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Monday, December 8, 2008
Meeting of the Minds
The 5th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum, which took place December 2-3, in Washington, DC, once again provided a venue for high level and informative discussions about global aviation safety topics. Attending this year's event were over 450 aviation safety professionals from 37 countries. It... [read more]
December 8, 2008
JetBlue A320 Incident Due to Induced Fatigue
The failure of an automatic nosewheel centering system on a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 (N536JB) led to the jetliner's 2005 emergency landing at Los Angeles International, according to a recently-released National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report...
November 3, 2008
Maintenance Outsourcing Grows Without Sufficient FAA Oversight
Nine major U.S. airlines are increasingly farming out aircraft maintenance, hiring outside contractors for more than 70 percent of major jetliner overhaul work. And foreign repair shops today handle one-quarter of the outsourced maintenance. But Federal...
September 29, 2008
Maintenance Error Behind Air Atlantic Icelandic Accident
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) of Iceland recently determined that the loss of a Boeing 747 in Bangladesh earlier this year was caused by a maintenance error. There were only minor injuries among the 307 passengers and 19 crew members during...
September 22, 2008
Boeing 777 Cold Weather AD Issued
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive affecting Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800-powered Boeing 777-200/300 jetliners that are operated in extremely cold temperatures. The AD that is effective Sept. 29 requires revision of the aircraft flight manual to...
September 22, 2008
Cabin Air Quality Under Study
A leading Australian medical figure is heading a new group of experts to look at the issue of cabin air quality inside jetliners. Dr. Michael Bollen leads the Expert Panel on Aircraft Air Quality, which will review for Australia's Civil Aviation Safety...
July 28, 2008
FAA Inspection Bill Passes House
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors would have to wait two years before joining air carriers that they once inspected under legislation passed, 392-0, by the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure now moves to the U.S. Senate, where the...
July 21, 2008
Reducing the Risk of Jetliner Fuel Tank Explosions
Twelve years after TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 people aboard the Boeing 747, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule aimed at reducing the threat of fuel tank explosions aboard commercial...
July 21, 2008
Bill Introduced to Keep Air Carriers and FAA at 'Arm's Length'
Members of the U.S. House Transportation Committee seek an aviation safety bill aimed at keeping airlines and federal aviation inspectors at "arm's length." The legislation would force the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to adopt...
July 21, 2008
'Green' De-icer Developed
A team of scientists from the Battelle Memorial Institute and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has won an award from the American Chemical Society for developing an environmentally friendly deicer. The technology is called D3: Degradable by Design...
July 21, 2008
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directive; Lockheed Model 382, 382B, 382E, 382F, 382G, and 382J Final rule; Request for Comments. SUMMARY: This AD requires, among other actions, an inspection to determine whether a certain upper engine mount bolt is installed, and replacement...
July 14, 2008
Air Safety Data Mining Research Ongoing
Computer scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas are developing technology that will sift through mountains of aviation data in search of ways to further enhance flight safety. Part of a new three-year, $1 million NASA-funded project being done in...
June 23, 2008
FAA Tackles Fatigue Head On
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) June 17-19 held an aviation fatigue management symposium, the first event sponsored by the U.S. aviation agency that focused specifically on managing fatigue in all aspects of aviation, whether suffered aboard...
June 23, 2008
2008 NATA Air Charter Summit a Success
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) held its second annual Air Charter Summit on June 9-11. The conference for air charter operators offered participants the latest on safety and regulatory issues confronting the Part 135 community. The summit...
June 23, 2008
FAA Moves Quickly on Eclipse Safety Issue
After both engines on an Eclipse 500 became stuck at full power as the pilots were trying to land, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at the urging of the National Transportation Board (NTSB), issued an emergency airworthiness directive on June 12...
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