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Monday, 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 But the uproar over FAA safety lapses at Southwest and American... [read more]
February 11, 2008
Calendar – Taking VLJ Cos Public, Accident Criminalization Meeting, NATA Town Meetings
Taking VLJ or Air Taxi Company Public A Middle East conference will not only discuss how to take a VLJ or air taxi company public, it will also examine which air taxi model is best for serving the local market. Conference attendees will also learn how VLJs...
December 10, 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...
December 3, 2007
AD on Eclipse Fuel Adapters
The FAA adopted a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eclipse Aviation Corporation Model EA500 airplanes with the extended tip tanks (ETT). The AD requires inspection of the fuel filler adapters for primer and/or paint in the surround and, if present, the...
October 15, 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 1, 2007
VLJs Remain Hot Topic at NBAA
Very light jets took center stage again at this year’s National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) Convention in Atlanta, not only gaining keen interest on the show floor but packing in potential operators during two VLJ panels. Personal Jets and Very...
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