Showdown Set for NY/NJ Slot Auction
The Department of Transportation (DOT) will auction off a prized takeoff and landing slot at Newark International, as the first step in an experiment designed to ease nationwide travel delays caused by congestion in New York area airspace. Additional slot auctions would follow at Newark and New York's... [read more]
BAE 125 Crashes in Minnesota
Eight people, six passengers and the flight deck crew, were killed when a chartered British Aerospace BAe-125-800A (N818MV) crashed July 31 in Owatonna, MN. The business jet flight originated in Atlantic City, NJ, (Atlantic City-ACY ) and crashed beyond Runway 30 at Owatonna's Degner Regional Airport (OWA)...
NTSB Urges Fixes to Airbus Cockpit Displays
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to mandate fixes to cockpit displays of Airbus Industrie A319 and A320 jetliners. The Safety Board recommendations cite nearly 50 incidents over the years in...
FAA Extends Term of Pilot Medical Certificates
A new rule has been implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that extends the terms of first- and third-class medical certificates. The rule took effect July 24, 2008. "The purpose of the new ruling is to improve the efficiency of the medical certification program and process. It will...
CASA Probes Qantas Operation
Qantas is undergoing a special investigation into its safety and maintenance operations after the Australian air carrier suffered three in-flight incidents in eight days. On July 28 a Boeing 737-800 was forced to return to Adelaide after a landing gear door failed to retract. And a scheduled flight from Hong...
FAA Revises Eclipse 500 VLJ AD
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an updated Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Eclipse 500 fleet of aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation, clarifying how the Very Light Jet's (VLJ) Throttle Quadrant Assembly (TQA) should be inspected. Today's AD replaces the prior emergency AD...
Safety & Technology Trends
Super Jumbo Lands at Kennedy International An Airbus Industrie A-380 touched down at New York's Kennedy International on Aug. 1, marking the first revenue flight of the giant, double-decker commercial transport on U.S. soil. The Emirates aircraft, carrying 489 passengers landed on time after a 13-1/2-hour...
Security Shortlines
High Tech Surveillance System Now in Operation at MIA A new high-tech security system is on line at Miami International Airport (MIA). Ericsson Federal's custom solution for MIA includes deployment and systems integration of an access control system and alarm system to secure more than 1,000 access points...
Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directive; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model 369A, OH-6A, 369D, 369E, 369F, 369FF, 369H, 369HE, 369HM, and 369HS Helicopters. Final Rule. SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that requires repetitive tap inspections of each tail rotor (T/R) blade abrasion strip. This...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 02, 2008 Cleveland, GA Lanier James A Talon XP N1974L A/c destroyed when impacted trees and terrain during takeoff from Mountain Airpark (0GE5). As a/c reached altitude of 50 feet above runway, it pitched up and "stalled." A/c entered vertical...
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