Given the widespread consumer use of portable electronic devices (PEDs), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a government-industry group to study the current PED policies and procedures aircraft operators use to determine when these devices can be used safely during flight.

India’s new Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Arun Mishra has ordered a comprehensive safety audit of all Indian carriers.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said miscommunication led to an incident on July 31, 2012 near Washington-Reagan National Airport (DCA) involing three regional jet aircraft.

The Italian ANSV, while investigating an ATR-72 engine failure incident, issued four safety recommendations to EASA and Transport Canada. The investigators had found two recent similar incidents in Hungary and Denmark.

A preliminary report issued by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) states that the Sukhoi Superjet that crashed on a demonstration flight near Jakarta, Indonesia, was cleared to fly below the Minimum Safe Altitude following a request by the crew.