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Monday, March 22, 2010
American Air in FAA 'Doghouse'
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has hit American Airlines with $300,000 in new fines over maintenance issues. The FAA says American's mechanics put off maintenance last year on pitot tubes. The aviation agency said mechanics noted problems with a dashboard light on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, then... [read more]
March 22, 2010
TSB Watchlist Includes Runway Concerns
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its latest "Watchlist" that points to critical safety issues troubling Canada's transportation system. Singled out by the Board was the risk of runway collisions, controlled flight into terrain...
March 22, 2010
FAA Ordered to Cough Up Cash
On March 4, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) denied the Federal Aviation Administration's appeal challenging a decision by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to pay Air Trek, a Florida-based air ambulance operator, attorney fees and expenses in...
March 22, 2010
Chopper Crash Test a Smash Hit
The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, was a smashing success, literally -- just as engineers had predicted. "Three, two, one, release," said the technician on the loudspeaker at the...
March 22, 2010
Safety Rules & Regs
Boeing 777 Software. The FAA wants new software installed on Boeing 777s to prevent crew from inadvertently engaging the autopilot before takeoff. The problem can result in a high-speed rejected takeoff and increase the chance of a runway overrun. Boeing says...
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...
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...
February 22, 2010
When It Rains, It Pours
A just released report by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Inspector General says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has failed to correct maintenance deficiencies at American Airlines. The damning audit was made public a day after the FAA...
February 15, 2010
ERAU Offers Aviation Safety Courses
The Professional Programs Office of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host three five-day classroom courses in May 2010 at the university's Daytona Beach, FL campus that will cover the latest topics in safety, security...
February 15, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 1, 2010 Tipton, CA HILLER UH-12E N440NR While maneuvering at low level over a field during aerial application flight, pilot took hand off collective to adjust sun visor. Pilot used leg to block collective...
February 8, 2010
Concorde SST Stands Trial
A French court has put Continental Airlines and five individuals on trial for the July 25, 2000 Air France Concorde crash that killed 113 people The trial in Pontoise, north of Paris, could last four months as the court debates responsibility for the fatal...
February 8, 2010
Safety & Technology Trends
Safety Issues at TRACON NATCA says the number of fully trained and certified air traffic controllers at Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) has plummeted 26 percent in the last six years jeopardizing safety there. In 2004, SoCal...
February 8, 2010
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A340-200, -300, -500, and -600. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and...
February 1, 2010
Air Safety Assured in Haiti
Relief efforts in Haiti have been supported by the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), providing both intelligence assets and the infrastructure required to safely operate supply-laden cargo aircraft into Port-au-Prince International...
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