Mandate to Replace Airbus Pitot Tubes
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will propose an Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandating that 200 Airbus A330/A340 aircraft currently fitted with older Thales pitot probes be fitted with at least two pitot tube made by Goodrich, allowing a maximum of one Thales BA type probe to remain fitted on the... [read more]
AD on Boeing 777 Proposed
Prompted by the 2008 crash landing of a British Airways Boeing 777 at London Heathrow, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing modifications that would prevent ice accumulation inside the fuel systems of certain B-777/engine combinations. The move, requiring installation of redesigned oil...
AIA Works to Change Foreign Repair Station Provision
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) says it is continuing efforts to change a "harmful" provision in the FAA reauthorization bill that could damage U.S. relations abroad and put thousands of U.S. jobs at risk. The reauthorization bill cleared the House Transportation and Infrastructure...
Addressing On-Demand Operator Shortfalls
The Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) recently issued a report scrutinizing the oversight of on-demand operators by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to the audit by the Office of the Inspector General, There is less safety oversight of "on-demand" flight...
Applying a New "Safety Culture' to Controller Errors
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has moved to ease tension with air traffic controllers who are meeting with senior agency officials and mediators over a new labor contract. "We're moving away from a culture of blame and punishment," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. "It's...
Newark Installs New Runway Safety System
One of New York's busiest airports is now using an advanced ground radar system to improve safety. Newark Liberty International commissioned its Airport Surface Detection Equipment-Model X (ASDE-X) on July 15. ASDE-X enhances safety by collecting data from more sources than Newark's previous ground radar...
New Forms of Metal Can Enhance Aircraft Performance
Researchers at the University of Rochester are using laser light technology to help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic devices. Dr. Chunlei Guo and his team of researchers discovered a way to transform a shiny piece of metal into one...
Pilots Should Seek Apnea Treatment
Two pilots for Go! Airlines 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 suffering from severe undiagnosed apnea. Meanwhile, the...
Drones Gain Status
In a sign of the times, the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) has integrated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the military school's curriculum. "The Air Force has made unmanned aircraft systems a priority, and the value of these capabilities is evidenced on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan,"...
Safety & Technology Trends
New NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, who has been a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the past fiveyears, has been sworn in as the Safety Board's 12th chairman. Hersman was nominated for the two-year term as chairman by the While House last month and confirmed by the U.S, Senate on July...
Security Shortlines
Face the C-MUSIC Elbit Systems will supply the Israeli Ministry of Transportation with the C-MUSIC system (commercial multi-spectral infrared countermeasure) under a contract in the amount of approximately $76 million. The system, to be supplied by Elbit Systems Electro-optics is to be installed aboard a...
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 Turboshaft Engines. Final rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2009-12-51 that was sent...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 05, 2009 Raphine, VA PILATUS PC-12/45 N578DC A/c impacted in a pasture following in-flight loss of control. Flight from Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, NJ, to Tampa Executive Airport (VDF), Tampa, FL. Four fatalities Captain of Blue Streak 503...
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