General Aviation Safety Course 2024, 6-9PM, March 28, at the ...

SPRING PRAIRIE — Nicole Parfitt was out for a flight with her dad on Nov. 18 when their single-engine plane came crashing to the ground about 1,000 feet from the Burlington Municipal Airport. Both ...

Seventy-five years ago, on November 10, 1950, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's Air Safety Institute (ASI) began life as the AOPA Foundation. Over that time, ASI has evolved, but its goal ...

On Feb. 5, one day before the crash of Bering Air Flight 445, the Federal Aviation Administration informed a group of Alaska air carriers that it would no longer be a member of two organizations that ...