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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		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		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		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		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...
11.16.2009		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...
11.16.2009		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...
11.16.2009		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...
11.16.2009		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...
11.16.2009		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...
11.16.2009		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...
11.09.2009		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...
11.09.2009		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...
11.09.2009		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...
11.09.2009		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...
11.09.2009		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...
11.02.2009		Cyberspace No Fly Zone Your remember yours. I remember mine. Every pilot remembers ground school. Mine was in a dingy and dark corner of the low-rent district of a Florida airport. The three-classroom facility smelled like stale coffee and mildew. The air conditioning worked fine...
11.02.2009		Asleep at the Wheel Two pilots for Go! Airlines who 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...
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