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September 14, 2009
Southwest Airlines to Replace Unapproved Parts
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts installed on about 50 Boeing 737s and for these aircraft to undergo inspections until fixes are made. The budget air carrier has already replaced parts on 30...
September 14, 2009
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD360. 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...
August 31, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Chris Hart Now NTSB Vice Chair President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's vice chairman. Hart was sworn in as a member of the NTSB on August 12 to a term that ends December 31, 2012...
August 26, 2009
One More Day to Sign Up
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 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 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 3, 2009
Mandate to Replace Airbus Pitot Tubes
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will propose an Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandating that 200 Airbus A330/A340 aircraft currently fitted with older Thales pitot probes be fitted with at least two pitot tube made by Goodrich, allowing a maximum of...
August 3, 2009
AIA Works to Change Foreign Repair Station Provision
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) says it is continuing efforts to change a "harmful" provision in the FAA reauthorization bill that could damage U.S. relations abroad and put thousands of U.S. jobs at risk. The reauthorization bill cleared...
August 3, 2009
Addressing On-Demand Operator Shortfalls
The Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) recently issued a report scrutinizing the oversight of on-demand operators by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to the audit by the Office of the Inspector General, There is less...
August 3, 2009
Pilots Should Seek Apnea Treatment
Two pilots for Go! Airlines slumbered during a flight in Hawaii, were suspended for careless and reckless operation of an aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and subsequently fired by their employer. The captain was later found as suffering...
July 27, 2009
Southwest Passengers Get Their Day in Court
Twin adult sisters who last April filed a petition in a California court charging that they were made ill by contaminated air on a Southwest Airlines flight between Los Angeles and Nashville advanced their case against the discount airline on July 17...
July 27, 2009
Flight Attendant Files Lawsuit Over Cabin Air
A product liability lawsuit currently pending against Boeing alleges that potential toxic fumes are entering and circulating in the passenger cabin of commercial transports. Terry Williams, a former American Airlines flight attendant, says she has suffered...
July 27, 2009
Better Coordination Needed to Boost African Aviation Safety
A recently released General Accountability Office (GAO) report says more can be done to improve aviation safety among the nations of Africa. The African continent is important to U.S. economic, strategic, and foreign policy interests, and efforts have been...
July 20, 2009
Obama Campaign Plane Incident
A probable cause report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that an inflated emergency slide may have pressed against critical control cables, forcing an emergency landing of Obama's presidential campaign plane on July 7, 2008 at...
July 13, 2009
SFO Freighter Fire Leads to Safety Recommendations
The ground fire that consumed an ABX Air Boeing 767-200 cargo aircraft at San Francisco International (SFO) last year was caused by an electrical short circuit and was not related to an anonymous threat the company had received. In releasing its probable...
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