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11.23.2009		Accidents & Incidents Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 4, 2009 Gainesboro, TN PIPER PA-28-140 N95472 Pilot selected to depart from runway 36, a 3,500-foot-long, unlighted, asphalt runway. It was dark night, and pilot utilized "glow sticks" to...
11.23.2009		FAA Wants to Shut 'Revolving Door' In a move to prevent potential conflicts of interests that could affect aviation safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to put limits on airlines and other operators hiring FAA safety inspectors and their managers for two years after...
11.23.2009		FAA Takes Steps on 'No-Radio' Flights The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is updating training and procedures for handling the loss of two-way communication with aircraft and how other agencies are notified, after a detailed review of air traffic contact with Northwest Airlines Flight 188...
11.23.2009		Security Rules for Foreign Repair Shops Proposed Aircraft maintenance shops in the U.S. and abroad would undergo increased scrutiny to make sure they are not easy prey for terrorists looking to sabotage U.S. jetliners during routine repairs, under new security rules proposed by the Transportation Security...
11.23.2009		Mystery Remains on 2008 Qantas Incident Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators have not been able to determine why an oxygen gas bottle exploded mid-flight, ripping a hole in the side of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 flying high above the South China Sea on July 25, 2008. The oxygen tank...
11.23.2009		Regional Airlines Need to Step Up Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt recently met with regional airline executives to continue a dialogue started with last summer's call to action over regional airline safety. Babbitt said, in part: You've asked me to share what's on my plate or...
11.23.2009		Note to Air Safety Week Subscribers: In recognition of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Air Safety Week will not be...
11.23.2009		Safety & Technology Trends Korean Air Favors ARINC ARINC's long-time customer Korean Air is renewing its contracts for ARINC GLOBALink data and voice communications and ARINC AviNet wide-area network service. Under the GLOBALink contract, ARINC will continue to provide Korean Air with...
11.23.2009		Security Shortlines Improving Security Via Face Recognition A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers...
11.23.2009		Safety Rules & Regulations Modification of the New York, NY, Class B Airspace Area; and Establishment of the New York Class B Airspace Hudson River and East River Exclusion Special Flight Rules Area. Final rule. SUMMARY: This action makes a minor modification to the New York, NY, Class...
11.23.2009		NTSB: I Told You So The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expressing new concerns over the safety of the Zodiac CH601 XL amateur-built airplane as a result of another fatal crash. On Nov. 6, 2009, a Zodiac CH601XL (N538CJ) experimental light sport airplane, designed...
11.23.2009		Three Dead in Reno EMS Chopper Crash National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are probing the Nov. 14 medical helicopter crash north of Reno near the Nevada-California state line that killed all three crewmembers aboard. The Aerospatiale AS350 crashed about 29 miles northwest of...
11.23.2009		SEACOR Conducts Joint SAR and EMS Demonstration SEACOR Holdings conducted a joint Search and Rescue (SAR) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) demonstration Oct.28 in Sabine Pass, TX. The demonstration stems from a teaming arrangement between Era Helicopters (Era), a SEACOR subsidiary, and Priority 1 Air...
11.23.2009		New Hudson River Flight Rules The airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the midair collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, has been split into a low-altitude zone for local traffic and a higher one for longer-distance flights. The low zone is now...
11.23.2009		FAA Glitch Causes Wide Air Travel Delays The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with Harris Corporation on a computer outage that sent U.S. air travelers nationwide scrambling on Nov. 19 after a pre-dawn FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays. The U.S. aviation...
11.16.2009		USAF Scores Safest Flying Year Fiscal Year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, was the safest flying year in the 62-year history of the USAF with only 17 Class A mishaps. The next best year was FY 2006 with 19 Class A mishaps. (A Class A mishap is one where there is loss of life, an injury...
11.16.2009		Unprofessional Pilots Need Not Apply United Airlines has suspended a pilot who was arrested in London on suspicion that he was about to fly a Boeing 767 with 124 passengers while exceeding the legal limit for alcohol. The incident occurring on Nov. 9 involved United Flight 949, which was bound...
11.16.2009		Airline & Aircraft Makers Sued: Bad Cabin Air Passengers and flight attendants have filed multiple lawsuits against Southwest Airlines, Boeing and Airbus in federal court, alleging that jetliners they were aboard leaked toxic air that sickened them. The latest lawsuit seeking damages was filed in a...
11.16.2009		FAA Transitions oo Digital NOTAMs The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally entering the digital age, implementing digital Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs). NOTAMs currently provide timely information about hazards and changes in aeronautical facilities, services...
11.16.2009		Reverse Engineering for Safety-Critical Avionics Software Verocel, a software verification company, and Certification Services, Inc. (CSI), a consultancy specializing in airborne and ground-based aviation-related digital systems, have won a research contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study...
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