Air Safety in the Big Apple
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is revising flight procedures to create safe, dedicated operating corridors for all the aircraft that fly at lower altitudes around Manhattan and over the Hudson River. A New York Airspace Task Force chartered by the FAA developed a comprehensive series of... [read more]
New Safety Measures for Medical Choppers
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has drafted and sent a multitude of new recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry that would require better flight training and additional safety equipment for such high-risk...
Industry Contributes to HEMS Safety
Industry has stepped forward in support of the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) calls for new equipment, better training and operational changes to improve the safety of emergency medical helicopters, Industry officials have embraced some of the Safety Board HEMS safety recommendations and...
Southwest Airlines to Replace Unapproved Parts
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts installed on about 50 Boeing 737s and for these aircraft to undergo inspections until fixes are made. The budget air carrier has already replaced parts on 30 other B-737s. An FAA technical review determined...
FAA Orders Airbus Pitot Tube Switch
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the replacement of pitot tubes on Airbus A330s of the type suspected of playing a role in the crash of Air France Flight 447 in June. The FAA said in a notice published in the Federal Register that U.S. airlines operating A330s must replace within 120...
Air Trek Airborne; FAA Ordered to Cough Up Cash
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) administrative law judge has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to pay Air Trek, a Punta Gorda, FL-based air ambulance operator, $120,000 for attorney fees and expenses related to a failed enforcement action against the firm. According to the law...
Yemenia Black Boxes Recovered
Search teams in late August located the flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Yemenia Airlines Airbus A310 that crashed off the Comoros islands on June 30, killing 152 people. The so-called 'black boxes' were located after a week of search led by a specially-equipped French vessel in the Indian...
European Council Adopts Aviation Package
The European Council has adopted two regulations to improve the performance and safety of the European aviation system. The first strengthens the Single European Sky legislation while the second extends the tasks of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Both regulations were adopted following a...
Researchers Develop UAS Simulations for ATC
Looking into the skies over Daytona Beach, FL you'll notice plenty of aircraft. Home to one of Embry-Riddle's residential campuses, Daytona Beach boasts the second busiest general-aviation airport in the nation. But one kind of aircraft you won't see anywhere near Daytona Beach International is an Unmanned...
Safety & Technology Trends
Boston Logan Gets ASDE-X Boston Logan International is now operating with the Sensis Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system. Logan is the 19th airport to receive the technology through the FAA's ASDE-X program. A total of 35 airports will have...
Security Shortlines
Three Guilty in UK Bomb Threat An English court found three British Muslim men guilty on Sept 7 of plotting to bomb at least seven transatlantic airliners in 2006, in a conspiracy that changed air travel. They were convicted of planning to detonate explosive devices on board aircraft that were to be fueled...
Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD360. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe...
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 03, 2009 Suffolk, VA MOONEY M20F N3549N A/c made forced landing and collided with trees. Pilot was flying around for an hour before began "buzzing" his house. One serious Made a series of sharp banks, and engine lost power. Made forced...
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