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Monday, January 12, 2009
Air Carriers Fight FAA Crew Rest Rule
Seven U.S. airlines, including American and Continental, have sued the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), claiming the U.S. aviation agency broke its own rules when it set new enhanced standards for pilot rest times last October without input from the carriers. The airlines filed the lawsuit on Dec... [read more]
January 12, 2009
Probe of Boeing 737-500 Excursion Continues
National Transportation Safety Board investigators continue to probe the Dec. 20, 2008 excursion of a Boeing 737-500 (N18611) at Denver International Airport(DEN). Continental Airlines Flight 1404 was taking off for Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport...
January 12, 2009
Another A330 ADIRU Failure for Qantas
Qantas has suffered a second air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU) failure. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said it was advised on Dec. 27 of an occurrence that day involving a Qantas A330-300 cruising at 36,000 ft. on its way from Perth to...
January 12, 2009
Self Healing Aircaft on the Horizon?
Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self- healing coatings being developed at the University of Illinois. The new coatings are...
January 12, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Lynne Osmus to Replace Bobby Sturgell On Jan. 6, the White House announced that "The President (Bush) intends to designate Lynne A. Osmus, of Virginia, to be Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to become effective January 16...
January 12, 2009
Security Shortlines
Israel's Air Safety Rating Drops The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lowered Israel's aviation safety standard rating to Category 2 following an assessment made earlier this year of the country's civil aviation authority. The agency noted the rating...
January 12, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directive; CFM International CFM56-5B Series Engines. SUMMARY: This AD requires reviewing exhaust gas temperature (EGT) monitoring records to determine EGT deterioration margin, and for airplanes where both engines have greater than 80 degrees...
January 12, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Dec 03, 2008 Cordoba, Colombia AERO COMMANDER 500 HK1697 A/c operated by Taxi Aero Caribeno LTDA, crashed in open field. Pilot and copilot killed, and a/c destroyed. Flight originated from Olaya Herrera...
January 5, 2009
Restore ASAPS, ASAP
The National Transportation Safety Board is unhappy that Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) have recently been discontinued by some major air carriers, including American Airlines and US Airways. ASAP, which has been in existence among many air carriers...
January 5, 2009
Safety Board Probes Denver Crash
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators offer no immediate explanation as to what caused a Continental Airlines twin-engine jetliner to skid off a Denver International runway Dec. 20 and burst into flames. All 110 passengers and five...
January 5, 2009
Volunteers Requested...
Even though Department of Transportation efforts to implement slot auctions at delay-plagued New York area airports is on indefinite hold, the agency is trying another tack to reduce congestion there. To address chronic congestion at New York's delay-prone...
January 5, 2009
Safety Board: Deice or Die
The National Transportation Safety Board recently issued a Safety Alert entitled "Activate Leading-Edge Deice Boots As Soon As Airplanes Enter Icing Conditions." "This Safety Alert is intended to increase the visibility of airplane icing issues...
January 5, 2009
Gear Up Landing Followed Maintenance Work
A preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals that an Air Wisconsin CRJ200 (N407A) that landed with its left main gear retracted at the Philadelphia International Airport Dec. 14 had undergone maintenance on the main gear...
January 5, 2009
Southwest Airlines 737 Flight Deck Modernization
Boeing has been selected by Southwest Airlines as the lead integrator for the airline's 737-300 flight deck upgrade to incorporate advanced performance-based navigation capabilities. Boeing will design, install and integrate new hardware and software from...
January 5, 2009
'Poor Man's' ADS-B
FreeFlight Systems is offering a new solution for pilots seeking an affordable means to incorporate ADS-B into their aircraft. Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast, or ADS-B, is the cornerstone of the FAA's NextGen air traffic management, which takes...
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