SAFETY

Flight Safety Foundation Overhauls Go-Around Guidelines

John Croft | Aviation Daily

Findings in a new study spurred a revamping of the safety advocate’s long-held stable approach criteria and guidance for when a go-around is prudent.

SPACE

Cassini’s Long Goodbye To Saturn

Frank Morring, Jr. | Aviation Week & Space Technolog

The Cassini probe is scheduled to drop into Saturn’s cloudy atmosphere on Sept. 15, bringing down the curtain on a 13-year tour of a planetary system with so many moving parts it almost rivals the Solar System in complexity.

DEFENSE

Boeing’s New Air Force One To Get Additional Scrutiny

Lara Seligman | Ares

USAF has installed a two-star general to oversee Boeing’s Air Force One replacement, adding a new level of scrutiny to the high-profile program.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Airport Privatization: Governments Reevaluating Their Control

David Esler | Business & Commercial Aviation

Financial and other pressures are causing governments to reevaluate their control of airports, with the outcome unclear.

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Final Thoughts From FAA’s Aviation Safety Chief

John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week talks with the outgoing FAA Associate Administration for Aviation Safety, Peggy Gilligan, about the most pressing safety challenges and opportunities facing the FAA and the aviation industry.

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