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April 7, 2008
Safety Warning Ignored
A safety warning the Aircraft Engineers International (AEI) organization published after its Congress in London last September and sent to all the European Aviation Authorities, has received little response, let alone support or acknowledgement from these...
April 7, 2008
Latin American Air Safety: an Embarrassment
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Latin America's air accident rate is twice the global average, calling some regional safety regulations a "dangerous embarrassment". IATA Director General Giovanni Bisignani said the accident...
March 31, 2008
Safety &Technology Trends
Major Contract for ADS-B Weather Systems All Weather, a manufacturer of automated weather information systems and meteorological sensors, has been selected by ITT to supply 62 Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) as part of ITT's ADS-B contract with the...
March 24, 2008
FAA Expands Boeing 737 Safety Checks Beyond Southwest
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in the wake of maintenance lapses at Southwest Airlines, is taking the unprecedented step of ordering a spot check of Boeing 737 maintenance records at all U.S. carriers. The move means carriers with older Boeing 737...
March 24, 2008
NTSB Chairman Stresses the Need for Pilot Sleep and Rest Requirements
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker recently reminded operators of vehicles in all modes of transportation about the inherent dangers of fatigue. "The Safety Board is very concerned about reducing accidents and incidents caused...
March 24, 2008
Safety and Technology Trends
BAE Delivers Air Traffic Control Simulator to Coventry Airport BAE Systems has delivered the MASE (Modular Airspace Synthetic Environment) to Air Traffic Services at Coventry Airport. MASE simulators are currently in service at East Midlands and Filton...
March 10, 2008
Substandard Parts on Jetliners Due to Insufficient Oversight
A recently-released report by the U.S. Transportation Department's inspector general shows that some jetliners have been built with "substandard" parts, some of which were manufactured in foreign countries where production oversight is spotty. The...
March 10, 2008
NTSB To Hold Safety Forum on UAVs
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day forum on the safety of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Safety Board hearing will be conducted April 29 to May 1 in the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center in Washington. The forum will...
March 3, 2008
Two Strikes and You're Out
An Airbus A320-214 (G-BXKD) was twice allowed to take off with a damaged landing gear, prompting air safety recommendations for the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). The recently-released AAIB report concerned the Nov. 15, 2006, incident at...
March 3, 2008
Engineers Inhibit Fractures In Metals Using An Electric Field
Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found that a strong electric field can stabilize the surface of metals and other solids that conduct electricity, inhibiting the formation of cracks caused by stress. This innovation could improve the...
February 18, 2008
Philippines Vows to Boost Air Safety
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo recently fired the country's aviation chief and ordered improvements in aviation safety within three months. This action was taken after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) citing "serious concerns" ruled...
January 21, 2008
Boeing Has a Bad Week
Boeing, which last week suffered a plunging share price as the result of further delays in its 787 Dreamliner program, will nervously await the outcome of the crash investigation involving British Airways Flight 38 at London Heathrow Airport and the probe of...
December 10, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
Eurocontrol has published ATM (air traffic management) specifications setting out how military UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) should fly in European airspace. Before military UAVs will be allowed to fly routinely outside segregated airspace, additional...
December 3, 2007
How Safe Are the Skies?
Issues, Fears and Remedies in Air Safety Today A Webinar presented by Aviation Today Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. (EST) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the scheduled airlines repeat this mantra, over and over again: air...
November 19, 2007
How Safe Are the Skies?
Issues, Fears and Remedies in Air Safety Today A Webinar presented by Aviation Today Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. (EST) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the scheduled airlines repeat this mantra, over and over again: air...
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