Safety at Southwest Under Scrutiny
The reputations of Southwest Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as regards aircraft maintenance and government oversight of the successful air carrier, respectively, have been tarnished as accusations are publicly aired much to the unhappiness of senior Bush administration officials and... [read more]
Agreement to Limit Flights at Newark
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters used a keynote speak to the FAA Aviation Forecast Conference to announce that airlines serving Newark Liberty Airport have agreed to temporarily cap and spread flights for two years at a level that will allow 30 more flights per day while helping to reduce chronic...
Upgrades for Aircraft "Black Boxes"
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated significant upgrades to aircraft cockpit voice and flight data recorders -- improvements that will enable investigators to retrieve more data from accidents and incidents requiring investigation. "We now have to be able to analyze each accident in...
NTSB Looking into United Jackson Hole Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident in which a United Airlines jetliner veered off the side of a runway at the Jackson Hole (Wyoming) Airport. On February 25, 2008, an Airbus A320 (N442UA) operated by United Airlines as flight 267, departed the right side of Runway 19 during...
Sky Marshals Mandated by European Parliament
The European Parliament has adopted a new regulation that aims to ensure a high level of aviation security throughout the EU. It laid down common rules and standards, such as screening of passengers and cabin baggage, access control and aircraft security checks. The regulation also deals with in...
Security Shortlines
U.S. and Germany Agree to Share Fingerprint Databases The United States and Germany have signed a bilateral agreement to share biometric data about known and suspected terrorists. The agreement gives the countries mutual access to fingerprint databases for the purpose of determining if evidence in them could...
Safety & Technology Trends
Improved Single-skin Crashworthy Material for Aircraft Fuel Bladders. As part of an initiative to reduce and remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from fuel tank manufacturing processes, engineers and scientists at GKN Aerospace in Portsmouth, UK, have developed the first single-skin flexible fuel bladder...
Safety Rules and Regs
Re-registration and Renewal of Aircraft Registration Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The FAA proposes to amend requirements concerning the registration of aircraft. This proposal is based on the need to increase and maintain the accuracy of aircraft registration information in the Civil Aviation...
Accidents and Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks February 25, 2008 Jackson, WY Airbus Industrie A320 N442UA United Airlines flight 267 departed the right side of Runway 19 during landing at Jackson Hole Airport. The 119 passengers and six 1 Minor Examination of the left main landing gear brake system...
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