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Monday, November 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 Administration (TSA). The TSA regulation would for... [read more]
November 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...
October 19, 2009
Selected Remarks of NTSB Chairman Debbie Hersman/Safety Standdown
I'd like to take the opportunity to recognize Bombardier's leadership because this seminar has grown as one of the premier events for disseminating safety information to pilots, mechanics, and managers of business jets and turboprops. It has been over a dozen...
October 12, 2009
Airlines Test the Waters
Federal regulators have issued final rules that require air carriers to test the tap water served to passengers and crew and used in plane lavatories in an attempt to avoid bacteria contamination of onboard water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
October 12, 2009
FedEx Installs Automatic Fire Suppression System
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has unveiled the industry's first onboard automatic fire suppression system (FSS), elevating the level of safety during international, overwater flights. The fire safety system is the result of seven years of design...
October 12, 2009
No Ban on Lithium Battery Shipments
Federal regulators have turned down a request by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to prohibit cargo shipments of lithium batteries. Instead, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) sent a warning to cargo shippers that the...
October 12, 2009
Pilots Stand Down
The 13th edition of Safety Standdown, Bombardier's annual safety seminar, took place in Wichita, KA September 28 to October 1. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, and NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen delivered opening remarks at...
October 12, 2009
Manufacturers Discuss US-Mexico Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
Mexican aerospace companies will gather in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, October 20 -22, at the Offshore Group's Aerospace Manufacturing in Mexico Conference. Ricardo Dominguez Quijano of the Mexican Professional Aeronautical Engineers Association will discuss the...
October 5, 2009
Safety & Technology Trends
Sully Flies Again for US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 during its emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January, has returned to work as a management pilot. In addition to his flying duties...
September 28, 2009
Get Smart
Honeywell's SmartRunway and SmartLanding technologies, developed to reduce runway accidents at crowded airports, have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval, allowing the company to deliver its runway products...
September 28, 2009
EASA Orders Check of Goodrich Pitot Probes
Airlines operating Airbus A330/A340 aircraft must check Goodrich pitot air-speed probes for defects, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Sept. 23. The EASA emergency airworthiness directive concerns Goodrich pitot probes stamped with the part...
September 28, 2009
Finding a Better Way
The Air Transport Association (ATA) in association with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently bestowed the 2009 Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) "Better Way" Award, which recognizes a team of government and airline industry individuals who...
September 21, 2009
New FAA Safety Initiatives Unveiled
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt is putting a new spin on air safety, moving to improving the agency's response to public safety complaints and whistleblower charges while ensuring that air carriers comply with safety...
September 21, 2009
Towards Better Cabin Air Quality
BAE Systems and Quest International UK have introduced the AirManager, a new active air management system, which they say sets a new standard for exceptionally clean air on board aircraft. In addition to introducing AirManager onto its own BAe 146/Avro RJ...
September 21, 2009
A Better 'Black Box'
In the wake of the fatal crash of an Air France Airbus A330-200 in the Atlantic on May 31, 2009 and the inability of searchers to retrieve the jetliner's flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the bottom of the deep ocean water...
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