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ICAO gives U.S. high marks for safety
October 01, 2008
The U.S. aviation system received a score of 91 out of 100 in a new safety audit released by the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency that oversees international civil aviation.The U.S. tally, which was well above the global average of 56, reflected FAA compliance with more than 9,500 international safety...
moreBlown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash
October 01, 2008
At press time, the NTSB was finishing its on-scene investigation of a Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) fatal accident at Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport. The Learjet– owned by Inter Travel and Services and operated by Global Exec Aviation of Long Beach, Calif.– crashed just before midnight on September 19 after the twinjet overran Runway 11 while on takeoff for a...
moreReport: GA still poses a threat to U.S. security
October 01, 2008
Seven years after 9/11, general aviation is still vulnerable to acts of terrorism because of inaction by the White House, according to a report prepared by the Democratic staffs of the House Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Committees.Titled Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the Bush Administration Has Ignored the Law and Squandered Its Opportunities to Make...
moreWaiver Needed for Overflying the U.S.
October 01, 2008
The FAA early last month published a new notam requiring N-registered aircraft with an mtow of more than 100,309 pounds to obtain an operational waiver from the Transportation Security Administration to enter or overfly U.S. territorial airspace regardless of the point of origin of the flight, effective October 6. Operators of U.S.-registered aircraft that...
moreHouse Panel Focuses Again on Runway Incursions
September 30, 2008
A near runway collision between a United Airlines regional jet and a Cessna 172 at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, Pa., on September 19 underscored testimony by a top government official on Friday that “the risk of runway incursions is still high.” Gerald Dillingham, director of physical infrastructure issues for the Government...
moreStudent Pilot Awarded $4.5 Million in Midair Suit
September 25, 2008
The FAA has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to Gavin Heyworth, the sole survivor of a Nov. 6, 2003, midair between two helicopters operating at Zamperini Field in Torrance, Calif. In a trial held in May, U.S. District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper found the FAA liable for the accident. Heyworth was piloting the Robinson R22 that collided with an...
moreFour Airlines Sign Up For EFB Trial
September 25, 2008
The FAA has reached agreements with four U.S. airlines to fund in-cockpit runway safety systems, in this case electronic flight bags (EFBs), in exchange for the operational data those systems would generate. Under the plan, the FAA will provide $600,000 each to SkyWest Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, US Airways and Southwest Airlines to invest in the new...
moreFAA Suspended Slumbering Go! Pilots
September 24, 2008
The FAA suspended the two pilots who fell asleep during a scheduled flight for Mesa Air Group’s Hawaiian subsidiary Go! earlier this year for careless and reckless operation of an aircraft, the agency said yesterday. The captain, who received a citation for failing to maintain radio communications, received a 60-day suspension. The first officer incurred a...
moreNetJets Consolidating Pilots Into Single Seniority List
September 23, 2008
NetJets pilots will be consolidated into a system-wide seniority list, per a letter of agreement penned by NetJets and the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP). On Friday, NetJets announced that it is voluntarily recognizing the two pilot groups serving NetJets Aviation and NetJets International “as a single transportation system for...
moreBlown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash
September 23, 2008
NTSB investigators are still on scene at the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport, sorting through the wreckage of a chartered Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) that crashed just before midnight Friday after the twinjet overran Runway 11 while on takeoff for a flight to Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport. The Learjet–owned by Inter Travel and Services and operated by Global...
moreDOT Report Says FAA Should Avoid ‘Nasty Shocks’
September 17, 2008
The FAA’s approach to Airworthiness Directive (AD) compliance was a significant feature in the Department of Transportation’s Independent Review Team report on “Managing Risks in Civil Aviation.” The team was formed after the FAA suffered what the report called a “perfect storm” earlier this year during AD compliance issues with Southwest Airlines and...
moreServiceElements Offering Quality Audits
September 17, 2008
Training provider ServiceElements launched a service delivery audit program that is designed to help business aviation maintenance and other aviation service providers find and solve service-delivery problems. The company has been developing the audit program for the past three years. Safety and operational audits are common in aviation, said Mario...
moreAPS Launches Sim-based Jet Upset Recovery Training
September 16, 2008
Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to mitigate in-flight loss-of-control situations, which a report from Boeing says is the prevailing factor in fatal commercial aviation accidents over the past 10 years. Based on 13 years of course development and more than...
more9/11, Seven Years Later...
September 11, 2008
With today’s dedication of the country’s first major September 11 memorial at the Pentagon, Americans are recalling the events of that fateful day when airliners were turned into weapons of mass destruction. Although general aviation had nothing to do with the tragic events of 9/11, many of the security measures instituted in the aftermath of the attacks...
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