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August 17, 2009
Safety Webinar Examines Increasing Safety Issues
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
August 17, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
NavSat System on Fokker Aircraft Fokker Services announces the introduction of an integrated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for the Fokker 100 and Fokker 70. With the integrated GNSS system Fokker operators will be able to obtain a more accurate...
August 17, 2009
Security Shortlines
Dennis Dolan Cited for Security Role The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has recognized retired Delta Capt. Dennis Dolan for his extraordinary efforts to advance aviation security. The award was presented during ALPA's Air Safety Forum. He led a task force...
August 17, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321. 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...
August 17, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 08, 2009 Gulf of Mexico CESSNA 421C N4467D A/c destroyed after impacted waters of Gulf of Mexico, 25 nautical miles NW of Port Richey, FL. Five fatalities Pilot was in communication with Jacksonville...
August 10, 2009
FAA Boss Promises Action on Pilot Fatigue
Before a large gathering of commercial airline pilots, Federal Aviation Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt vowed to develop regulations aimed at reducing the threat of fatigue in the flight deck. "We know too much," Babbitt said Aug. 5 in an address...
August 10, 2009
Automatic Ice Prevention Mandated
New design passenger aircraft must include ice prevention systems that automatically activate or warn the pilots of ice buildup. Responding to a fatal 1994 regional airline crash in Indiana, the rule "increases safety by not relying on the pilot alone to...
August 10, 2009
2008 Safety Review has Mixed Results
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its Annual Safety Review for 2008. The number of fatal accidents involving aircraft registered in member states of EASA and performing commercial air transport operations remained at the level of 2007...
August 10, 2009
Aero-Instruments Offers Pitot Probes for Airbus 320/330
Cleveland-based Aero-Instruments says the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the company's 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe as a replacement part on Airbus commercial transports. The Aero-Instruments' 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe can now be installed on...
August 10, 2009
Pilots Safety & Security Awards
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has honored airline pilots who have set the standard for excellence through extraordinary contributions in the areas of aviation safety and security. The awards were conferred by ALPA's president during the Association's...
August 10, 2009
Seeing is Believing
About two-dozen passengers on a flight from Brazil to Houston were hurt Aug. 3 after their jetliner encountered severe clear air turbulence. Pilots and flight attendants are adamant about keeping passenger seat belts fastened during flight inasmuch as...
August 10, 2009
AD Issued on B-767 Fuel Tanks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) ordering airlines to make safety modifications to the fuel tanks of over 400 Boeing 767 aircraft. The AD is designed to prevent fuel tank explosions. The latest AD is one of...
August 10, 2009
TSA Initiates Joint International Security Program
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun implementing joint international partnerships under its Aviation Security Sustainable International Standards Team (ASSIST) initiative, with St. Lucia and the Republic of Liberia being the first...
August 10, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
ITT Teams with Oman RAF ITT has been awarded a contract to supply a turnkey Air Traffic Control (ATC) solution for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) at their new operational airbase. ITT will supply a turnkey ATC solution, including: a Terminal Air...
August 10, 2009
Security Shortlines
Enhanced Security for Air Crews The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has set standards for the CrewPASS program, paving the way for nationwide expansion. CrewPASS is an initiative that verifies flight crew identity through biometrics, enhancing...
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