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FAA Boss Promises Action on Pilot Fatigue
Before a large gathering of commercial airline pilots, Federal Aviation Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt vowed to develop regulations aimed at reducing the threat of fatigue in the flight deck. "We know too much," Babbitt said Aug. 5 in an address...
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Automatic Ice Prevention Mandated
New design passenger aircraft must include ice prevention systems that automatically activate or warn the pilots of ice buildup. Responding to a fatal 1994 regional airline crash in Indiana, the rule "increases safety by not relying on the pilot alone to...
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2008 Safety Review has Mixed Results
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Annual Safety Review for 2008. The number of fatal accidents involving aircraft registered in member states of EASA and performing commercial air transport operations remained at the level of 2007...
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Aero-Instruments Offers Pitot Probes for Airbus 320/330
Cleveland-based Aero-Instruments says the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the company's 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe as a replacement part on Airbus commercial transports. The Aero-Instruments' 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe can now be installed on...
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Pilots Safety & Security Awards
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has honored airline pilots who have set the standard for excellence through extraordinary contributions in the areas of aviation safety and security. The awards were conferred by ALPA's president during the Association's...
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Seeing is Believing
About two-dozen passengers on a flight from Brazil to Houston were hurt Aug. 3 after their jetliner encountered severe clear air turbulence. Pilots and flight attendants are adamant about keeping passenger seat belts fastened during flight inasmuch as...
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AD Issued on B-767 Fuel Tanks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) ordering airlines to make safety modifications to the fuel tanks of over 400 Boeing 767 aircraft. The AD is designed to prevent fuel tank explosions. The latest AD is one of...
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TSA Initiates Joint International Security Program
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun implementing joint international partnerships under its Aviation Security Sustainable International Standards Team (ASSIST) initiative, with St. Lucia and the Republic of Liberia being the first...
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Safety & Technology Trends
ITT Teams with Oman RAF ITT has been awarded a contract to supply a turnkey Air Traffic Control (ATC) solution for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) at their new operational airbase. ITT will supply a turnkey ATC solution, including: a Terminal Air...
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Security Shortlines
Enhanced Security for Air Crews The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has set standards for the CrewPASS program, paving the way for nationwide expansion. CrewPASS is an initiative that verifies flight crew identity through biometrics, enhancing...
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Safety Rules & Regs
Safety Management System. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), Request for Comments. SUMMARY: This ANPRM solicits public comments on a potential rulemaking requiring certain 14 CFR part 21, 119, 121, 125, 135, 141, 142, and 145 certificate holders...
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 07, 2009 Skwentna, AK DOUGLAS DC-3C N777YA Tailwheel-equipped DC-3C sustained substantial damage while taxiing after landing on a gravel-covered, off-airport site, about 24 miles west of Skwentna. No...
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Mandate to Replace Airbus Pitot Tubes
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will propose an Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandating that 200 Airbus A330/A340 aircraft currently fitted with older Thales pitot probes be fitted with at least two pitot tube made by Goodrich, allowing a maximum of...
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AD on Boeing 777 Proposed
Prompted by the 2008 crash landing of a British Airways Boeing 777 at London Heathrow, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing modifications that would prevent ice accumulation inside the fuel systems of certain B-777/engine combinations. The...
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AIA Works to Change Foreign Repair Station Provision
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) says it is continuing efforts to change a "harmful" provision in the FAA reauthorization bill that could damage U.S. relations abroad and put thousands of U.S. jobs at risk. The reauthorization bill cleared...
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Addressing On-Demand Operator Shortfalls
The Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) recently issued a report scrutinizing the oversight of on-demand operators by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to the audit by the Office of the Inspector General, There is less...
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Applying a New "Safety Culture' to Controller Errors
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has moved to ease tension with air traffic controllers who are meeting with senior agency officials and mediators over a new labor contract. "We're moving away from a culture of blame and punishment," said...
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New Forms of Metal Can Enhance Aircraft Performance
Researchers at the University of Rochester are using laser light technology to help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic devices. Dr. Chunlei Guo and his team of researchers discovered a...
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Pilots Should Seek Apnea Treatment
Two pilots for Go! Airlines slumbered during a flight in Hawaii, were suspended for careless and reckless operation of an aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and subsequently fired by their employer. The captain was later found as suffering...
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Safety & Technology Trends
New NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, who has been a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the past fiveyears, has been sworn in as the Safety Board's 12th chairman. Hersman was nominated for the two-year term as chairman by the While House last...
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