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Monday, March 15, 2010
New Aircraft Viable via NextGen
Advanced short-runway airliners and large commercial tiltrotors could boost the capacity of the U.S. air transport system without impacting conventional aircraft operations, once the FAA's NextGen airspace system is fully implemented. That's the conclusion of a NASA-funded study into the integration of... [read more]
March 15, 2010
North Sea Air Safety Improves
NATS Services is now using a Sensis Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland for helicopter flight following. Air traffic controllers are using the WAM surveillance information as a supplement to established procedural...
March 15, 2010
2008 Tulsa Crash Pilots May Have Been Impaired
Two pilots who were killed when the Cessna 320D (N4165T) they were flying went down in the traffic pattern at Airman Acres Airport near Collinsville, OK in September 2008 tested positive for medications. The NTSB says the ingestion of meds was possibly a...
March 15, 2010
Both Pilots Blamed for May 2009 Mid-Air
The NTSB has issued its probable cause determination in a mid-air collision that occurred May 18th, 2009off the coast of Long Beach, CA. The Safety Board determined that both pilots failed to see and avoid the other aircraft in order to prevent the collision...
March 15, 2010
Unmanned Aircraft Update
Multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are being developed to replace military personnel who currently conduct dangerous surveillance operations in war zones. And sophisticated autonomous computer frameworks allow one operator to control a number of unmanned...
March 15, 2010
Safety & Technology Trends
New Brand at FAA Beginning with the March/April 2010 issue, FAA Aviation News is changing its name to FAA Safety Briefing to more accurately reflect the magazine's safety mission. The FAA Safety Briefing will provide pilots, aviation maintenance technicians...
March 15, 2010
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701, & 702), CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900). Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness...
March 15, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 06, 2010 Santiago, Ecuador PIPER PA32 HC-BOD A/c registered to and operated by Fundacion Amazonia Verde. Separated left main wheel during the landing roll at the Mashuim Airstrip. No injuries Visual...
March 8, 2010
Safety & Technology Trends
FAA Aviation Forecast Conference The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding its 35th Annual Aviation Forecast Conference, "Looking Ahead in Aviation: Rational Rebound or Irrational Instability." The FAA will release its Aerospace Forecast...
March 8, 2010
Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A310. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product...
March 8, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 12, 2010 Forest City, IA PIPER PA-31T N250TT A/c impacted terrain while on final approach to Runway 33 at Forest City Municipal Airport (KFXY) One fatality Controller said a/c was on "normal...
March 1, 2010
Lawmakers Press FAA on SLD Icing
After 13 years, lawmakers are tired of waiting and are pressing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement safety recommendations related to aircraft icing. Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL), chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee says it's...
March 1, 2010
Final Rule to Bar FDR Filtering
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a final rule spurred by the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300-600. It prohibits filtering of certain data captured by digital flight data recorders (DFDR). The aircraft crashed...
March 1, 2010
FAA Acts on Halon Fire Extinguishers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a request for comments involving an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for SICLI Halon 1211 portable fire extinguishers installed on various models of fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft, including some models...
March 1, 2010
Cars Go to Driving School
The next generation of cars may be smart enough to learn how you drive and warn you when you're not driving safely. Can the same technology be applied to aircraft? Drivers go to school to learn to anticipate emerging situations and respond appropriately. Why...
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