Regional Airline Summit Yields Action Plan
The nation's top-level federal aviation safety regulators have taken immediate steps to monitor the regional airline industry's pilot training and reduce the threat of fatigue on the flight deck. The voluntary measures emerged from the June 15 "call to action" meeting between Federal Aviation... [read more]
Jetliner Lands Safely After Pilot Dies in Flight
A first officer and relief pilot safely completed Continental Airlines Flight 61 June 18 at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International, after a senior pilot of the Boeing 777 died mid-flight en route from Brussels, Belgium. The 60-year-old pilot, a 32-year Continental veteran based in Newark, is believed to...
Trolling for Evidence
Investigators continue their search for the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Airbus A330-200 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, killing all 228 people aboard. Air France Flight 447 had departed Rio de Janeiro bound for Paris. It flew into stormy weather and messages transmitted...
$9B Global Airline Loss Predicted
The world's airlines are expected to lose $9 billion in 2009 amidst warnings that the economic problems would continue for some time. The forecast by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) was significantly worse that the trade group's projection in March, which estimated a loss of $4.7 billion...
RAA Defends Pilot Pay
U.S. regional airline pilot pay is "fair and reasonable", according to the Regional Airline Association RAA), in defending salaries under scrutiny in the wake of the Feb. 12, 2009 Continental Express fatal crash near Buffalo, NY. RAA President Roger Cohen testified before the Senate aviation...
Get Smart
Honeywell has launched a product that builds on existing Honeywell technologies to address runway excursions that will alert pilots if the aircraft's approach is unstable and at risk for an unsafe landing. "Runway excursions - when a plane travels off the runway -- cost the global industry about $900M...
SESAR Gets Off the Ground
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU), a public-private partnership in air traffic management (ATM) research and development founded by the European Commission and EUROCONTROL, has signed 16 contracts totaling Euro1.9 billion for the creation of Europe's future ATM system. The contracts mark the beginning...
Sydney Airport Near-Miss Prompts Safety Review
A Near-miss between two taxiing passenger jets on a runway at Sydney Airport has prompted a review of air traffic control procedures there. On July 17, 2008, an Airbus A330-300 carrying 13 crewmembers and 163 passengers bound for Melbourne started its takeoff without clearance by air traffic control, the...
Pilots Faulted in 2008 California Mid-Air
The NTSB has released its probable cause findings for the January 20, 2008 mid-air collision that killed four people in two aircraft and one on the ground in Carona, CA. A Cessna 172N (N737EJ) and a Cessna 150M (N4008V) collided in-flight while maneuvering 1.4 miles southwest of the uncontrolled airport...
Trading Energy for Safety, Bees Extend Legs to Stay Stable in Wind
New research shows some bees brace themselves against wind and turbulence by extending their sturdy hind legs while flying. But this approach comes at a steep cost, increasing aerodynamic drag and the power required for flight by roughly 30 percent, and cutting into the bees' flight performance. "Wind...
Safety & Technology Trends
Gulfstream Responds To FAA Findings Gulfstream International Airlines has filed a detailed response to the FAA's findings from a 2008 inspection and proposed $1.3 million civil penalty. The company provided documentation that it believes shows that it was in compliance with the relevant regulations in...
Security Shortlines
TSA Moves Out Gale D. Rossides, TSA's acting administrator, updated lawmakers on recent TSA accomplishments. On January 27, Secure Flight began operations and now is clearing passengers every day in partnership with four airlines. In February, we achieved the goal of screening 50 percent of air cargo...
Safety Rules & Regs
EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. DATE: JUNE 4, 2009. AD #: 2009-12-51. This emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2009-12-51 is sent to all owners and operatorsof Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 turboshaft engines. Background This emergency AD results from...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 03, 2009 Surrey, ND CHAMPION 7GCBC N5106T Citabria piloted by commercial pilot destroyed during in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Two fatalities Local flight departed Minot International Airport (MOT). May 03, 2009 Cottonwood, AZ ROBINSON R44...
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