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| 11.16.2009 |
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Pilot Safety Symposium & Job Fair Set
FltOps.com is teaming with the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), presenting the next in its series of pilot safety symposiums and job fairs, on Nov. 21, at the New York-LaGuardia Airport Marriott. At a time when the public is questioning attention to safety...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Paying Tribute The Flight Safety Foundation recognized aviation achievements around the world at its 62nd Annual International Air Safety Seminar in Beijing, China. Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer William R. Voss presented the awards at a...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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Security Shortlines
Jumping on the Radio Bandwagon The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is testing a new radio that allows first responders to talk to one another across different frequency bands. The new radio is now required since the challenge of aligning communications...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-100, 747-100B, 747-100B SUD, 747-200B, 747-200C, 747-200F, 747-300, 747SR, and 747SP. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to these...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 2, 2009 Dorrance, PA BELL 47D1 N74004 Pilot performed preflight inspection "including checking fuel tank was full and without water or other contaminants." Cross-country flight estimated to be...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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Effective Oversight Vital to Aviation Safety
Citing ineffective oversight by the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its final report into the 2007 landing accident in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia. The accident injured 10 people when...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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TSB: Train Flight Crews Better
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says flight crews must be better trained to work together and use all available information and tools to make the right decisions under pressure. The TSB is calling on Transport Canada to make crew resource...
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| 11.16.2009 |
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FAA Adopts EASA S-92 EAD
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) calling on Sikorsky S-92 operators to repetitively inspect the helicopter's main gearbox mounting feet for cracks, defects that could lead to gearbox detachment...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 03, 2009 Jones Creek, TX BEECH E18S N797SB A/c substantially damaged when struck radio tower and impacted terrain while maneuvering near Lake Jackson. . Local mosquito control flight originated at Brazoria...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Fallout from NW Flight 188
The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appeals were filed Nov. 4, according to an NTSB spokesman, noting that appeals are...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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ALPA Sweats Out Fatigue Policy
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has adopted a new flight-time/duty-time and rest policy that reflects latest scientific findings on fatigue and its affects on pilot performance. The pilot union's announcement precedes the Federal Aviation...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Jury Still Out on 'Senior Citizen' Pilots
The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has concluded that there is too little information to determine if the federal move to increase the mandatory retirement age for commercial pilots has decreased aviation safety. The law enacted in December 2007 that...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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AEA Challenges SMS NPRM
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration in response to the FAA's safety management systems proposed rulemaking (Safety Management System; Docket No. FAA-2009-0671). The AEA does not support the...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Another A330 Pitot Tube Incident?
A Jetstar Airways Airbus A330-200 on Oct. 29 may have suffered the same malfunction involved in the loss of an Air France jetliner over the Atlantic, killing all on board, five months ago. The Jetstar Airways A330-200 with 209 passengers and crew onboard...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Qantas Suspends Pilots After Near Gear Up Landing
Qantas Airways suspended two pilots after a Boeing 767 they were piloting came within 700 feet of landing in Sydney before they realized the jetliner's landing gears weren't lowered. The Australian airline has begun an investigation into the Oct. 26 incident...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
On ALERT in Arkansas The Arkansas Children's Hospital's aviation program---Angel One---has been awarded FAA approval for its Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring/Flight Operations Quality Assurance (HFDM/FOQA) program. As one of the leading small operators of...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Security Shortlines
9/11 Responders Twice as Likely to Have Asthma First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Airbus Model A310 airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airworthiness...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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FAA: All Clear for MU-2B
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evaluated the safety of the MU-2B in 2005 following a rise in accidents. The FAA found that the MU-2B met its original certification standards. However, changes to pilot and maintenance training, pilot checklists, and...
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| 11.09.2009 |
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Advancing NextGen Technology
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has entered into agreements with Honeywell Aerospace and Rockwell Collins for a collaborative effort to develop avionics to support Data Communications (Data Comm), so that National Air Space (NAS) users will realize...
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