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November 16, 2009
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...
November 16, 2009
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...
November 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...
November 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...
November 9, 2009
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...
November 9, 2009
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...
November 9, 2009
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...
November 9, 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...
November 9, 2009
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...
November 9, 2009
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...
November 9, 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...
November 9, 2009
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...
November 9, 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...
November 9, 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...
November 2, 2009
Northwest Flight 188 Pilots Are Grounded
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Oct. 27 revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. The two wrong-way pilots were previously suspended from flying for Delta Air Lines through...
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