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11.24.2008		Emergency AD Issued for Boeing 737s The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency airworthiness directive that orders emergency inspections on some next-generation Boeing 737s because of possible faulty fuel pump wiring that could lead to a fire or explosion of the fuel tank...
11.24.2008		Air Canada Drama Finally Revealed Imagine flying over the Atlantic Ocean and the first officer suffers a nervous breakdown, forcing the captain to search for anyone qualified to join him in the cockpit, ultimately enlisting the aid of a flight attendant to back him up in the cockpit for an...
11.24.2008		EC Updates its Airline Blacklist The European Commission recently updated its 'blacklist' of airlines that are banned from flying into the countries of the European Union due to safety concerns. The EC added Cambodia's Siem Reap Airways International to its previous list published in July...
11.24.2008		Little Help for Stranded Passengers Airline passengers looking for protection against being stranded for hours on tarmacs didn't get much help from a federal task force that discussed the problem for nearly a year. The so-called Tarmac Task Force left it up to airlines and airportsto formulate...
11.24.2008		New Runways for U.S. Airports Three major U.S. airports brought new runways online this week, helping to alleviate airport congestion at those commercial airfields. Seattle-Tacoma International, which struggled for years with only two parallel runways, opened a new, 8,500-foot west runway...
11.24.2008		No Cause Yet for Qantas Upset Australian air safety investigators say a fault in one of three Northrop Grumman air data inertial reference units is likely to have caused a Qantas A330-300 to dive twice in October, injuring more than 40 people. Flight QF72 from Singapore to Perth abruptly...
11.24.2008		FAROS Evaluation at DFW Wouldn't you want to be alerted if you were about to land on a runway that was occupied by another aircraft or vehicle? Such is the purpose behind the Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal, commonly referred to as FAROS, a runway safety concept pioneered by...
11.24.2008		Note to Air Safety Week Subscribers In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, Air Safety Week will not be published...
11.24.2008		Safety & Technology Trends Flights Expand in Alaska GPS-equipped aircraft in Alaska can now fly more direct, efficient routes in areas lacking radar coverage. The FAA recently approved new procedures that allow GPS-equipped aircraft to proceed from point-to-point directly in areas of...
11.24.2008		Security Shortlines DHS Rule on Private Aircraft Movements Advance Information on Private Aircraft Arriving and Departing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS. Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule finalizes, with modifications, amendments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
11.24.2008		Safety Rules & Regulations Emergency Airworthiness Directive. EAD 2008-24-51 is sent to certain owners and operators of Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900s. We received a report of failure of the left-hand fuel pump of the center wing tank (CWT) to shut off after being...
11.24.2008		Accidents & Incidents Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 30, 2008 Carroll Township, PA HUGHES 369D N606AS A/c substantially damaged during forced landing. Purpose of flight was to trim trees located adjacent to power transmission line easement. A/c performed...
11.17.2008		Safety & Technology Trends NWA Grounds Jetliners It is reported that Northwest Airlines temporarily grounded 27 of its Boeing 757 aircraft on Friday, Nov. 7 as a result of an internal audit. The planes were cleared to resume flying within three hours. "We learned that we were...
11.17.2008		Security Shortlines Paperless Boarding Pass Rolled Out The paper airline boarding pass may soon become a thing of the past inasmuch as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing an electronic boarding pass that is download-able to a passenger's cell phone or...
11.17.2008		Safety Rules & Regulations Airworthiness Directive; Boeing Model 757-200 and 757-300. Final Rule. SUMMARY: This AD requires installing a bonding jumper between a ground and the clamp on the tube of the forward and aft gray water composite drain masts. For certain airplanes, this AD...
11.17.2008		Accidents & Incidents Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 06, 2008 Muzino Village, Russia Robinson R-44 RA-04180 Four-place R-44 crashed in a wildlife preserve under unknown circumstances. Two fatalities, one serious Accident location was near Kuzmino Village...
11.10.2008		'Change' Coming to the FAA While "change" has been a slightly over-used phrase this year, FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell last week stuck with that theme in walking attendees of the Air Traffic Control Association's annual conference through a couple of key FAA...
11.10.2008		Three U.S. Air Carriers Picked to Lead ADS-B trials Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways will team with Honeywell while US Airways plans to partner with Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) to gain early operational knowledge of automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) for...
11.10.2008		FAA Convenes Runway Safety Council The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has created a Runway Safety Council, a joint government-industry body that will take a deeper, systemic approach to improving runway safety. The RSC, which is slated to meet every other month, is comprised of FAA...
11.10.2008		Qantas Plane 'Guided to Safety' A Qantas Boeing 747-400 had to be guided by another airliner after its weather radar failed, in the latest of a series of mishaps to affect the carrier. Qantas officials said an Air New Zealand crew provided weather information to the Qantas jumbo jet, as the...
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