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Monday, May 5, 2008
Reauthorization Faces White House Veto
The rejection of user fees in the FAA reauthorization bill, celebrated by both regional airlines and the general/business aviation communities, may earn the much needed legislation a veto when the bill reaches the White House. A policy statement from the White House budget office said the Senate bill does... [read more]
May 5, 2008
FAA Troubles Threatens New Safety Regime
The FAA has been moving slowly in the direction of giving airlines more responsibility in ensuring safety and is now following Canada’s lead in its desire to implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) at aircraft operators. Related Story For...
April 28, 2008
AE Pilots Protest Regional Outsourcing
Citing recent safety concerns at Trans States Airlines, an American Connection, the American Eagle pilots' union, a unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l., said it is concerned about the possible loss of quality control if AMR Corporation allows...
April 21, 2008
Travelers Wary in Wake of MX Revelations
Against recent FAA and airline industry safety revelations, passengers are less willing to fly, have skipped recent flights and plan to avoid air travel in the future, according to a Business Travel Coalition (BTC) survey querying frequent fliers regarding...
March 17, 2008
FAA Adopts Upgrades for Aircraft “Black Boxes”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated significant upgrades to aircraft cockpit voice and flight data recorders — improvements that will enable investigators to retrieve more data from accidents and incidents requiring investigation. The...
February 18, 2008
Quick Takes – XJT Traffic. Embraer/Air Moldova, Neeleman in Brazil, MX Certification
ExpressJet Reports January 2008 Performance ExpressJet Holdings reported it January traffic statistics last week for both its contract flying for Continental and Delta as well as its independent flying which includes pro-rate flying for Delta out of Los...
February 4, 2008
Calendar: MRO, Green Conferences Set
Summit on MX Outsourcing Set Safety, Congressional and industry leaders will be part of the Business Travel Coalition (BTC) Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Summit, jointly sponsored with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to be held on Monday...
January 7, 2008
Aviation Today Post Successful Job Board
A few short months after its inauguration, Aviation Today’s job...
December 17, 2007
Composite Safety Concerns are Red Herrings
Although the general public sees composite aircraft as a new frontier in aviation, speakers during the recent Aviation Today webinar – Aircraft Composites: How New Materials are Forever Changing Aviation – on composite safety pointed out that...
October 22, 2007
Composite Webinar Adds Weber to Expert Panel
Hans Weber, president of TECOP International joined the panel or Aviation Today’s upcoming webinar on Aircraft Composites: The Next Frontier How New Materials are Forever Changing Aviation scheduled...
October 5, 2007
Webinar Discusses Composite Safety Concerns
Emerging safety concerns about composites will be the focus of the next AviationToday Webinar – Aircraft Composites: How New Materials are Forever Changing Aviation, scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 11:00 am. Composites are at the core of the...
October 5, 2007
Cessna Introduces TKS Ice Protection for Caravan; Increases Production Rate
Cessna is offering optional TKS ice protection from Aerospace Systems & Technology, Inc. on cargo-pod-equipped Caravans scheduled for delivery during the first half of 2008. The TKS ice protection system releases glycol based fluid through laser-drilled...
September 24, 2007
Maintenance Technology Promises to Reduce Mechanicals by Half
AireXpert Technics, Ltd. released AOG Onsite™ Collaboration Technologies service, allowing airline and OEM technical support centers to view live video and collaborate in real time with aircraft mechanics and engineers in the field. The primary...
August 10, 2007
NTSB Recommends Confirmation of Maintenance Programs
Prompted by the 2005 Chalk’s Ocean Airways Grumman accident in 2005, the National Transportation Safety Board wants FAA to verify the maintenance programs of commercial operators have the capacity to identify, analyze and fix recurring or systemic...
June 15, 2007
STG Offers WEPPS to Save Money, Maintenance and Crew Time
STG Aerospace introduced the next generation emergency lighting system that, the company says, will revolutionize emergency lighting operations by reducing the maintenance burden by over 100 man-hours per aircraft per year and result in savings of up to $1...
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