New Faces at Safety Board
After leading the National Transportation Safety Board for four and a half years, Mark V. Rosenker has announced that he will resign his position as acting chairman and member. He submitted his letter of resignation to President Obama on July 21. He said he intends "to pursue opportunities in the... [read more]
Southwest Passengers Get Their Day in Court
Twin adult sisters who last April filed a petition in a California court charging that they were made ill by contaminated air on a Southwest Airlines flight between Los Angeles and Nashville advanced their case against the discount airline on July 17. Victoria Vaughn Holsted and Valerie Vaughn petitioned the...
Flight Attendant Files Lawsuit Over Cabin Air
A product liability lawsuit currently pending against Boeing alleges that potential toxic fumes are entering and circulating in the passenger cabin of commercial transports. Terry Williams, a former American Airlines flight attendant, says she has suffered chronic migraines, balance and vision problems...
Pilot Fatigue to be Studied
The DOT's Office of the Inspector General will evaluate the issue of aviation fatigue among pilots. The announcement stated: Title: Audit Initiated on the Review of FAA Regulations and Airline Policies Regarding Crew Rest Requirements and Fatigue Issues Federal Aviation Administration Date: July 14, 2009...
Safety Board Urges Lear 60 Thrust Reverser Redesign
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends that the FAA require a re-design of the thrust reverser system on Learjet 60 business aircraft. The recommendations contained in a letter to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt stem from the Sept. 19, 2008 accident in Columbia, SC, in which a Bombardier...
Better Coordination Needed to Boost African Aviation Safety
A recently released General Accountability Office (GAO) report says more can be done to improve aviation safety among the nations of Africa. The African continent is important to U.S. economic, strategic, and foreign policy interests, and efforts have been made to improve commerce and connectivity to benefit...
Sensis Conducts Low Cost Ground Surveillance Effort
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the Sensis Low Cost Ground Surveillance (LCGS) system for evaluation as part of a secondary airport runway safety pilot program. The FAA initiative aims to reduce runway incursions at small- and medium-size airports by providing air traffic controllers...
Safety Oversight of On Demand Operators Criticized
There is less safety oversight of "on-demand" flight operators than commercial airlines, according to a new audit by Transportation Department's Office of the Inspector General. The IG report says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducts far fewer safety inspections of on-demand operators...
Probable Cause of 2008 Wyoming Mid-Air Released
A mid-air collision that occurred Aug. 10, 2008 in Rock Springs, Wyoming happened because the pilots of the two aircraft involved simply did not see each other, according to the probable cause report released by the NTSB. There were three fatalities. A Cessna R172K (N758NH) and a Cirrus SR22 (N834) collided...
Giving New Life to an Eagle
In a small building in the Georgia town of Byron, five people are working on a painstaking project that could significantly impact the future of the USAF Boeing F-15 Eagle. The crew from S&K Technologies is completely disassembling an F-15D fighter jet. The purpose of the project is to give Air Force...
Safety & Technology Trends
First Regional Airline Safety Forum The FAA on July 21 held the first meeting in what will be a series of 12 nationwide regional airline safety forums aimed at reducing risk at regional air carrier operations. The initial forum, held in a Washington, DC hotel, was attended by 65 safety executives...
Security Shortlines
Short Trip It is reported that an AirTran captain was arrested in Virginia July 15, taken into custody directly from the plane he was supposed to fly to Boston Logan from Newport News/Williamsburg International. An AirTran spokesman confirmed the arrest, but declined to offer additional information. A local...
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0100. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0100 airplanes. That AD currently requires revisions to the airplane flight manual (AFM) to include procedures to...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks June 01, 2009 Uddevalla, Sweden CESSNA 172H SE-GUP A/c owned by Uddevalla Flygklubb (Flying Club) and piloted by accident pilot, destroyed when impacted terrain under unknown circumstances at Uddevalla Rorkarr Airport (ESGU). One fatality Visual...
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