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Monday, March 15, 2010
AA: Even More Maintenance Fines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing more maintenance-related penalties against American Airlines. The FAA plans to fine American $787,500 for three cases of alleged maintenance problems. In the first case, which occurred in April 2008, the FAA alleges American Air mechanics diagnosed... [read more]
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...
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
FAA Installs SMS
The FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is now operating under a Safety Management System (SMS), thus enabling the U.S. aviation agency to manage the risks associated with changes in the National Airspace System (NAS) that include installing, modifying and...
March 15, 2010
ATSB Slams Jetstar Pilot Training
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report on the July 21, 2007 incident at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport involving an Airbus A320 points to major shortfalls in pilot training at Jetstar, a Qantas subsidiary. Jetstar changed its operating...
March 15, 2010
Search for Air France Black Boxes Delayed
The search for the cockpit voice and flight data recorders of the Air France Airbus A330 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1 has been delayed by weather conditions and trouble getting a specialized search...
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
Security Shortlines
AAAE and TSA Meet Over Security Representatives of AAAE and other aviation industry associations recently met with TSA Assistant Administrator for Security Technology Robin Kane and his staff regarding deployment of new technology at the passenger screening...
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
Search for Air France 'Black Boxes' Resumes
French aviation investigators have expressed cautious optimism about finding the black boxes of Air France Flight 447, which crashed in the Atlantic last June en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 people aboard the plane were killed. A third search...
March 8, 2010
Coming to an Airport Near You: Full Body Scanners
The Department of Homeland Security has named the first 11 U.S. airports to receive advanced imaging technology (AIT) units, or full body scanners. "By accelerating the deployment of this technology, we are enhancing our capability to detect and disrupt...
March 8, 2010
Pilot Fatigue Takes Center Stage at Senate Hearing
U.S. senators are insisting that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) do something about airline pilots who regularly make long commutes prior to their flights. The lawmakers are concerned that in the year since 50 people were killed in a regional...
March 8, 2010
Unlicensed Commercial Pilot Arrested
Dutch authorities arrested a 41-year-old Swedish man about to pilot a Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to Ankara. The suspect used to have a valid commercial pilot's license, but had been flying for 13 years with the forged...
March 8, 2010
Child's Play: Another Embarrassing Air Safety Lapse
While major air crashes have declined sharply over the last decade, several recent high profile accidents and incidents have given the airline industry a black eye. The latest incident was reported this week: A controller twice brought his young son to work...
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