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June 22, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Gulfstream Responds To FAA Findings Gulfstream International Airlines has filed a detailed response to the FAA's findings from a 2008 inspection and proposed $1.3 million civil penalty. The company provided documentation that it believes shows that it was in...
June 22, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. DATE: JUNE 4, 2009. AD #: 2009-12-51. This emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2009-12-51 is sent to all owners and operatorsof Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 turboshaft...
June 22, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 03, 2009 Surrey, ND CHAMPION 7GCBC N5106T Citabria piloted by commercial pilot destroyed during in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Two fatalities Local flight departed Minot International Airport...
June 15, 2009
Safety and Technology Trends
FAA Renews ASAP at American Air American Airlines says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinstated the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) for American's mechanics. American and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have had a program in place for...
June 15, 2009
Safety Rules and Regs
Third Meeting--Special Committee 221--Aircraft Secondary Barriers & Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures. Notice of RTCA Special Committee 221 meeting. SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special...
June 15, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Thursday, May 7, 2009 Veracruz, Mexico CESSNA 340 XB-CUC A/c crashed while returning to land after takeoff at General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport, Veracruz, Mexico. Three fatalities, one...
June 8, 2009
ADS-B Can Reduce Runway Incursions
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Member Kitty Higgins believes Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology can play a major role in reducing the threat of runway incursions. She recently noted that such a system is already being...
June 8, 2009
Runway Incursion Incident at CLT
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a runway incursion that occurred May 29, 2009 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) involving a general aviation aircraft and a regional jet. At about 10:17 a.m., a PSA Airlines...
June 8, 2009
Full Disclosure at Safety Board
As of June 1, 2009, all accident investigation public dockets are available on the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) public website (http://www.ntsb.gov) in accordance with the NTSB Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Improvement Plan. The NTSB said...
June 8, 2009
ERAU Creates Wildlife Risk Management Center
The Jan. 15, 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River vividly illustrated the dangers of midair collisions between birds and aircraft. But what led to the so-called "miracle on the Hudson" happens more often than the public...
June 8, 2009
Lightweight Wings
Tensairity elements made of air filled membrane assemblies, rods and cables have already made a name for themselves in the construction world as extremely light yet strong load-bearing structures. But is this new technology also suitable for use in the...
June 8, 2009
Improving Airport Ground Safety
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for the Low-Cost Ground Surveillance (LCGS) program to heighten situational awareness of airport surface traffic. The value of the reward was not disclosed. The contract...
June 8, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Contract for Airspace Concept Evaluation NASA has selected Raytheon to receive an Airspace Concept Evaluation System, or ACES, follow-on contract valued at $29 million. This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that begins June 1. The base contract lasts two...
June 8, 2009
Security Shortlines
Body Scan Vote Pending House lawmakers are taking up legislation that would prohibit the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from using controversial whole-body imaging machines to screen airline passengers. The machines are being tested at 19...
June 8, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, 747-400F, 747SR, and 747SP. Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting typographical errors in an existing...
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